Today we asked Kavi Gupta, gallerist and founder of Kavi Gupta Gallery: What is a gallery’s function?

And have you ever wondered:

Who does a gallery serve? How does the hierarchy of needs in a gallery look? Whose voices matter most?

What is the day-to-day like at a busy gallery?

What responsibilities does a gallery have, to its patrons, artists, and the ecosystem at large?

Get bona fide answers and advice from Kavi on Episode 11 of Declassified.

About Kavi:

Kavi Gupta earned his degree in Art History from Northern Illinois University and an MBA from University of Chicago. He opened his namesake gallery in Chicago in 2000, and since has hosted countless exhibitions and participated in the world’s most esteemed international fairs, including Frieze and Art Basel. He now represents over thirty artists.

Kavi Gupta Gallery has earned three highly prestigious International Association of Art Critics Awards (the AICA-USA) in 2011, 2013 and again in 2015. They have expanded, now with several locations in the Midwest and a publishing arm, while maintaining their vision to "seek out and offer a platform to artists whose vitality expands and deepens the cultural conversation, especially if theirs is a voice that has been marginalized."

Find Kavi & his gallery on IG: @kavigupta, @kavigupta_

Definitions and more resources on www.declassified.com/gupta & IG @declassified.pod. See you next week!