Arne Glimcher

Arnold "Arne" Glimcher (born March 3, 1938) is an American art dealer, film producer and director. He is the founder of the Pace Gallery, now known as PaceWildenstein, and is widely known as the art world's most powerful dealers. Glimcher has also produced and directed several films, including The Mambo Kings and Just Cause.

Life and career

Glimcher was born in Duluth, Minnesota. He graduated from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and Boston University. In 1960, Glimcher founded The Pace Gallery in Boston. In 1963, Glimcher moved the gallery to New York City. In 1993, Pace merged with the Wildenstein & Company Building to form PaceWildenstein. The gallery, represents the estates of several artists, including Ad Reinhardt and Alexander Calder.^[1] Today, Glimcher, serves as Chairman of PaceWildenstein. In 2007, Glimcher received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design.^[2]

Film career

Glimcher made his feature-film debut, appearing in a small role in Robert Benton's 1982 film Still of the Night. He later served as an associate producer for Ivan Reitman's 1986 film Legal Eagles and went to produce Gorillas in the Mist, and The Good Mother, both released in 1988. Glimcher made his directorial debut with the 1992 film The Mambo Kings. The film, based on Oscar Hijuelos' book The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, received widespread critical acclaim. Glimcher received an Academy Award Best Original Song nomination for the film's original song, Beautiful Maria of My Soul, which was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the same category. Glimcher later directed the 1995 film Just Cause starring Sean Connery and Laurence Fishburne. In 1999, Glimcher directed The White River Kid which featured an ensemble cast. In 2008, he produced and directed the documentary film Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies.

References

External links

• Arne Glimcher at the Internet Movie Database