In 1968 Paula Cooper opened the first
commercial gallery below Houston Street in New York, a warehouse and light manufacturing district where a number of artists lived and worked.
I was able to meet with the Director of VAN HORN, Daniela Steinfeld, during her brief stay in Chicago the week before last —
below is a redacted text of our conversation; on her transition from being a
gallery artist to a
commercial gallerist, the differences between American vs. European attitudes on market and gender, and the rare, but special chance of encountering unknown, or yet undiscovered work.