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Curatorial Dynamo Destinee Ross-Sutton Just Opened a New Project Space Dedicated to Black Art in SoHo No Flippers Allowed
A contract she first developed for Christie s is in place for all sales.
Destinee Ross-Sutton. Image courtesy Destinee Ross-Sutton
Destinee Ross-Sutton made headlines over the summer when she organized a nearly sold-out online exhibition for Christie’s titled “Say It Loud (I’m Black and Proud).” It came with a twist: every collector who bought work from the show had to sign a contract pledging not to flip the work.
Now, Ross-Sutton, a 25-year-old artist advocate, advisor, curator, and gallerist, has brought that same energy and the same protective measures for artists to a gallery of her own. Ross-Sutton Gallery’s inaugural show, “Black Voices: Friend of My Mind,” opened on December 19 at 155 Wooster Street in SoHo, the 8,000-square-foot former home of iconic gallerist Paula Cooper. The exhibition marks the first iteration of what Ross-Sutton d