It is said that art gives us meaning and helps us better understand our world. Science agrees that art can and does improve the quality of life. In some cases, art can do even more, providing an emotional reaction, tethering us to memories, people, and places, and showing us a way forward. Jamey and Chuck Weber didn’t plan on buying art on their Western Caribbean Carnival cruise in January. They’d been on several cruises and in their words, “Have never once stepped foot in an art gallery.” And yet magic was in the air and serendipity was swirling around the ship. Jamey Weber remembers that af ..read more

To RSVP for the event, email your first and last name to soho@parkwestgallery.com by May 8, 2024. Park West Gallery SoHo is hosting a Live Auction featuring icons Mark Kostabi, Peter Max, and Paul Kostabi. The event will be conducted by John Block, certified auctioneer, and Park West Executive Vice President. The auction will take place on May 9th, 2024, from 5-8pm, at Park West Gallery SoHo located at 411 W Broadway, New York, NY 10012. Doors open at 4:30pm. Fame & Fortune: Mark Kostabi, Peter Max and Paul Kostabi spotlights three celebrated artists from different backgrounds, eac ..read more

RSVP for the event, email your first and last name to soho@parkwestgallery.com Park West Gallery SoHo is hosting a Live Auction featuring icons Mark Kostabi, Paul Kostabi and Peter Max. The event will be conducted by John Block, certified auctioneer and Park West Executive Vice President. The auction will take place on May 9th, 2024, from 5-8pm, at Park West Gallery SoHo located at 411 W Broadway, New York, NY 10012. Doors open at 4:30pm. Guests will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in Paul Kostabi’s dynamic fusion of music through visual art, inspired by the electric punk rock sc ..read more

  Let’s set the stage for a celebration like no other! It’s time to unfurl the banners, cue the confetti cannons, and roll out the red carpet because Park West is thrilled to introduce the inaugural inductees of our prestigious “Golden Gavel” club – these MVPs include the top 25 performers who have surpassed the bar for excellence! This isn’t just your average accolade that’s all talk; it’s a symbol of extraordinary achievement, a testament to unparalleled dedication, and a nod to those who consistently go above and beyond to make their mark on the world. Imagine a league of unstopp ..read more

He summers in NYC and spends his winters in Italy, and recently, Park West Gallery favorite Mark Kostabi gave an interview to the famed contemporary art magazine Juliet in both English and Italian. In it, he kindly dropped a mention of Park West Gallery about how he will be meeting many VIP collectors personally on the water this year. While details are still being finalized, Park West Gallery will also be hosting Mark Kostabi in our stunning SoHo location at 411 W Broadway in New York City soon! Mark Kostabi is no stranger to interviews. In fact, in the 1980s, Kostabi would famously intervie ..read more

From the warm and welcoming pastels of Peter Max’s famous Umbrella Man and Statue of Liberty paintings to the wonderful woman in Itzchak Tarkay’s vibrantly painted figurative artworks, Park West is no stranger to bold, evocative, and memorable color palettes. This color and creativity is on display during our online auctions, on cruise ships around the world, and in our galleries in Hawaii, Las Vegas, and New York City, but nowhere in America is color more celebrated and visited en masse than in Washington DC during the National Cherry Blossom Festival every year. For well over one hundred ye ..read more

From selling out stadiums in mere minutes to music videos being watched by billions on YouTube and across all of social media, K-Pop has become a dominant force in Western culture. While artists like BTS and Black Pink rule today, many people say that 2012’s earworm “Gangnam Style” was the launch pad from which Korean art and culture took off in America, but K-Pop and K-Drama have become an even more significant part of everyday American life over the past five years. It’s not just music and film that have benefited from an import from Seoul. Earlier this year, the art world in the U.S. bec ..read more

In honor of Women’s History Month, Park West Gallery SoHo spotlights the works of female artists in a live auction. NEW YORK, NEW YORK, March 19, 2024 – Park West Gallery SoHo is recognizing Women’s History Month with EmpowHER, the first of its kind female artist-only live auction. Led by female auctioneer, Molly Townsend, artists included in the auction: Autumn de Forest, Allison Lefcort, Celeste Reiter, Kat Tatz, Leslie Lew, Lexie Jacobs, and Melanie Stimmell. On March 28th, the EmpowHER auction will feature an exclusive collection of works spanning various styles and mediums. Attendees wil ..read more

Park West is already the largest privately owned art dealer on the planet, but we’re eager to keep telling our story and to continue making art available to everyone. To do this, we need you! We pride ourselves on introducing cruise ship guests to artists like Kre8, Michael Godard, Autumn de Forest, Yaacov Agam, Mark Kostabi, Nano Lopez, Itzchak Tarkay, and Peter Max, to name just some of the world-class artistic talent we deliver to collectors around the world. We are now looking for the next generation of rock star art auctioneers who are ready to make the art world accessible to all by edu ..read more

Auctioneers are at the very front lines of the Park West business. We didn’t get to be one of the largest private art dealer in the world by accident! The Park West auctioneers, whom our collectors meet, chat with, and in some cases, follow from ship to ship around the world, have reached the peak of passion for art. They’ve also reached the peak of joy for educating through seminars. And, of course, they’ve reached the peak of dad jokes. These jokes make the crowds gathered for our thrilling sea day auctions laugh out loud, with bid cards and champagne flutes in hand. Now, we’re calling our ..read more