Category: Gallerist
Nationality: American
Last Year: 26

It could have been a terrible year for gallerist Barbara Gladstone: she was named as a personal victim of Bernie Madoff ’s notorious Ponzi scheme. Thankfully, the pension she had with him for her employees was shut down in 2008, sparing the gallery the staff cuts that have affected so many others. With her spaces in New York and Brussels unaffected, she has mounted several impressive exhibitions this year, including those by big-hitters Matthew Barney and Thomas Hirschhorn, as well as more economically adventurous offerings, such as a show of comic-book art over the summer.