Two Former Paris Gallery Directors Are Leaving the ‘Cookie-Cutter Model’ Behind

Paris gallery directors join forces to launch ‘open-ended’ advisory

Samy Ghiyati, formerly of David Zwirner, and Nicolas Nahab, who previously led Mendes Wood DM Paris, have founded NG, which is focusing on experiential commercial ventures and a raft of client services

Two Former Paris Gallery Directors Are Leaving the ‘Cookie-Cutter Model’ Behind

Editor’s Note: This story is part of Newsmakers, a series where we interview the movers and shakers who are making change in the art world. In 2023, Nicolas Nahab joined blue-chip Brazilian gallery Mendes Wood DM as a director, helping set up its Parisian outpost in the Place des Vosges. In 2020, Samy Ghiyati was hired by David Zwirner in Paris to help the mega-gallery gain its footing in the French capital. Both men had serious French art wor…