Marc Payot

If that's not a metaphor for the changing dynmaics of the New York City cultural industry, nothing is.

London-based gallery Hauser & Wirth , after searching for the ideal New York space for more than three years, is set to open a 23,000-square-foot gallery in Chelsea this fall, occupying the former Roxy roller disco.

Intial exhibit by Allan Kaprow!

TI finds it very heartening that a new force is set to hit the NY gallery scene. Press release after the jump.