Galerie Michael Janssen
Galerie Michael Janssen refused to return my artwork and eventually destroyed it never paying me a cent.
My experience with Gallerie Michael Janssen (Michael, Dane, and Nina) started off great. They were very supportive, and I produced hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of sculptures for them. They took all my work to Germany with the agreement that what they did not sell they would return to me. I never saw any money. After years of trying to work something out with them and being ignored and disrespected. I asked them for a small portion of what they owed me. They continued to avoid the conversation. Today I’ve decided to let it go. Now I know without a doubt the type of people they are, and I feel sad for them. They have to live with themselves.
My part in this is that I did not protect myself. I did not have a written contract, and I trusted that they would do the right thing. I am not asking for career or legal advice I am only stating my experience. I think it’s important to name names. Most artists don’t do this because they are scared it will make them look bad. I believe more artist should speak out and name names because we all know this is common practice for many (not all) galleries.
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Tobbe MAlm
Thank you for sharing this. I have a bad experience from Art Platform NYC. I have tried to get my money back for a year and today I discovered that the webpage was down and their email
Anonymous
I have a friend who had exactly the same experience as you did with Galerie Michael Janssen. Notoriously bad.