New York City-based artist, designer and former professional ballet dancer Matthew Fisher has opened doors to the Seaport Gallery, the first-ever dedicated physical location for his M.FISHER art objects. Set within Manhattan’s Seaport District, Fisher’s space houses 120 works of various scopes and scales. The interior of the gallery is divided into three thematic sections, and incorporates a brick-walled exterior courtyard, visible beyond a woven metallic curtain.
Fisher secured the lease for 106 South Street in April. “I dreamed the gallery would be a visual catalog of my work and a glimpse into my inner workings and inspirations,” he tells Surface. “For this reason, I chose to spend the time leading to opening the doors to develop a retrospective of the work cut to date in the most coveted stones I work with.”
For his furniture and lighting pieces, tabletop decor, and other decorative vessels, Fisher utilized cotton cord, glass, various metals and a portfolio of the aforementioned luxury stones, which includes Paonazzo marble, Victoria Blue granite and Breche de Vendome. Fisher, who draws inspiration from New York City’s vibrant performing arts scene and the bustle of the neighboring Tin Building, produces all of his pieces locally.
