Art Mailbox: Greg Kucera Retires After 37 Years, Museums Re-Reopen, Chewing Gum Is on HBO Max
Greg Kucera is bidding adieu to Seattle and bonjour to a literal castle in France: The founder and director of Seattle's blue chip gallery for the past 37 years will retire starting sometime this year. But the space isn't going anywhere. Jim Wilcox, Kucera's employee of the past 21 years, bought the gallery along with his wife, Carol. Wilcox and Kucera will be co-directors of the space for several years, then Kucera's ownership will slowly decrease with time. In a blog post, Kucera said the gallery continued to have good business during the pandemic, "which is a good sign for our future." I...