Paul Hill Is The Youngest Gallerist In NYC, But Don’t Call Him A Gallerist
Strada World is more than just a gallery. It’s an art & design ecosystem that prioritizes equal opportunity and transparency among artists and collectors.
By Lauren Youngblood
Photos by Aaron Murray Vazquez
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It’s two days before the show opens, and Paul Hill has all the reason to feel the pressure. It’s only the second exhibition at Strada World’s permanent gallery space, and all eyes are on this self-taught 24-year-old curator. But Hill is as calm as ever.
Surrounded by shipping crates, paint cans and a scissor lift, he steps over large-scale works with his 6’ 5” stature as he makes his way to unlock the door to the gallery. “We’re a little busy today!” He laughs as he looks around at the mess and invites us inside. In 48 hours, this space will transform into a show featuring seven artists from around the world for Embodied Spaces: The Body as Architecture (Part II), an exhibition aiming to dissect our conventional notions of form and function.
Hill is unphased by the pre-show scramble, and remains laser-focused on the Strada World mission – “I started Strada as a response to problems I saw in the art world preventing artists from being able to grow their careers and expand their community,” he explains. He is striving to build infrastructure for the art world to amplify the reach and impact of artists, galleries, and art fairs on a global scale. This show, a sequel to Embodied Spaces: The Body as Architecture, is another bold step in that direction.