{"id":81,"date":"2012-02-03T15:47:09","date_gmt":"2012-02-03T20:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artinsurancenow.com.s114801.gridserver.com\/blog\/?p=81"},"modified":"2018-04-13T16:53:34","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T20:53:34","slug":"new-yorks-art-world-braces-for-hurricane-irene-8292011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artinsurancenow.com\/blog\/new-yorks-art-world-braces-for-hurricane-irene-8292011\/","title":{"rendered":"New York\u2019s Art World Braces for Hurricane Irene 8\/29\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Found in the New York Observer.<\/p>\n

With Hurricane Irene expected to hit New York on Sunday, the region\u2019s art world\u2013including both the city and areas heavily populated by collectors and dealers, like the Hamptons\u2013is taking action to mitigate any potential damage from the category 2 storm, which is currently generating sustained winds of 115 miles per hour down in North Carolina.<\/p>\n

A map of hurricane flood zones released by the New York City government<\/a> shows much of West Chelsea, which is home to many of New York\u2019s largest blue-chip galleries in \u201cZone A,\u201d where residents \u201cface the highest risk of flooding from a hurricane\u2019s storm surge,\u201d according to the map. That area includes blocks between 20th and 26th Streets, from Tenth Avenue to the Hudson River.<\/p>\n

Julia Joern, of the David Zwirner Gallery, which is located on West 19th Street, west of 10th Avenue (just south of that high-risk zone), said that staff members are \u201cmoving what art we have in the gallery to higher ground\u201d and off-site, to a warehouse in Queens.<\/p>\n

As Ms. Joern noted, the hurricane threat comes at a peculiar time in the art industry\u2019s calendar, since most galleries are shuttered for the summer and are preparing for their September shows.<\/p>\n

Update, 2:45 p.m.:<\/strong> Luhring Augustine, which is located on West 24th Street, squarely within Zone A\u2013the area that now Mayor Bloomberg has marked for mandatory evacuation\u2013is also taking precautions. Associate director Monica Schwerin said that, like many of their neighbors in the area, the gallery is placing sandbags in front of doors to prevent water from seeping in, in the event that public drainage systems overflow. Artworks are being stored well above the floor. \u201cWe have water sensors, and the alarm company notifies us soon as they are blocked,\u201d Ms. Schwerin said. Many employees live in the area, she added and will be watching events unfold.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe take extra precautions whenever we have a storm like this,\u201d said Andrew Faintych, the chief operating officer of art shipping firm Atelier 4, which operates out of Long Island City in Queens. \u201cWe\u2019re not in a flood zone,\u201d he said and emphasized that was intentional.<\/p>\n

Mr. Faintych said that the firm is keeping works in storage off the ground, to prevent damage in the event of flooding, and is rescheduling shipments, keeping their moving trucks off the road. \u201cIt\u2019s mainly a scheduling issue he said,\u201d he said, noting that the same actions are taken in the event of a regular, heavy rainstorm or blizzard.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of activity right now throughout the entire Mid-Atlantic and New England,\u201d said Robert Pittinger, the national director of underwriting at AXA Art Insurance said. Mr. Pittinger said that some clients are moving art to warehouses.<\/p>\n

Lower East Side galleries appear to be comparatively better off than their Chelsea brethren. Even in the case of a category 3 or 4 hurricane, the New York flood map says that Orchard and Ludlow Streets, which are home to many of the city\u2019s youngest galleries, should avoid flood damage. In fact, one of the city\u2019s hurricane relief shelters, the Seward Park High School, is located mere blocks from L.E.S. mainstays like Rachel Uffer Gallery and Miguel Abreu Gallery.<\/p>\n

Update, 4:00 p.m.:<\/strong> Most New York museums have announced that they will be closed on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n

Update, 2:30 p.m.:<\/strong> In an e-mail, Sotheby\u2019s worldwide director of press and corporate affairs Dianna Phillips said, \u201cWe will have staff here all weekend, including engineers, management, art handlers, and security, monitoring the situation carefully and addressing anything that requires attention.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Pittinger said that he had talked to plenty of collectors who were being proactive about the storm, securing windows and moving their art into safe locations within their houses. The best response, he said, was to plan for a hurricane well in advance. \u201cDon\u2019t wait until one is churning in the Gulf,\u201d he said. \u201cStart planning in March, April, and May.\u201d<\/p>\n

Update, 5:00 p.m.:<\/strong> Bob Crozier, the founder of art shipping and storage company Crozier Fine Arts, told The Observer<\/em> that teams of art handlers and conservators have been working throughout the week in the Hamptons, New York City, and the surrounding region, in order to secure artworks or move them off of balconies and beaches and into safe locations like warehouses and residences. \u201cThere are hundreds of millions of dollars of art and objects along the shores,\u201d Mr. Crozier said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t seen anything like this before,\u201d Mr. Crozier said when asked to gauge his clients\u2019 response to the incoming storm compared to previous storm threats. Come Monday, after the storm has passed\u2013if, in fact, a storm does arrive\u2013he said that he anticipates calls from collectors who did not act to secure property. \u201cWe\u2019re backed up by a lot of conservators,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

For the right Art Insurance www.ArtInsuranceNow.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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