David Maupin opened Lehmann Maupin gallery in Soho with Rachel Lehmann in October 1996. Before opening Lehmann Maupin, David was the director of Metro Pictures. Lehmann Maupin was part of the first wave of SoHO galleries to migrate to Chelsea and they currently have two gallery spaces in New York, one in Chelsea and the other in the Lower East Side; in March 2013, the gallery established its first international exhibition space in Hong Kong. Since its inception, Lehmann Maupin has worked closely with world-renowned architect Rem Koolhaas / OMA on the singular design of their galleries, including the original SoHo space (1996-2002), as well as the current Chelsea and Hong Kong spaces.

Since its founding, Lehmann Maupin has cultivated the careers of a diverse group of internationally recognized artists. The gallery has gained a reputation for supporting both emerging and established artists working in all media and across disciplines. Many create new and challenging forms of visual expression and are interested in related fields, including architecture and the built environment, fashion and technology. The gallery’s artists tend to frame personal investigations and individual narratives through conceptual approaches that often address such issues as gender, class, religion, history, politics and globalism.

Lehmann Maupin is recognized for its international position in the art world and its strong relationships with prominent museums, curators and collectors in vibrant artistic centers, particularly in Asia. The gallery represents artists at various points in their careers, including emerging talents, mid-career artists, and prominently established figures from Europe, Asia, South America, the Middle East in addition to those from the United States—each of whose work has been featured in major exhibitions and commissions around the world. Lehmann Maupin works closely with curators and scholars at the forefront of the contemporary art world to firmly establish each artist’s unique contribution to art history.