Despite attempts by artists, thinkers and social movements to propose different ways of working, the market model remains resilient. But Gladstone’s artists are often witty commentators on such tensions. Serve the Dominant Ideology or Stop Being a Pussy, Frances Stark’s first exhibition with the gallery since her old home, Gavin Brown’s enterprise, folded into Gladstone in 2020, opened in June and featured 12 paintings of open books. Another astute commentator on the artworld, artist David Salle, and the lucrative estate of Robert Rauschenberg also joined the gallery’s roster this year. With locations in New York, Brussels and Seoul, and artists ranging from Matthew Barney to Marisa Merz and Rachel Rose (all of whom had shows), as well as the likes of Rirkrit Tiravanija and Sarah Lucas (who have had significant shows elsewhere this year), Gladstone has colossal spread. But sometimes trouble presents itself closer to home: a lawsuit by a former New York employee made its way through the courts.