[1] The gallery was established by Gavin Brown in 1994 on Broome Street, in the west SoHo neighborhood of New York City.
[2] In 1993, prior to opening the Broome Street location, Brown installed an exhibition of Elizabeth Peyton drawings in a room at the Hotel Chelsea – considered one of the first shows to fall under the umbrella of “Gavin Brown’s enterprise.” [3] The inaugural show at the Broome Street location was an exhibition by the British artist Steven Pippin.
In 2007, the Swiss artist Urs Fischer produced his show You by digging a massive crater in the gallery's floor.
[6] In that same year, Rob Pruitt staged a second “flea market” at the Frieze Art Fair in London in the GBE booth.
[7] In November 2008, Jonathan Horowitz installed his exhibition Obama ‘08 that focused closely on the pivotal United States presidential election.