Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn
Gallerist, New York
100,000 miles flown per year, 30 trips taken per year, 30 hotels visited per year
As the founder of Salon 94, one of New York’s most dynamic art galleries, Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn is used to pushing boundaries. Since its founding in 2002, Salon 94 has been located in a dedicated project space within her Rafael Viñolydesigned townhouse on the Upper East Side, and it has served as a backdrop for artists such as Wangechi Mutu, Carlo Mollino, Rick Owens and Alexander Calder. Bringing together fine art, contemporary design and ceramics in a shared context, Greenberg Rohatyn’s trailblazing point of view has not only led to the opening of the gallery’s Freeman Alley (2007) and Bowery (2010) locations, both on the Lower East Side, but also a dedicated design arm, Salon 94 Design, launched in March this year in partnership with dealer Paul Johnson, of Johnson Trading Gallery. Suffice to say, Greenberg Rohatyn travels a lot. Logging about 100,000 air miles each year on trips to art fairs, studio visits with artists, and museums, Greenberg Rohatyn regularly travels all over North and South America, Europe and Asia. And while she does enjoy boutique hotels with character and a well-conceived design, she’s still loyal to a few classic grand hotels, like Claridge’s in London, where the concierge service and finishing touches are second to none.
Writer: Pei-Ru Keh. Photography: Daniel Dorsa
See the shortlist for our Best Urban Hotels 2017