In 2016, Marcelo Zimmler founded New York’s Upsilon Gallery, which specialises in contemporary art and shining a light on overlooked work (writes Gabrielle Grangié). It recently opened a new outpost in London’s Mayfair and has just inaugurated an exhibition by Italian-American artist Osvaldo Mariscotti to coincide with Frieze London, which wraps up today. Zimmler tells us about his love of boxing, his penchant for an empanada and where he gets his art news.
Where will we find you this weekend?
If I’m in New York, I’ll be on Roosevelt Island, where I play tennis at the racquet club every Sunday morning. If I’m in London, it’ll be Regent’s Park. I love taking long, early-morning walks there.
Your ideal start to a Sunday? Gentle or a jolt?
I get enough excitement running the gallery during the week, so I enjoy a slow start.
What’s for breakfast?
Greek yoghurt, granola and fruit. And an espresso macchiato.
Walk the dog or downward dog?
I’m not much of a dog person. And it’s not yoga – it’s boxing for me.
Your Sunday soundtrack?
Tina Turner’s “Proud Mary”.
A Sunday culture must?
In New York, the Morgan Library & Museum. In London, the British Museum.
News or no news?
News, from The Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times. I get most of my art-world news from Artsy and Artnet editorials and reports, as well as The Art Newspaper.
What’s on the menu?
Argentinian empanadas.
Your Sunday-evening routine?
Early dinner, peppermint tea and an episode of my favourite K-drama, It’s Okay to Not Be Okay.
Will you lay out an outfit for Monday?
Yes. Red or purple chinos and, depending on the temperature, a flowery Liberty shirt or a colourful turtleneck.