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뉴욕 화랑 레만모핀, 유현이씨(레비고비 갤러리 디렉터) 
기밀정보 절도-명예훼손 맞고소 전

유보나씨 뉴욕 화랑 소송전 기각 <Update, 2019. 6. 13> 
Lehmann Maupin Gallery and Former Employee Bona Yoo Settle Their Lawsuit Over the Alleged Theft of Trade Secrets | artnet News
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/lehmann-maupin-lawsuit-against-former-employee-bona-yoo-is-dismissed-1572439


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뉴욕의 화랑가에서 한인 디렉터 유현이(Hyun-Yi Yoo, Bona Yoo)씨를 둘러싼 소송에 불이 붙었다.
지난 1월 14일 톱 클래스 갤러리 레만모핀(Lehmann Maupin)이 톱 클래스 레비고비 갤러리(Lévy Gorvy Gallery)의 세일즈 디렉터 유현이씨를 업계 기밀 절도로 고소한데 이어, 8일 유현이씨 측이 명예훼손으로 맞고소에 들어갔다고 아트넷이 보도했다.
 
유현이씨는 2015년부터 레만모핀 갤러리에서 한국과 아시아의 콜렉터 개발에 촛점을 두고 일해오다가 지난해 11월 레비고비 갤러리의 세일즈 디렉터로 옮겨갔다. 이에 레만모핀은 유현이씨가 고객의 개인 정보를 훔쳐 퇴직 계약을 위반했다고 고소했었다.  유씨 측은 레만모핀이 기밀정보를 발명하는 소프트웨어 회사가 아니라면서 대부분의 고객은 자신이 가져왔다고 주장했다. 그러나, 특정 개인신상 정보 화일을 복사했고, 특정 개인의 사적인 정보 화일은 삭제했다는 점은 인정했다. 

유현아씨는 에모리대에서 심리학, 언어학, 음악을 전공한 후 크리스티 뉴욕에서 미술사와 아트마켓, 근현대 미술을 공부했다. 2011년부터 국제갤러리에서 3년 반 일한 후, 2015년부터 레만모핀에서 디렉터로 일하다가 지난해 11월 레비고비의 세일즈디렉터로 옮겼다. 
레만모핀 갤러리는 서도호, 이불씨 등이 전속된 화랑으로 뉴욕 첼시에 2개의 화랑을 두고, 홍콩, 서울에 지점을 운영하고 있다. 레비고비 갤러리는 뉴욕 어퍼이스트사이드, 런던, 홍콩에 화랑을 운영하며, 이승택, 정상화 화백의 전시를 연 바 있다.

New York Southern District Court
Judge: Alison J Nathan
Case #: 1:18-cv-11126
Nature of Suit 890 Other Statutes - Other Statutory Actions
Cause 18:1836(b) Civil Action to Protect Trade Secrets
https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/26310057/Lehmann_Maupin_Group_LLC_v_Yoo


Accused of Data Theft, Former Lehmann Maupin Director Bona Yoo Fires Back With Her Own Lawsuit Against the Gallery
The gallery director claims her former employer violated their separation agreement.
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/former-lehmann-maupin-gallery-director-bona-yoo-responds-to-lawsuit-hed-tkkt-1462519


유명 갤러리 출신 큐레이터, 화랑 주요 고객 정보 유출로 소송 당해
http://www.economytalk.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=178235


LÉVY GORVY ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF BONA YOO AS SALES DIRECTOR IN NEW YORK


Dominique Lévy and Brett Gorvy are delighted to welcome Bona Yoo to Lévy Gorvy in New York, where she will join as a Director on the sales team, starting November 1, 2018.


Previously Yoo was a director at Lehmann Maupin, where she worked with notable artists from the program, as well as important collectors and institutions internationally. With her diverse cultural sensibility and unique curatorial insight, Yoo was key in developing the gallery’s global strategy and initiatives, and was instrumental in strengthening their international sales. She played a pivotal role in the introduction of the gallery’s program and market development efforts in Asia, particularly in Korea, where Yoo spearheaded the opening of the gallery’s Seoul location in 2017. Prior to Lehmann Maupin, she worked as a sales director at Kukje Gallery in Seoul, where she had experience working with Dansaekhwa artists and their works—a focus she will continue to develop in her work at Lévy Gorvy, serving as artist liaison for artists such as Seung-taek Lee and Chung Sang-Hwa.


“We are very much looking forward to Bona joining Lévy Gorvy,” says Dominique Lévy. “She has deep knowledge and passion for 20th century art, and has an incredible global network, with expertise and experience working in Asia, and Korea in particular. She will be responsible for furthering Lévy Gorvy’s relationships and connections to collectors and institutions internationally, and lead as client liaison for all our Korean contacts.”


“I am incredibly thrilled and humbled to join Lévy Gorvy at this exciting moment of the gallery’s development and expansion,” states Yoo. “Lévy Gorvy embodies values that I most strive for—devotion to the highest levels of connoisseurship and quality. With the gallery’s unparalleled program and industry reach, I look forward to continuing to work closely with collectors to broaden and refine their collections with the highest quality of works, and to collaborating with artists and estates to reach new audiences and promote works in regions with growing awareness, especially in Asia. I envision tremendous growth opportunities in the upcoming years, and I am excited to contribute my experiences and expertise in this time of change.”

Yoo can be reached at bona@levygorvy.com or +1 212 772 2004.


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