Gochman Collection of Indigenous Art to Open Katonah Space in November
The new home in New York, known as Branchline, will display selections from the family’s trove of over 800 contemporary Native artworks.
The Gochman Family Collection, a renowned trove of contemporary Native art, will find a new permanent home in Katonah, New York, with the opening of Branchline on November 6. Branchline will serve as an exhibition space, providing a platform for rotating displays of over 800 works from the collection and offering studio and residential spaces for the artists themselves.
The name Branchline derives from the rail network that connects Katonah to nearby cities such as Manhattan and Upstate New York, symbolizing the collection's connection to the broader histories and lineages of Indigenous peoples. Laura Phipps, appointed as the collection's director in March, envisions Branchline as a versatile space that not only shares the collection with a wider audience but also fosters interaction among artists, scholars, students, families, and neighbors.
Featured in the collection is Jeffrey Gibson's 2024 piece "ACTION NOW ACTION IS ELOQUENCE," a powerful work by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw and Cherokee artist, photographed by Max Yawney.
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