On Sunday, Nov. 21, DorDor Gallery – located at 45 Irving Ave. – closed its doors, marking an end to a tumultuous tenure in one of Brooklyn’s premier art districts.

Since the return of in-person public interaction, DorDor has hosted numerous events, becoming a hive of artistic activity and activism. While some feel disappointment with the closure, the gallery’s curator and co-owner, Ekaterina Ovodova, is partnering with Bushwick-based entrepreneur El-Hadj Dieng to launch a new art commerce platform she believes is consistent with the gallery’s intentions.

“The initial goal for us was bringing artists from abroad, starting with Russian people,” said Ovodova. This goal soon proved impossible to achieve, as the Bushwick gallery opened on March 5, 2020, just two weeks before the state-wide shutdown was announced in response to the developing coronavirus pandemic, shuttering the gallery’s freshly decaled glass doors.