Pace Gallery will globally represent the Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative, the institution announced news on Friday. The news comes a few days before an Indiana exhibition, scheduled to open in Venice. It also coincides with the Biennale. Overall, this initiative is a business tasked with overseeing the heritage and artwork of the Pop artist.

The Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative describes itself as the key organisation in charge of preserving Indiana’s work and archives. Dealer Simon Salama-Caro created the initiative shortly after the estate reached a complicated and protracted court dispute on Indiana’s historical heritage. “This is the start of an exciting next phase of Robert Indiana’s illustrious legacy”, Salama-Caro said in an email.