New York City art gallery
Metro Pictures was a New York City art gallery founded in 1980 by Janelle Reiring (previously of Leo Castelli Gallery ),[ 1] and Helene Winer (previously of Artists Space ).[ 2] It was located in SoHo until 1995 when it moved to Chelsea .[ 3] The gallery closed in December of 2021.[ 4]
Metro's opening group exhibition in 1980 included Cindy Sherman , Robert Longo , Troy Brauntuch , Jack Goldstein , Sherrie Levine , Laurie Simmons , James Welling , and Richard Prince .[ 5]
During the early and mid-1980s, Mike Kelley , Louise Lawler ,[ 6] Martin Kippenberger , John Miller , Tony Oursler , Walter Robinson , and Jim Shaw joined the gallery.[ 7] Newer generations of artists have continued to expand the gallery's offerings. These artists include Gary Simmons , Olaf Breuning , Andy Hope 1930 , Andre Butzer , Sara VanDerBeek , Tris Vonna-Michell , Trevor Paglen , Camille Henrot , Sam Falls (since 2013),[ 8] Judith Hopf (since 2017),[ 9] and Gretchen Bender (since 2020).[ 10]
In 1996, Metro Pictures teamed up with two other galleries – Gladstone Gallery and Matthew Marks Gallery – to acquire and divide up a 29,000 sq ft (2,700 m2 ) warehouse at 515 West 24th Street.[ 11] The space was renovated by 1100 Architect in 2016.[ 3] It closed in December 2021.[ 12]
^ "Metro Pictures" . ADAA . Retrieved November 24, 2020 .
^ "Info - Metro Pictures" . www.metropictures.com . Retrieved November 24, 2020 .
^ a b Magazine, Wallpaper* (May 17, 2016). "Picture perfect: Metro Pictures reveals new space with Cindy Sherman show" . Wallpaper* . Retrieved September 5, 2018 .
^ "New York's Metro Pictures Gallery to Permanently Close" . www.artforum.com . Retrieved March 19, 2021 .
^ Pound, Cath. "Why Cindy Sherman's photos are so mysterious" . www.bbc.com . Retrieved November 24, 2020 .
^ Numbers: Which New York Gallery Represents the Most Warhol-ian Artists? New York Observer , September 7, 2012
^ Pound, Cath. "Why Cindy Sherman's photos are so mysterious" . www.bbc.com . Retrieved November 24, 2020 .
^ M.H. Miller (May 6, 2013), Sam Falls Joins Metro Pictures New York Observer .
^ Alex Greenberger (November 21, 2017), Metro Pictures Now Represents Judith Hopf ARTnews .
^ Alex Greenberger (February 11, 2020), After Major New York Survey and Prominent Place in MoMA Rehang, Gretchen Bender Estate Heads to Metro Pictures Gallery ARTnews .
^ Sarah Douglas (December 17, 2020), In Making Gavin Brown a Partner, Barbara Gladstone Is Betting That You Can Get Big and Still Think Small ARTnews .
^ Sarah Douglas (March 7, 2021), Metro Pictures Gallery, Which Represents Cindy Sherman and Other Top Artists, to Close ARTnews .
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