Inventing Downtown:
Artist-Run Galleries in New York City, 1952–1965

Between the apex of Abstract Expressionism and the rise of Pop Art and Minimalism, the New York art scene was transformed by artist-run galleries. Inventing Downtown presents works from fourteen of these crucibles of experimentation, highlighting artists’ efforts to create new exhibition venues for innovative works of art—ranging from abstract and figurative painting, assemblage, sculpture, … Continue reading Inventing Downtown:
Artist-Run Galleries in New York City, 1952–1965