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

Exhibition

WHEN October 4, 2017 - January 13, 2018
WHERE NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery WHO NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery Open to the Public

Opening on October 4th at the NYUAD Art Gallery, Inventing Downtown is organized by The Grey Art Gallery at NYU New York, and curated by Melissa Rachleff, a clinical associate professor in the Department of Art and Art Professions at NYU’s Steinhardt School.

Inventing Downtown: Artist-Run Galleries in New York City, 1952–1965 examines the New York art scene between the peak of Abstract Expressionism in the early 1950s and the rise of Pop Art and Minimalism in the early 1960s.

For exhibition hours and further details, please visit the NYUAD Art Gallery website for more information.

Curated by

Melissa Rachleff, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Art and Art Professions, NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development

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