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Metro Pictures was founded in 1980 by Janelle Reiring, formerly of Leo Castelli Gallery, and Helene Winer, formerly of Artists Space, at 169 Mercer Street in New York.
Cindy Sherman was born in 1954 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, and lives and works in New York. Considered one of the most influential artists of her generation, she came to prominence in the late 1970s with a group of artists known as the Pictures Generation.
Exhibitions - Metro Pictures. Reza Abdoh, Jean Genet, Nash Glynn, Elliot Reed, Torbjørn Rødland, Heji Shin, Nora Turato. TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY OCCUPATIONAL ADJUSTMENTS AND CONSIDERATIONS, EPISODE 4: Seating Chart for a Fall Dinner Party in a Pandemic. Chapter 2: Leo Xu Projects in Metro Pictures’ Upstairs Gallery.
Oliver Laric premieres a new video animation in "Year of the Dog," his first one-person exhibition in New York at Metro Pictures. The animation continues his inquiry into concepts of metamorphosis, encompassing concerns about time and the complex dynamic between human and nonhuman lifeforms.
After discussing various ideas, Louise Lawler proposed a "Before Metro" show. The concept of the show would be for artists who have shown at Metro Pictures to present a work that was made before their relationship with the gallery.
ROBERT LONGO was born in 1953 and lives in New York. His charcoal-graphite drawings and cast relief sculpture have been exhibited widely in the U.S. and Europe since his first show at Metro Pictures in 1981, including the group shows "Westkunst," "Documenta 7," the 1983 Whitney Biennial and "New Art at the Tate Gallery."
Jack Goldstein (1945-2003), whose work was included in Douglas Crimp's influential Pictures exhibition at Artists Space (1977), was among the group of artists who first exhibited at Metro Pictures beginning in 1980. The present exhibition includes a selection of those paintings dated 1980 to 1985 that are closely associated with the artist's ...
His banners, for example, are simple graphic images that refer to Catholic church art and Sister Mary Corita's popularization of late Matisse as well as to more commercial 60's liberal sentiments.Mike Kelley, who lives in Los Angeles, has exhibited at Metro Pictures since 1982.
KEITH EDMIER opens his first one-person exhibition at Metro Pictures on February 7th with three sculptures based on reconstructed memories and associations inspired by childhood interests and fixations.
