Metro Pictures Gallery

Metro Pictures is a New York City art gallery founded in 1980 by Janelle Reiring, previously of Castelli Gallery, and Helene Winer, previously of Artists Space. It was located in SoHo until 1995 when it moved to Chelsea.[1]

Metro's opening group exhibition in 1980 included Cindy Sherman, Robert Longo, Troy Brauntuch, Jack Goldstein, Sherrie Levine, James Welling, and Richard Prince.

During the early and mid-1980s, Mike Kelley, Louise Lawler, Martin Kippenberger, John Miller, Tony Oursler, Walter Robinson and Jim Shaw joined the gallery. 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, and Camille Henrot.

The gallery was renovated in 2016.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Magazine, Wallpaper* (17 May 2016). "Picture perfect: Metro Pictures reveals new space with Cindy Sherman show". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 2018-09-05.


Coordinates: 40°44′56.21″N 74°0′17.41″W / 40.7489472°N 74.0048361°W / 40.7489472; -74.0048361

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