Greg Parma Smith Explained

Greg Parma Smith (born 1983, Cambridge, Massachusetts)[1] is a New York-based painter. He is known for his precise painterly realism, which incorporates elements of academic figuration, representational painting, neo-pop, and appropriation art.[2]

In his work Smith samples the iconography of comics, neoclassical nudes, graffiti, Song Dynasty literati painting, and trompe l’oeil arabesques.[3] As described in MAY No.17, Smith critiques “the way in which subcultures are brought into a dominant domain” by highlighting “exploitative taboos long repressed and smoothed over in so-called high-low narratives in advanced art."

Exhibitions

Greg Parma Smith's work has been shown at Musée d’art moderne et contemporain (MAMCO), Genève; Galerie Francesca Pia, Zürich;[1] David Lewis Gallery, New York;[4] Balice Hertling, Paris;[5] Balice Hertlng & Lewis, New York;[6] VAVA, Milan;[7] Everest/Foundation Gutzwiller, Zurich; Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis;[8] Swiss Institute, New York;[9] MoMA PS1, New York;[10] Kiev Biennial, The School of Kyiv, Ukraine; White Columns, New York;[11] Metro Pictures, New York;[12] Blum and Poe, Los Angeles;[13] Greene Naftali, New York;[14] Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York; and Daniel Reich Gallery, New York; among others.

Collections

Smith's work is featured in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art[15] and Musée d’art moderne et contemporain (MAMCO), Genève.[16]

Publications

The artist's first monographic catalog was co-published by JRP-Rignier and Musée d’art moderne et contemporain (MAMCO) on occasion of the exhibition Greg Parma Smith in 2017.[17]

References

  1. Web site: Greg Parma Smith at Francesca Pia (Contemporary Art Daily). www.contemporaryartdaily.com. en-US. 2018-03-18.
  2. Web site: MAY, Quarterly Journal » On Greg Parma Smith at MAMCO, Geneva. www.mayrevue.com. en-US. 2018-03-18.
  3. News: (CURA. #26) Greg Parma Smith: Honey Bear. CURA.. 2018-03-18. en-US.
  4. News: Greg Parma Smith - Art in America. Art in America. 2018-03-18. en-US.
  5. News: Greg Parma Smith. 2013-05-16. Balice Hertling. 2018-03-18. en-US.
  6. Web site: Greg Parma Smith at Balice Hertling & Lewis (Contemporary Art Daily). www.contemporaryartdaily.com. en-US. 2018-03-18.
  7. News: Greg Parma Smith. CURA.. 2018-03-18. en-US.
  8. Web site: Greg Parma Smith & Zin Taylor Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. Design. TOKY Branding +. camstl.org. en. 2018-03-18.
  9. Web site: Greg Parma Smith Swiss Institute. www.swissinstitute.net. en-US. 2018-03-18.
  10. Web site: Greater New York MoMA. The Museum of Modern Art. en. 2018-03-18.
  11. Web site: White Columns - Exhibitions. whitecolumns.org. 2018-03-18.
  12. Web site: Bad Conscience - Exhibitions - Metro Pictures. www.metropictures.com. en. 2018-03-18.
  13. Web site: Standard Operating Procedures Blum & Poe. www.blumandpoe.com. en. 2018-03-18.
  14. Web site: Gelitin - Exhibitions - Greene Naftali. www.greenenaftaligallery.com. en. 2018-03-18.
  15. Web site: Last Judgement (Selfless, Deathless, No World) (fourth panel) Cleveland Museum of Art. www.clevelandart.org. en. 2018-03-18.
  16. Web site: MAMCO / Greg Parma Smith. archives.mamco.ch. 2018-03-18.
  17. Web site: Greg Parma Smith. Cornerhouse Publications. en-GB. 2018-03-18.

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