Inventing Downtown

Jane Wilson, Portrait of Jane Freilicher, 1957 (photo: Joanne Mattera)
Jane Wilson, Portrait of Jane Freilicher, 1957 (photo: Joanne Mattera)

Joanne Mattera photoblogs a tour of the recent exhibition Inventing Downtown: Artist-Run Galleries in New York City, 1952–1965 at the Grey Art Gallery, New York University.

Mattera notes: "Looking back, as this exhibition allows you to do, you see how important these cooperative efforts were, not only for the artists--many of whom went on to stellar international careers--but to the life of the New York City art community and the cultural energy of American art."