Greg Parma Smith (born 1983,
Cambridge, Massachusetts)
is a
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-based painter. He is known for his precise painterly realism, which incorporates elements of
academic figuration,
representational painting,
neo-pop, and
appropriation art.
In his work Smith samples the iconography of comics,
neoclassical nudes, graffiti,
Song Dynasty literati painting, and
trompe l’oeil arabesques. 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;
David Lewis Gallery
David Lewis is a contemporary art gallery in New York founded by art historian David Lewis in 2013. The gallery is known for representation and championing prominent international artists such as Barbara Bloom and the estates of Thornton Dial, ...
, New York; Balice Hertling, Paris; Balice Hertlng & Lewis, New York; VAVA, Milan;
Everest/Foundation Gutzwiller, Zurich;
;
Swiss Institute
Swiss Institute / Contemporary Art New York (SI) is an independent non-profit contemporary art organization founded in 1986. SI is located at 38 St Marks Pl, the corner of Second Avenue and St Marks Place in the East Village neighborhood of Manhatt ...
, New York;
MoMA PS1, New York; Kiev Biennial, The School of Kyiv, Ukraine;
White Columns
White Columns is New York City’s oldest alternative non-profit art space. White Columns is known as a showcase for up-and-coming artists, and is primarily devoted to emerging artists who are not affiliated with galleries. All work submitted is ...
, New York;
Metro Pictures, New York;
Blum and Poe, Los Angeles;
Greene Naftali
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, New York;
Miguel Abreu Gallery
Miguel Abreu Gallery is a contemporary art gallery with two locations in New York City.
History
Miguel Abreu Gallery opened its first space at 36 Orchard Street in 2006 in the Lower East Side of New York City. A second 8,000 square foot space ...
, 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 and
Musée d’art moderne et contemporain (MAMCO), Genève.
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.
References
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1983 births
Living people
Artists from Cambridge, Massachusetts
Painters from Massachusetts