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."[2]

Exhibitions

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Greg Parma Smith's work has been shown at Musée d’art moderne et contemporain (MAMCO), Genève;[2] 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;[7] Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis;[8] Swiss Institute, New York;[9] MoMA PS1, New York;[10] Kiev Biennial, The School of Kyiv, Ukraine;[7] 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

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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

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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

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