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Lecture by Lynn Gumpert: Making Way for Berthe Weill, Art Dealer of the Parisian Avant-Garde
Fritz Ascher Society, January 22, 2025

“Making Way for Berthe Weill, Art Dealer of the Parisian Avant-Garde” Lecture by Lynn Gumpert Organized by: The Fritz Ascher Society Original date: January 22, 2025 Berthe Weill (1865–1951) was a trailblazing art dealer who exhibited works by emerging artists in her Parisian gallery from 1901 to 1941. Even though many of them went on […]

Watch <br>Opening Remarks at the Grey Art Museum, NYU by NYC Commissioner of Cultural Affairs, Laurie Cumbo<br>February 29, 2024

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Opening Remarks at the Grey Art Museum, NYU by NYC Commissioner of Cultural Affairs, Laurie Cumbo
February 29, 2024

The Grey Art Museum at NYU extends heartfelt thanks to New York City Commissioner of Cultural Affairs, Laurie Cumbo, for her steadfast support. As a former intern, Laurie understands our behind-the-scenes dedication and effort. Watch her celebratory remarks from our grand opening on February 29, 2024, at our new location, 18 Cooper Square.

Watch <br> “NYU’s Grey Art Museum Reopens in with Ambitious ‘Americans in Paris’ Show”<br>New York University, April 4, 2024

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“NYU’s Grey Art Museum Reopens in with Ambitious ‘Americans in Paris’ Show”
New York University, April 4, 2024

Americans in Paris: the major exhibition of more than 100 works by artists working in postwar France re-launches the former Grey Art Gallery in its new, expanded location at 18 Cooper Square.

Watch<br> “Roundtable Discussion: Black Abstraction | Black Existentialism”

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“Roundtable Discussion: Black Abstraction | Black Existentialism”

Program: “Roundtable Discussion: Black Abstraction | Black Existentialism” Discussion with Prof. Lewis R. Gordon, Prof. Erich Kessel, Dr. Darla Migan, Dr. Denise Murrell, moderated by JaBrea Patterson-West Original program date: April 16, 2024 Though many Black artists who spent time in France experimented with abstract modes of production—thus impacting the trajectory of modernist abstraction—their efforts are often eclipsed by the constraining […]

Watch<br>“Patterns and Power: A Discussion on Craft and Labor in Art”

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“Patterns and Power: A Discussion on Craft and Labor in Art”

Program: “Patterns and Power: A Discussion on Craft and Labor in Art” Discussion with Joyce Kozloff and Sarah Zapata, moderated by Professor Catherine Quan Damman Original program date: April 19, 2023 Focusing on two NYC artists who approach decoration from a political mindset, this discussion will explore relationships between craft, pattern, and labor, especially […]

Watch<br>On Political Photography: Documenting Racial Inequality in the US

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On Political Photography: Documenting Racial Inequality in the US

On Political Photography: Documenting Racial Inequality in the US With Lauren Walsh and Vanessa Charlot Original program date: November 2, 2022 NYU Professor Lauren Walsh, author of Through the Lens: The Pandemic and Black Lives Matter, and Professor Vanessa Charlot, an award-winning photographer and filmmaker at the University of Mississippi whose work focuses on […]

Watch<br>Art and Friendship in Downtown NYC with Deborah Kass, James Cottrell, and Joseph Lovett

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Art and Friendship in Downtown NYC with Deborah Kass, James Cottrell, and Joseph Lovett

Art and Friendship in Downtown NYC With Deborah Kass, James Cottrell, and Joseph Lovett Original program date: October 11, 2022 Longtime art patrons, social activists, and downtown Manhattan residents James Cottrell and Joseph Lovett grew their art collection based on their personal vision and vital friendships with artists—including Deborah Kass, whose paintings are part […]

Watch<br>“The Picture Is the Window”: Abby Grey and Intrepid Art Collecting

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“The Picture Is the Window”: Abby Grey and Intrepid Art Collecting

Lecture: “The Picture Is the Window”: Abby Grey and Intrepid Art Collecting Hosted by Rollins Museum of Art, Rollins College Original Program Date: October 25, 2022 Watch a lecture from Lynn Gumpert, director of the New York University’s Grey Art Gallery, exploring 1960s and early 1970s modernisms in Iranian, Turkish, and Indian art. Selected […]

Watch<br>Virtual Tour of “Mostly New: Selections from the NYU Art Collection”

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Virtual Tour of “Mostly New: Selections from the NYU Art Collection”

Virtual Tour of Mostly New: Selections from the NYU Art Collection Created by and featuring Samuel Allen Former Graduate Curatorial Assistant (2021–2022) and NYU Ph.D. candidate Samuel Allen gives a virtual tour of “Mostly New: Selections from the NYU Art Collection.” Featuring more than 90 artworks by nearly 60 artists, this exhibition foregrounds the […]

Watch<br>Pepe Karmel and Lynn Gumpert on Berthe Weill

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Pepe Karmel and Lynn Gumpert on Berthe Weill

Original program date: July 6, 2022. This virtual event celebrated the newly translated memoir of Berthe Weill, a provocative Parisian art dealer at the heart of the twentieth-century art world. Watch Lynn Gumpert (Director, Grey Art Gallery) and Pepe Karmel (Associate Professor of Art History, New York University) discuss Weill’s Pow! Right in the Eye! Thirty Years behind the Scenes of Modern French Painting (University of Chicago Press, June 2022).