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Friday, March 1, 2024 at 5:00PM

Opening Reception | "Americans In Paris: Artists Working in Postwar France, 1946–1962"

Grey Art Museum, NYU, 18 Cooper Square, New York NY, 10003   |  Free
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Poster for "Americans in Paris" exhibition featuring an abstract metal sculpture against a gray background. Transcribed Text: PLEASE JOIN US TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF THE GREY ART MUSEUM AND THE INAUGURAL EXHIBITION AMERICANS IN PARIS ARTISTS WORKING IN POSTWAR FRANCE, 1946–1962 Friday, March 1, 5:00–8:00 pm Grey Art Museum, NYU · 18 Cooper Square, New York City Exhibition on view March 2–July 20, 2024 Sign up for the Grey’s mailing list to receive information about our public programs! Americans in Paris: Artists Working in Postwar France, 1946–1962 is organized by the Grey Art Museum, New York University. Curated by Debra Bricker Balken with Lynn Gumpert, the exhibition is made possible in part by generous support from the Terra Foundation for American Art, sponsor of the international tour; the Ellsworth Kelly Foundation; Hauser & Wirth; Robert E. Holmes and David Hubensky; the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation; The Falkenstein Foundation; the O'Brien Art Foundation; Francis H. Williams and Keris Salmon; the Al Held Foundation; David Hall Gallery, LLC, Wellesley, MA; the Sam Francis Foundation; the Grey's Director's Circle, Inter/National Council, and Friends; and the Abby Weed Grey Trust. In-kind support is provided by ArtCare Conservation, Ryan Lee Gallery, and Les Films du Belier. Support for the publication has been provided by the Boris Lurie Art Foundation; the Henry Luce Foundation; and the Schaina & Josephina Lurje Memorial Foundation. Funding for travel and research was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art; Global Research Initiatives, Office of the Provost, New York University; and the Rhode Island School of Design Professional Development Fund. This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Shinkichi Tajiri, Lament for Lady (for Billie Holiday), 1953. Brass, bronze, and photograph, 24 × 33 × 13½ in. (61 × 83.8 × 34.5 cm) Collection of Giotta Tajiri and Ryu Tajiri, Baarlo, Netherlands © 2023 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / c/o Pictoright Amsterdam

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