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]
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.
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]
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]
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]
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.
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]
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]