Garth Greenan Gallery

About the Presentation
Garth Greenan Gallery will present paintings by Paul Feeley (1910-66) from the early 1960s, a time of intense formal and technical innovation in his work. Two canvases from 1960 showcase his technique of thinning oil-based enamel paint and mark the inception of the jack-like forms that would become his hallmark. Germanicus was recognized by the critic Clement Greenberg as the “masterpiece” of Feeley’s first solo exhibition at Betty Parsons Gallery. The curves of the jack shape gave lively rhythm to symmetrical patterns that crystallized Feeley’s ongoing interest in seriality and repetition, shared by many Minimal and Pop artists but comparatively few of his Color Field peers. A prolific painter, sculptor, and educator, Feeley founded Bennington College’s celebrated art department and organized the first retrospectives of Hans Hofmann and Jackson Pollock at the school in the early 1950s.

About the Gallery
Garth Greenan Gallery champions established artists whose work deserves greater recognition. By re-presenting and recontextualizing the work of these artists, the gallery questions the prevailing narratives of contemporary art history and encourages its revision. The gallery currently represents an intergenerational group of artists, many of whom emerged in the 1960s and 1970s, including Howardena Pindell, Rosalyn Drexler, Allan D'Arcangelo, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, and Al Loving, encompassing painting, sculpture, drawing, and printmaking. Each year, the gallery presents seven exhibitions, primarily solo shows, which are often accompanied by publications. In September 2016, Garth Greenan relocated to a new 5,000-square-foot ground floor space on West 20th Street in Chelsea, inaugurated with a site-specific installation by Roy McMakin, an expansion that has enabled the gallery to extend its programming into artist conversation, lectures, readings, and other events.