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by Melissa Rachleff

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First edition

.no-subscribe { display: none} [contenteditable] { pointer-events: none; } Inventing Downtown: Artist-Run Galleries in New York City, 1952-1965 by Melissa Rachleff Published by Grey Art Gallery, New York University, and DelMonico Books, Prestel, New York, 2017. First Edition. Very good hardcover in a very good dust jacket. Tight binding, solid spine, clean unmarked text, archival tape repair to dj. Large 4to, profusely illustrated with color and black & white photographs, index 296 pages. Melissa Rachleff’s groundbreaking volume chronicles a transformative yet often overlooked period in American art history, when collectives like the Tanager, Hansa, and Brata galleries forged a new, defiantly independent creative ecosystem. This book vividly captures the spirit of post-war New York, as artists—reacting against the commercialism of 57th Street and the exclusivity of the Club—took curation and criticism into their own hands. These cooperative spaces became crucibles for Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Fluxus, nurturing icons like Willem de Kooning, Yayoi Kusama, and Claes Oldenburg long before institutional acclaim. Rachleff masterfully intertwines archival photographs, exhibition histories, and critical essays to argue that these artist-run initiatives were not mere satellites to the mainstream but the very engine of avant-garde innovation, redefining the cultural geography of the city itself. Published to accompany a landmark exhibition at NYU’s Grey Art Gallery, this es

• Publisher: Grey Art Gallery,
• Year: 2017
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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