Paula Cooper Reflects on 50 Years of Gallery Leadership and Artistic Evolution
In 1968, Paula Cooper established her inaugural commercial gallery south of Houston Street in New York, becoming a trailblazer in SoHo. The gallery's opening featured a benefit exhibition for the Student Mobilization to End the War in Vietnam, showcasing artists such as Donald Judd and Sol LeWitt. From 1959 to 1961, Cooper gained experience at World House Gallery, where she installed exhibitions for notable figures like Giacometti and Bacon. She also worked at Park Place, where she met Robert Grosvenor and Mark di Suvero. Her gallery has supported Minimal and Conceptual artists and hosted events for groups like Mabou Mines. In 2012, she highlighted younger talents like Kelley Walker and discussed Christian Marclay's "The Clock," which was displayed at Lincoln Center and planned for SFMOMA in April 2013. The gallery marked its 50th anniversary in 2018.
Key facts
- Paula Cooper opened her first commercial gallery in 1968 south of Houston Street in New York.
- The gallery's inaugural exhibition was a benefit for the Student Mobilization to End the War in Vietnam.
- Cooper worked at World House Gallery from 1959-1961, installing shows for artists like Giacometti and Morandi.
- She later worked at Park Place gallery, meeting artists Robert Grosvenor and Mark di Suvero.
- The gallery represents artists such as Donald Judd, Sol LeWitt, Carl Andre, and Jennifer Bartlett.
- Cooper has added younger artists including Kelley Walker, Carey Young, and Tauba Auerbach.
- Christian Marclay's "The Clock" was shown at Paula Cooper Gallery in 2010 and gained widespread acclaim.
- The gallery celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018 with online archival photographs.
Entities
Artists
- Paula Cooper
- Constance Lewallen
- Donald Judd
- Sol LeWitt
- Carl Andre
- Jackie Winsor
- Jennifer Bartlett
- Robert Grosvenor
- Mark di Suvero
- Giacometti
- Ernst
- Dubuffet
- Bacon
- Morandi
- Jo Baer
- Dan Flavin
- Bob Huot
- Robert Ryman
- Kelley Walker
- Carey Young
- Walid Raad
- Justin Matherly
- Tauba Auerbach
- Lynda Benglis
- Bob Gober
- Philip Glass
- Robert Wilson
- Christopher Knowles
- Lucinda Childs
- Christian Marclay
- Paul Pfeiffer
- Kiki Smith
- Seton Smith
- Robert Irwin
- Helen Tworkov
- Richard Artschwager
- Michael Hurson
- Elizabeth Murray
- Alan Shields
- Kes Zapkus
- Jonathan Borofsky
- Peter Campus
- Yayoi Kusama
- Julian Lethbridge
- Sherrie Levine
- Adrian Piper
- Linnea Kniaz
- Bob Barry
- Bill Bollinger
- Will Insley
- David Lee
- Robert Mangold
- Robert Murray
- Doug Ohlson
- Red Grooms
- Mimi Gross
- Michael Ondaatje
- Alice Munroe
- John Ashbery
- Geof Dyer
- Martin Amis
- Frederick Kiesler
- Steve Pepper
- Yvon Lambert
- Riko Mizuno
Institutions
- Paula Cooper Gallery
- World House Gallery
- Park Place
- SFAQ
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
- UC Berkeley Art Museum
- Museum of Modern Art in New York
- Lincoln Center
- Basel Art Fair
- FIAC
- Chicago Art Fair
- Gagosian
- 192 Books
- Goucher College
- Institute
- Johns Hopkins
- Paula Johnson Gallery
- O.K. Harris
- Student Mobilization to End the War in Vietnam
- Veterans Against the War
- Mabou Mines
Locations
- New York
- United States
- SoHo
- Chelsea
- Houston Street
- West Broadway
- La Guardia Place
- Athens
- Greece
- Munich
- Germany
- Paris
- France
- San Francisco
- California
- Berkeley
- Switzerland
- Miami
- Florida
- Rio de Janeiro
- Brazil
- Dubai
- United Arab Emirates
- Hong Kong
- China
- Chicago
- Illinois
- rue du Tresor
- La Cienega
- Los Angeles
- Ohio
- Kansas
Sources
- SFAQ —