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Opened in Soho in 1968. Chelsea since 1996. Focus on conceptual and minimal art. In 1999, Paula Cooper opened a second exhibition space, also on 21st Street.

The Paula Cooper Gallery opened in 1968, the first art gallery to open in New York’s SoHo district, with an exhibition to benefit the Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam. The show included works by Carl Andre, Dan Flavin, Donald Judd, Robert Mangold and Robert Ryman, among others, as well as Sol LeWitt’s first wall drawing. For over forty years, the gallery’s artistic agenda h

as remained focused on, though not limited to, conceptual and minimal art. In 1996, the gallery moved to Chelsea to occupy an award-winning 19th century building redesigned by Richard Gluckman, of Gluckman Mayner Architects. Beyond its immediate artistic program, the gallery has regularly hosted concerts, music symposia, dance performances, book receptions, poetry readings, as well as art exhibitions and special events to benefit various national and community organizations. For 25 years until 2000, the gallery presented a much celebrated series of New Year’s Eve readings of Gertrude Stein’s “The Making of Americans” and James Joyce’s “Finnegans Wake.”

02/22/2025

NOW ON VIEW—Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen at Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland.

Oldenburg & van Bruggen’s “Extinguished Match” (1987) is featured in the Kiasma’s new exhibition “Rock, Paper, Scissors,” which explores the diverse meanings and techniques of contemporary-art materials from the 1970s to the present from the museum’s permanent collection.
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Installation view of ‘Extinguished Match’ (1987) in ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland, February 14, 2025 - January 18, 2026. © Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Petri Virtanen.

08/05/2022

“Tauba Auerbach and Yuji Agematsu: Meander” is now on view at the Clark Art Institute through October 16. The exhibition features new works from both artists, showcasing their distinct yet complementary practices that fall under the theme of the "meander."

07/29/2022

We're delighted to be supporting the by participating in with a work by Veronica Ryan and an experience with Cecily Brown. Bidding for the online auction is now open at sothebys.com/artcrush2022. All works will be on view at the Aspen Art Museum from July 30 to August 5 in a display designed by @2050.plus.

The ArtCrush 2022 auction includes a curated selection of exceptional works by some of the most exciting artists working today. Lots range from under $5,000 to over $200,000 and include painting, sculpture, ceramics, fabric work, work on paper, and design art. This year's ArtCrush gala is co-chaired by Chandra Johnson, Jamie Tisch, and Sara Zilkha and will honor artist Gary Simmons with the Aspen Award for Art.

07/18/2022

"The loss of Claes Oldenburg, a great artist and good friend, is deeply saddening. Though I had been introduced to his work by Henry Geldzahler in 1960, I did not meet Claes until the mid-60s, when I was working at Park Place. By that time, he was already a noticeably strong force among his peers. The strikingly original early work was hugely influential on many artists, who were informed by his freedom of thought and radical mode of expression. When he began his collaboration with Coosje van Bruggen, with whom I had a close friendship, the work became grander and bolder. It was thrilling to work with Claes, whose odd take on things was delightful, and could completely turn one’s mood around.” – Paula Cooper

Visit the link in our bio to read a statement from Paula Cooper Gallery on Oldenburg’s passing.

Oldenburg with “Giant Three-Way Plug” (1970), at Oberlin College during installation. Courtesy of Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College.

07/13/2022

We’re returning to 21st Street!

It’s moving week at PCG as we prepare for our homecoming to 534 W 21st.

We look forward to welcoming you in September when we reopen.

06/17/2022

In observance of Juneteenth, the gallery will be closed this weekend and reopen Tuesday, June 21st.

And while we’re no longer on Wooster Street, Summer Hours lives on!

Starting next week our New York locations will be open Monday - Friday, 10am - 5pm, and our location in Palm Beach will be open from 11am -6pm.

05/19/2022

Veronica Ryan profiled by Siddartha Mitter in today’s New York Times! For the full article click the link in bio.

To see Veronica’s work come visit ‘Along a Spectrum’, on view at 521 W 21st St through June 4th, as well as her installation at the Whitney Biennial.

04/16/2022

Now open in Palm Beach:

BEATRICE CARACCIOLO & MARK DI SUVERO

Caracciolo, known primarily for for large-scale drawings, and do Suvero, known for monumental sculpture, are shown here together to demonstrate their shared propensity for forceful and expressive lines, uninhibited improvisation, and a breadth of techniques and materials.

Open through May 15 at 243A Worth Ave, Palm Beach.

04/14/2022

Just in time for Passover, Sol LeWitt yarmulkes are now available in the Paula Cooper Gallery online shop.

Link in bio.

This design was made by LeWitt for his temple, Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek, in Chester, Connecticut.

03/29/2022

Happy birthday to the exceptional Sarah Charlesworth, who would have been 75 today.

Image 1: Sarah Charlesworth, New York, 1990, photo by Anthony Barboza.
Images 2-4: Installation view, "Sarah Charlesworth & Jorge Pardo," Paula Cooper Gallery, Palm Beach, FL, 2022.

03/27/2022

Carey Young's "The Vision Machine" will be screened today as part of "Fata Morgana," a contemporary arts festival at Jeu de Paume, Paris.

Image: Carey Young, "The Vision Machine," 2020, still.

03/25/2022

Presented by in conjunction with Paula Cooper Gallery, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen's "Plantoir, Blue" is now on view at the Fifth Avenue entrance to the Channel Gardens through May 6.

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524 W 26th Street
New York, NY
10001

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 6pm
Wednesday	10am - 6pm
Thursday	10am - 6pm
Friday	10am - 6pm
Saturday	10am - 6pm

Website

http://www.paulacoopergallery.com/

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