120 East 65th St
New York, NY 10065
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212.980.0700
Also at:
55 Great Jones Street
New York, NY 10012
212.980.0700
Founded in 2012 by Adam Lindemann, Venus Over Manhattan is dedicated to curated exhibitions both historic and contemporary, which cast a unique and often iconoclastic view on the work of established artists or artists whose works have been somewhat overlooked. Noteworthy exhibitions and presentations have included those dedicated to Roger Brown, Bernard Buffet, Billy Al Bengston, William N. Copley, Walter Dahn, Roy De Forest, John Dogg, Jack Goldstein, Maryan, Peter Saul, and H.C. Westermann, Joseph Elmer Yoakum. The gallery also presents exhibitions by a roster of established artists including Katherine Bernhardt, Alexander Calder, Maurizio Cattelan, Mike Kelley, John McCracken, Cady Noland, Raymond Pettibon, Andy Warhol, and Franz West.
Artists Represented:Peter Saul
Roger Brown
Maryan
Roy De Forest
Joseph Elmer Yoakum
Andrew Lamar Hopkins
Works Available By:Alexander Calder
Billy Al Bengston
Judith Bernstein
John Dogg
Ed Paschke
H.C. Westermann
Jim Nutt
Courtesy Venus Over Manhattan.
Past Exhibitions
Ana Benaroya
Ana Benaroya: Swept Away
April 8, 2022 - May 21, 2022
(New York, NY) – Venus Over Manhattan is pleased to present Swept Away, an exhibition of new works by Ana Benaroya. The presentation will inaugurate the gallery’s new downtown space, located at 55 Great Jones Street. The exhibition comprises seven paintings and seven works on paper that depict women’s bodies—the artist’s central theme—considered through their relationship to water. Swept Away is Ana Benaroya’s first solo exhibition with the gallery and will be on view from April 8th through May 21st.
Image caption: Ana Benaroya, By the Ocean's Roar, 2022. Marker and India ink on archival Bristol board; 18 1/4 x 30 in (46.4 x 76.2 cm).
Rachel Simon Marino
Rachel Simon Marino: Foul Play
March 10, 2022 - April 15, 2022
Venus Over Manhattan is pleased to present Foul Play, an exhibition of new paintings and works on paper by San Francisco-based artist Rachel Simon Marino. Comprising eight large-scale paintings and a smaller group of works on paper, the presentation grants entry to a set of imagined spaces, whose patterned walls and surreal scenarios suggest the interiors of an amusement park funhouse. The exhibition marks the artist’s debut solo presentation in New York and will be on view from March 10th through April 2nd.
Image: Rachel Simon Marino, "A Hoax Unquestioned,"2021, Oil on canvas, 78 x 72 in, 198.1 x 182.9 cm.
Peter Saul
Peter Saul: New Paintings
May 6, 2021 - June 26, 2021
Venus Over Manhattan and Michael Werner Gallery are pleased to announce a joint exhibition of new paintings and works on paper made by acclaimed artist by Peter Saul over the course of 2020 and 2021.
Image: Peter Saul, "Bowl of Flowers with Insects," 2020