Jeffrey Lew
American visual artist (born 1946)
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Jeffrey Lew (born 1946[1]) is an American visual artist and one of the co-founders of White Columns and Greene St. Recording at 112 Greene Street. As a visual artist he is known for having been a minimalist sculptor as well as an Installation artist.[2][3]
In 1968 Lew purchased the building at 112 Greene Street which is where the art gallery White Columns opened as an alternative exhibition venue and performance space.[4] Lew co-founded the gallery with fellow artists Gordon Matta-Clark and Alan Saret. White Columns survives today as New York City's oldest alternative non-profit art space in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan.[5][6]
Lew's work was included in the 1976 exhibition "Rooms" at MoMA[7] and their 1971 "Brooklyn Bridge Event".[8] His work is included in the institution's permanent collection.[9]