# Giorgio Griffa/Kamrooz Aram: Paintings

Giorgio Griffa/Kamrooz Aram: Paintings at Alexander Gray Associates Gallery, Friday 30 October 2026, until 28 Nov.

- Venue: Alexander Gray Associates Gallery, West 26th Street 510, 10001 New York
- Go to page: https://www.alexandergray.com/news/3232-kamrooz-aram-giorgio-griffa-kamrooz-aram-paintings-at-the-american-academy/

![Giorgio Griffa/Kamrooz Aram: Paintings](https://noky.io/images/a047383c1cfd1ceafd08c07d45988a3f5127bf05637364a92b5978aac471f83c-1200.webp)

An exhibition presenting paintings by two artists, Giorgio Griffa and Kamrooz Aram, at the American Academy in Rome, curated by Ilaria Puri Purini. The show sets the two painters in dialogue, examining how abstract painting speaks across time, touching on ornament, presence and loss, and the relationship between modernism and its so-called non-Western response. Griffa, born 1936 in Turin, works with elementary gestures on unstretched, foldable canvases, while Aram, born 1978 in Shiraz, draws on motifs from Islamic artistic traditions such as the arabesque, beginning each composition with a grid he then wipes away. The two artists met in Turin in 2024, and the exhibition extends the conversation they began there.

## Dates

- Friday 23 October until 28 Nov — Alexander Gray Associates Gallery

Written by a model, sources: [alexandergray.com](https://www.alexandergray.com/news/3232-kamrooz-aram-giorgio-griffa-kamrooz-aram-paintings-at-the-american-academy/)

## More like this

- Friday 30 October, until 3 Jan Carrie Moyer — Alexander Gray Associates Gallery — Carrie Moyer's work appears in the group exhibition 'Gender, Genre, Generation: Women Painting Abstraction', on view from August 15, 2026 to January 3, 2027. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/carrie-moyer-66132/
- Friday 6 November, until 19 Dec Kikuo Saito: Alphabet Paintings — James Fuentes LLC — Kikuo Saito: Alphabet Paintings is an exhibition at James Fuentes Gallery presenting a major series of abstract paintings. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/kikuo-saito-alphabet-paintings-53285/
- Friday 30 October, until 21 Nov AURA — Gladstone Gallery — AURA is an exhibition bringing together works from a private collection, shown at Gladstone Gallery on West 21st Street in New York. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/aura-66556/
- Friday 30 October, until 11 Jan Clever, Quick, Magnetic: The Art of Witty Banter — Gladstone Gallery — Free — An art exhibition of paintings exploring how works can feel connected even when they appear visually distinct, and whether a painting can possess something … — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/clever-quick-magnetic-the-art-of-witty-banter-66535/
- Friday 30 October, until 19 Dec Jason Stopa | Open Window — Morgan Lehman Gallery — "Jason Stopa | Open Window" is an exhibition of ten new abstract oil paintings at Morgan Lehman Gallery, with an opening reception on the evening of the first … — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/jason-stopa-open-window-53968/
- Friday 30 October, until 31 Oct Hanna Hur: Annunciation — Greene Naftali Gallery — $5 — Hanna Hur's 'Annunciation' is a solo exhibition of paintings and a drawing at the Greene Naftali gallery in New York, presented on the 8th floor and running … — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/hanna-hur-annunciation-52946/
- Friday 30 October, until 14 Feb Beautiful & Strict: The Power of Ornament — Von — 'Beautiful & Strict: The Power of Ornament' is an exhibition on the function and significance of ornamentation in art, running from Henri Matisse to the … — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/beautiful-strict-the-power-of-ornament-66518/
- Friday 6 November, 18:00 An Economy of Means: Contemporary Artists on Minimalism — Print Center New York — A public conversation titled 'An Economy of Means: Contemporary Artists on Minimalism' at Print Center New York. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/an-economy-of-means-contemporary-artists-on-minimalism-55011/
- Friday 30 October, until 21 Nov AURA — Matthew Marks Gallery — AURA is an exhibition at Matthew Marks Gallery drawn entirely from the AMA Collection, bringing together works by artists including Ed Ruscha, Arthur Jafa, … — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/aura-66852/
- Friday 30 October, until 17 Jan Io sono un pittore — Gladstone Gallery — The exhibition "Jannis Kounellis: Io sono un pittore" is the first to examine the work of artist Jannis Kounellis (Piraeus, 1936 – Rome, 2017) taking painting … — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/io-sono-un-pittore-66528/
- Friday 30 October, until 31 Oct Frances Campani: Compositions — Kathryn Markel Fine Arts — Free — An exhibition of still life paintings titled 'Frances Campani: Compositions', with a reception for the artist on opening day. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/frances-campani-compositions-53361/
- Friday 30 October, until 30 Nov Harmony Hammond — Alexander Gray Associates Gallery — Shelter from the Storm: An Artist's Eye with Stan Allen and Polly Apfelbaum is a group exhibition at the National Academy of Design, including work by Harmony … — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/harmony-hammond-50908/
- Friday 30 October, until 20 Nov Robert Swain Recent 5x5 Color Grid Paintings from 2026 and Smaller Studies from 2015 to 2020 — David Richard Gallery — An exhibition of new 5x5 color grid paintings and smaller studies by Robert Swain at David Richard Gallery. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/robert-swain-recent-5x5-color-grid-paintings-from-2026-and-s-52269/
- Friday 30 October, until 1 Feb Regina Silveira — Alexander Gray Associates Gallery — Regina Silveira is included in the group exhibition "Making an Impression: Pioneering Latin American Printmakers" at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in … — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/regina-silveira-66131/
- Friday 30 October, until 7 Nov Asher Liftin: Recent Work — 125 Newbury — Free — "Asher Liftin: Recent Work" is an exhibition of new paintings and drawings by the Brooklyn-based artist, with an opening reception from 6 to 8 PM. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/asher-liftin-recent-work-76929/
- Friday 30 October, until 31 Oct Alessandro Pessoli: NY Window — Anton Kern Gallery — "Alessandro Pessoli: NY Window" is an exhibition of new drawings presented in a window space at 91 Walker Street. — https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/alessandro-pessoli-ny-window-51050/