# Art is for the Spirit: Records of the Self

> Paula Cooper Gallery is pleased to present Art is for… Art is for the Spirit: Records of the Self at Paula Cooper Gallery in Uptown. On view through Dec 12.

- Venue: [Paula Cooper Gallery](https://bronder.nyc/gallery/galleries/paula_cooper_w21st_521.html.md)
- Address: 521 West 21st St, New York, NY 10011 ([Google Maps](https://goo.gl/maps/CrSsCQXZns8uppMR6))
- Neighborhood: Uptown
- Status: On view through Dec 12
- Section: [NYC Art Galleries](https://bronder.nyc/gallery/index.html.md)
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- Last updated: Nov 05, 2026 at 07:24 AM

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- Venue: Paula Cooper Gallery, 521 West 21st Street
- When: On view through Dec 12
- Run: Oct 29 – Dec 12, 2026
- Source: https://www.paulacoopergallery.com/exhibitions/art-is-for-the-spirit

Paula Cooper Gallery is pleased to present Art is for the Spirit: Records of the Self , a group exhibition organized by Ivy Shapiro with work by Jennifer Bartlett, Jonathan Borofsky, Robert Gober, David Hammons, Kazuko Miyamoto, Ree Morton, Elizabeth Murray, and Joel Shapiro. The exhibition gathers work that explores the home and autobiography as tools for grounding the self. Anchored in Shapiro’s memories of her childhood, the presentation also underlines the interrelated lives of Paula Cooper, her artists and their families within the close-knit New York art world of the 1970s and beyond.