Artist

Steven Parrino

American, 1958–2005

Steven Parrino was an American artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Steven Parrino was born in New York City.

Steven Parrino (1958–2005) was an American artist and noise musician associated with punk and post-punk nihilism. He is best known for creating big modernist monochrome paintings (his colors were limited to monochrome black (or black-and-white), orange, red, blue, and silver) that he violently slashed, torn or twisted off their stretchers. He died in a motorcycle traffic accident in Greenpoint, Brooklyn at the age of 46.

Works by Steven Parrino

Collections represented

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