Amos Eno Gallery, a non-profit, artist-run space, is pleased to present More Cave Painting, a solo exhibition by Brooklyn-based artist Matt Greco. The exhibition brings together new and recent works that position myth not as ancient fantasy, but as a living, contemporary framework—one that continues to shape how we understand ourselves, each other, and the world we inhabit.

Greco’s thinking aligns with ideas articulated by Joseph Campbell, who argued that myth is not escapism but a lens through which people interpret lived experience. In More Cave Painting, Greco treats myth in this way—not as something distant or fixed, but as an active condition of daily life. “I’m never quite sure whether I discover myths or whether they discover me,” he notes, “but I’m drawn to the idea of living in the mythological—not the mythical, but the mythological.”

For Greco, myth is not about fantasy or nostalgia, but about shared human patterns—stories that persist across cultures, eras, and belief systems because they speak to fundamental aspects of lived experience. At a moment defined by division, acceleration, and the erosion of shared narratives, his work offers myth as a connective tissue rather than a relic. “This may seem counterintuitive in a world marked by such diversity and division,” he writes, “but it is precisely these myths—with their different places, characters, and creatures, yet shared lessons—that speak to our common condition.”

The exhibition’s title points directly to Greco’s method. “I’m marking some myths by making a few more cave paintings,” he explains, “recording moments large and small—living in the mythological by scratching a bit of pigment into the rock.” This impulse to inscribe—to leave evidence of presence—runs throughout the work, linking ancient modes of communication to present-day acts of remembrance and meaning-making.

Greco’s practice is rooted in close observation. “I’m a student of human behavior—I can’t stop watching people: what they do, how they act, what they wear, and how they hold themselves,” he says. These observations intersect with his fascination for systems, material processes, and invisible forces, resulting in works that balance curiosity with rigor, and intuition with structure.

Equally central is the act of making itself. “The preparation, the hard work, and the tactility of materials all speak to an amazement at how the world works,” Greco reflects. In an era increasingly mediated by screens and algorithms, his materially driven practice insists on slowness, labor, and physical presence. Through this synthesis of observation, making, and memory, Greco’s work suggests that the ways we collaborate, commemorate, and construct meaning reveal how deeply interconnected we remain. As he notes, “These reflections of ourselves—how we interact and collaborate—often show that we are more the same than we are different.”

About the Artist

Matt Greco is an artist and educator living and working in Brooklyn, NY. He is an Assistant Professor of Photography & Imaging at Queens College, CUNY; a co–principal investigator on MakeSTEAM Q, an NSF-HSI funded project; and Co-founder and Faculty Supervisor of the Klapper Digital Imaging Lab and Digital Fabrication Lab at Queens College.

Greco received his BFA from Armstrong Atlantic University and his MFA from Queens College, CUNY. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at Amos Eno Gallery (NY), The Museum of Arts and Design (NY), apexart (NY), The NY Studio Gallery (NY), The Telfair Museum of Art (GA), Gallery 126 (Ireland), The Beacon Gallery (CA), and The Baron Gallery (OH). He is also one half of the collaborative duo Damfino, which focuses on public art projects rooted in traditional construction methods and reclaimed building materials.

About Amos Eno Gallery

Amos Eno Gallery has been a fixture in the New York art scene since 1974 when it opened in Soho. The gallery is open Thursdays through Sundays from noon to 6 p.m. and is run by a small community of professional artists, both from New York City and across the country, and a part-time director. ​

Amos Eno Gallery's programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Amos Eno Gallery is also partially funded thanks to the generosity of the Joseph Roberts Foundation.