Sat October 28, 2023
Robert Arneson Astonishing Possibilities for Self-Expression: Self-Portraits, 1964-1992
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Robert Arneson Astonishing Possibilities for Self-Expression: Self-Portraits, 1964-1992 is the first survey of Arneson's self-portraits since SFMOMA's Self-Reflections in 1997. On view October 5-28, the exhibition brings together works in ceramic, bronze, and pastels on paper, with notable examples of Arneson's earliest and his last self-portraits. The exhibition looks at the evolution of Arneson's work in self-portraiture and offers a deeper understanding of his sculptural practice.
Robert Arneson (1930-1992) was born and raised in Benicia California where he lived and worked for most of his life. Along with Roy DeForest, Wayne Thiebaud, and William T. Wiley, Arneson taught for many years at UC Davis. Arneson exhibited widely throughout his career and is recognized as a key figure in the re-consideration of ceramics as a sculptural medium.
His work can be found in the collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Cleveland Museum of Art; Phoenix Art Museum; the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan; and the Australian National Gallery, Canberra. He has been the subject of several traveling retrospectives, in 1974, organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; in 1986-87, organized by the Des Moines Art Center, and posthumously in 1993, at the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. A major monograph by Jonathan Fineberg was published by UC California Press in 2013. The George Adams Gallery has exhibited Arneson's work regularly since 1975 and has represented his Estate since 1992.
Image Credit: Robert Arneson, Head Skinned & Bleached, 1986. Bronze, 21 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches. Edition of 3, 1 AP. © Estate of Robert Arneson, licensed by VAGA at ARS (Artists Rights Society), New York.
This exhibition takes place in Room 107, the downstairs gallery of Anglim/Trimble.
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Robert Arneson (1930-1992) was born and raised in Benicia California where he lived and worked for most of his life. Along with Roy DeForest, Wayne Thiebaud, and William T. Wiley, Arneson taught for many years at UC Davis. Arneson exhibited widely throughout his career and is recognized as a key figure in the re-consideration of ceramics as a sculptural medium.
His work can be found in the collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Cleveland Museum of Art; Phoenix Art Museum; the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan; and the Australian National Gallery, Canberra. He has been the subject of several traveling retrospectives, in 1974, organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; in 1986-87, organized by the Des Moines Art Center, and posthumously in 1993, at the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. A major monograph by Jonathan Fineberg was published by UC California Press in 2013. The George Adams Gallery has exhibited Arneson's work regularly since 1975 and has represented his Estate since 1992.
Image Credit: Robert Arneson, Head Skinned & Bleached, 1986. Bronze, 21 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches. Edition of 3, 1 AP. © Estate of Robert Arneson, licensed by VAGA at ARS (Artists Rights Society), New York.
This exhibition takes place in Room 107, the downstairs gallery of Anglim/Trimble.
Robert Arneson Astonishing Possibilities for Self-Expression: Self-Portraits, 1964-1992 is the first survey of Arneson's self-portraits since SFMOMA's Self-Reflections in 1997. On view October 5-28, the exhibition brings together works in ceramic, bronze, and pastels on paper, with notable examples of Arneson's earliest and his last self-portraits. The exhibition looks at the evolution of Arneson's work in self-portraiture and offers a deeper understanding of his sculptural practice.
Robert Arneson (1930-1992) was born and raised in Benicia California where he lived and worked for most of his life. Along with Roy DeForest, Wayne Thiebaud, and William T. Wiley, Arneson taught for many years at UC Davis. Arneson exhibited widely throughout his career and is recognized as a key figure in the re-consideration of ceramics as a sculptural medium.
His work can be found in the collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Cleveland Museum of Art; Phoenix Art Museum; the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan; and the Australian National Gallery, Canberra. He has been the subject of several traveling retrospectives, in 1974, organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; in 1986-87, organized by the Des Moines Art Center, and posthumously in 1993, at the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. A major monograph by Jonathan Fineberg was published by UC California Press in 2013. The George Adams Gallery has exhibited Arneson's work regularly since 1975 and has represented his Estate since 1992.
Image Credit: Robert Arneson, Head Skinned & Bleached, 1986. Bronze, 21 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches. Edition of 3, 1 AP. © Estate of Robert Arneson, licensed by VAGA at ARS (Artists Rights Society), New York.
This exhibition takes place in Room 107, the downstairs gallery of Anglim/Trimble.
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Robert Arneson (1930-1992) was born and raised in Benicia California where he lived and worked for most of his life. Along with Roy DeForest, Wayne Thiebaud, and William T. Wiley, Arneson taught for many years at UC Davis. Arneson exhibited widely throughout his career and is recognized as a key figure in the re-consideration of ceramics as a sculptural medium.
His work can be found in the collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Cleveland Museum of Art; Phoenix Art Museum; the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan; and the Australian National Gallery, Canberra. He has been the subject of several traveling retrospectives, in 1974, organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; in 1986-87, organized by the Des Moines Art Center, and posthumously in 1993, at the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. A major monograph by Jonathan Fineberg was published by UC California Press in 2013. The George Adams Gallery has exhibited Arneson's work regularly since 1975 and has represented his Estate since 1992.
Image Credit: Robert Arneson, Head Skinned & Bleached, 1986. Bronze, 21 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches. Edition of 3, 1 AP. © Estate of Robert Arneson, licensed by VAGA at ARS (Artists Rights Society), New York.
This exhibition takes place in Room 107, the downstairs gallery of Anglim/Trimble.
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