Paul Thek: Diver, A Retrospective

Exhibition works

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  Paul Thek, Untitled (Meat Piece with Flies), 1965, from the series Technological Reliquaries. Wood, melamine laminate, metal, wax, paint, hair, and Plexiglas, 19 × 12 × 8 1/2 in. (48.3 × 30.5 × 21.6 cm). Los Angeles County Museum of Art; The Judith Rothschild Foundation © The Estate of George Paul Thek; courtesy Alexander and Bonin, New York © 2009 Museum Associates/LACMA/Art Resource, NY

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  Paul Thek (1933–1988), Untitled (Buzzard), 1968. Wood, taxidermic buzzard, shoes, paint, metal, black-and-white photographs, string, Plexiglas, and wax, 51 3/16 × 42 1/8 × 19 11/16 in. (130 × 107 × 50 cm). Museum Moderner Kunst, Stiftung Ludwig, Vienna © The Estate of George Paul Thek; courtesy Alexander and Bonin, New York

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  Paul Thek (1933–1988), Untitled (Sedan Chair), 1968. Wood, wax, paint, metal, leather, glass, and plaster, 79 × 39 3/8 × 39 3/8 in. (200 × 100 × 100 cm). Museum Ludwig, Cologne; Ludwig Donation Image courtesy Rheinisches Bildarchiv Köln © The Estate of George Paul Thek; courtesy Alexander and Bonin, New York

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  Paul Thek (1933–1988), Untitled, 1966, from the series Technological Reliquaries. Wax, paint, polyester resin, nylon monofilament, wire, plaster, plywood, melamine laminate, rhodium plated bronze, and Plexiglas, 14 × 15 1/16 × 7 1/2 in. (35.6 × 38.3 × 19.1 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from the Painting and Sculpture Committee 93.14 © The Estate of George Paul Thek; courtesy of Alexander and Bonin, New York. Photograph by Geoffrey Clements

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  Paul Thek, Warrior’s Arm, 1967, from the series Technological Reliquaries. Wax, paint, leather, metal, wood, resin, and Plexiglas, 9 1/2 x 39 × 9 1/2 in. (24.1 × 99.1 × 24.1 cm). Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; The Henry L. Hillman Fund, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Rich Fund, Carnegie Mellon Art Gallery Fund, A.W. Mellon Acquisition Endowment Fund, and Tillie and Alexander C. Speyer Fund for Contemporary Art, 2010.3 © The Estate of George Paul Thek; courtesy of Alexander and Bonin, New York. Photograph by Jason Mandella

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  Paul Thek (1933–1988), Untitled (Four Tube Meat Piece), 1964, from the series Technological Reliquaries. Wax, metal, wood, paint, glass, plaster, rubber, resin, and glass, 16 1/8 × 16 ¼ x 5 3/8 in. (41 × 41.3 × 13.7 cm). Kolodny Family Collection © The Estate of George Paul Thek; courtesy of Alexander and Bonin, New York. Photograph by Orcutt & Van Der Putten

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  Paul Thek (1933–1988), Afflict the Comfortable, Comfort the Afflicted, c. 1985. Synthetic polymer on canvas board, 18 × 24 in. (45.7 × 61 cm). Collection of Gail and Tony Ganz © The Estate of George Paul Thek; courtesy of Alexander and Bonin, New York. Photograph by Douglas M. Parker Studio

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  Paul Thek (1933–1988), Untitled (Dinosaur), 1971. Tempera, oil, and graphite on newspaper, 22 ¾ x 33 3/16 in. (57.8 × 84.3 cm). Alexander and Bonin, New York, and Mai 36 Galerie, Zurich © The Estate of George Paul Thek; courtesy of Alexander and Bonin, New York.

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  Paul Thek, Our Mother, 1985. Synthetic polymer on board, 18 1/8 × 24 in. (46 × 61 cm). Watermill Center Collection © The Estate of George Paul Thek; courtesy of Alexander and Bonin, New York. Photograph by D. James Dee

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  Paul Thek, Jesus in the Arms of Krishna, 1979–80. Synthetic polymer on canvas with artist’s frame and picture light , 10 1/2 × 13 1/2 in. (26.7 × 34.3 cm). Watermill Center Collection; courtesy Alexander and Bonin, New York © The Estate of George Paul Thek; courtesy of Alexander and Bonin, New York. Photograph by Bill Orcutt