Richard Artschwager!
Oct 25, 2012–Feb 3, 2013
Richard Artschwager's first solo exhibition was in 1965 at the age of forty-two at Leo Castelli Gallery. Since then his work has been shown throughout the world, and his enigmatic and diverse oeuvre has been influential, yet not thoroughly understood. This exhibition is a comprehensive review of Artschwager's remarkable creative exploration of the mediums of sculpture, painting, and drawing and the first retrospective exhibition of Artschwager's work since one organized at the Whitney in 1988.
Richard Artschwager! is organized by Jennifer Gross, Seymour H. Knox, Jr., Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Yale University Art Gallery.
This exhibition is organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, in association with the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven.
Significant support for the Whitney's presentation is provided by the National Committee of the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Broad Art Foundation, The Andrew J. and Christine C. Hall Foundation, Allison and Warren Kanders, Norman and Melissa Selby, Alice and Tom Tisch, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Augur, Diane and Adam E. Max, Francis H. Williams, and Ruth and William S. Ehrlich.
Artworks

Richard Artschwager (b. 1923), Description of Table, 1964. Melamine laminate on plywood, 26 1/8 × 31 7/8 × 31 7/8 in. (66.4 × 81 × 81 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation, Inc. 66.48. © Richard Artschwager. Photograph by Steven Sloman; © 2000 Whitney Museum of American Art, New York


Richard Artschwager (b. 1923), Locations, 1969. Formica on wood, and five blps made of wood, glass, Plexiglas, mirror and rubberized horsehair with Formica box, dimensions variable. Edition no. 84/90, published by Brooke Alexander Editions and Castelli Graphics. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from the Dorothea L. Leonhardt Foundation, Inc. 94.52a-f. © Richard Artschwager. Image courtesy Brooke Alexander, Inc.; photograph by James Dee


Richard Artschwager (b. 1923), Journal II, 1991. Formica and acrylic on wood,
two panels: 56 × 172 in. (142.2 × 436.9 cm) left; 80 × 51 in. (203.2 × 129.5 cm) right. Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Elvehjem Museum of Art General, Juli Plant Grainger, Walter J. and Cecille Hunt, John S. Lord, Cyril W. Nave, F.J. Sensenbrenner, and Earl O. Vits Endowment Funds purchase. © Richard Artschwager

Events
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Sun,
Dec 2Morning Viewing Hours
9–11 am
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Nov 17Family Fun Art Workshop:
Off the Wall: Looking at Paintings and Sculptures1:30–3:30 pm
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Sat,
Nov 17Whitney Wees: Sculptures All Around
10:30–11:30 am
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Sat,
Nov 17Family Fun Art Workshop:
Off the Wall: Looking at Paintings and Sculptures10:30 am–12:30 pm
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Nov 16Richard Artschwager!
12 pm
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Thurs,
Nov 15Gallery Talk:
John Yau and Jennifer Gross7:30 pm
Installation Photography
In the News
"Saltz: How I Came to Embrace Richard Artschwager's Weirdness"
—New York Magazine
"An Enigma Wrapped in Formica"
—The New York Times
"The Sculptor's Apprentices"
—The Wall Street Journal
"Richard Artschwager Does More With Less"
—New York Magazine
"Pill-shaped public art is popping up all around the High Line."
—DNA Info
"The Story Behind Richard Artschwager's Whitney Survey and High Line blps"
—ArtInfo
"Furniture-like in form, Artschwager’s cheerfully-coloured yet eerily blank works became the artist’s way of exploring his interest in mixing two- and three-dimensional perceptual experiences, surprising the viewer, making them look again."
—Another Magazine