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Raymond Pettibon
Raymond Pettibon illustrated punk flyer 1981 (Raymond Pettibon black flag)

1981

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Raymond Pettibon Black Flag 1981: A rare early Pettibon illustrated punk flyer published on the occasion of: Black Flag at the Mabuhay: Feb 27- Feb 28, 1981. A gig by Black Flag, Eddie and the Subtitles, Stains, TSOL, Adolescents, Minutemen, China White featuring artwork by Raymond Pettibon. Offset printed punk flyer. 1981. 8.5 x 11 inches. Good to very good overall vintage condition. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Rare. Flea, the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist once said of Pettibon's Black Flag illustrations and iconic logo: "Before I knew what Black Flag was I remember walking around Hollywood and seeing Raymond's flyers and being like, 'What the fuck is that?'… Those flyers made me feel like something is going on and it's romantic and it's mysterious and it's heavy and I don't know what it is but I wanna know." About Raymond Pettibon (American b.1957): Having emerged from the Southern California DIY culture and its punk-rock sensibility, Raymond Pettibon fuses together youthful edginess and political engagement. Drawing from disparate cultural sources—from Marcel Proust to the Bible—the artist’s cartoon-inspired ink drawings on unframed paper recall the look of fanzines and concert flyers, however with an often cryptic semblance of narrative. More recently, Pettibon’s works have been a sustained critique of the Iraq War and American foreign policy, such as No Title ("Why press him?") (2007), which depicts George W. Bush with bloodied hands and surrounded by pointed, ironic commentary. Pettibon was a recipient of the Whitney's Bucksbaum award in 2004. In November of 2017, the Museum der Moderne Salzburg hosted Homo Americanus, a major survey of Pettibon’s work, encompassing over six hundred works from every part of the artist’s career, a majority of which have never been shown before. This major exhibition was also accompanied by a publication of the same name, documenting these same early works. In February 2017, the New Museum presented 'A Pen of All Work,' a major solo exhibition of Pettibon’s work featuring 700 plus drawings from the 1960s to the present - the artist’s first museum survey in New York and most comprehensive presentation of his work to date. Literature/References: Homo Americanus, pub. David Zwirner Books, 2016 Moca: Raymond Pettibon. Collections: MoMa: Raymond Pettibon Archive. Exhibits featuring these works: Raymond Pettibon: A Pen Of All Work; The New Museum, NY, 2016. Raymond Pettibon: The Punk Years, 1978-86; MOCA, Tuscon, Arizona, 2012. Permanent Collections featuring these works: The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles: MoMa, New York. Related Categories: Mike Kelley. Shepard Fairey. Punk art. Southern California. Raymond Pettibon Black Flag. Raymond Pettibon punk flyer.
  • Creator:
    Raymond Pettibon (1957, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1981
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    NEW YORK, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU354314212482
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