Rare Original Robert Longo Vinyl Record Art (Men In The Cities)
View Similar Items
Robert LongoRare Original Robert Longo Vinyl Record Art (Men In The Cities)1981
1981
About the Item
- Creator:Robert Longo (1953, American)
- Creation Year:1981
- Dimensions:Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:Very good.
- Gallery Location:NEW YORK, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU35433525732
Robert Longo
The drawings by artist Robert Longo are a sensory experience: They are monumental, detailed and hard-hitting in their subject matter, which often includes critiques of power, social unrest and consumer capitalism.
Longo has spent his career exploring mediums as varied as the Photorealistic charcoal drawings for which he is best known and film direction. In all of his work, however, he draws inspiration from his deep background in sculpture. “I always think that drawing is a sculptural process. I always feel like I’m carving the image out rather than painting the image. I’m carving it out with erasers and tools like that,” he once said.
The Long Island, New York, native attended high school with a man who was shot at Kent State University while protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam War in 1970, and the famous image of this man lying dead on the ground influenced Longo so deeply that he began to consider all art political. Longo attended Buffalo State College, where he met and became friends with artist Cindy Sherman, and later the two moved to New York City together.
Longo’s revered work includes his charcoal and graphite “Men in the Cities” drawings. The Photorealist series, which debuted at Metro Pictures gallery in Manhattan in 1981, depicted people in formal business clothing. Posing in suspended animation in unusual contortions, the figures take on a choreographic quality and represent the career-minded “yuppies” of the era.
“Men in the Cities” was inspired by punk rock music and decades later has been cited as a visual reference for the opening sequence of the popular television drama Mad Men. The work was among the most recognizable and iconic of the Pictures Generation — the movement by artists who came of age in the 1970s and were disillusioned by the social and political conditions of the time. In 2014, Longo created 12 charcoal drawings for a series titled “Gang of Cosmos,” which were black-and-white depictions of famous Abstract Expressionist works by artists like Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Lee Krasner.
Through his provocative, detailed and highly precise prints, drawings, photography and sculpture, Longo continues to challenge traditional sources of power and authority.
Find original Robert Longo art on 1stDibs.
- Raymond Pettibon, Illustrated Punk FlyerBy Raymond PettibonLocated in NEW YORK, NYRaymond Pettibon Black Flag 1982: Flyer / handbill for gig by Black Flag, Circle One, Saint Vitus, the Nig-Heist featuring artwork by Raymond Pettibon at Dancing Waters...Category
1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
MaterialsOffset
- Keith Haring Area Nightclub invite New York, 1986By (after) Keith HaringLocated in NEW YORK, NYKeith Haring at Area Nightclub, New York, 1986: Rare vintage 1986 announcement for a Splash Magazine event at the historic 1980s New York Area nightclub...Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints
MaterialsOffset
- Vintage Robert Rauschenberg poster (Rauschenberg prints)By Robert RauschenbergLocated in NEW YORK, NYRobert Rauschenberg Leo Castelli Gallery 1986: Vintage Robert Rauschenberg exhibition poster published by Castelli Graphics in conjunction with the exhibition, Robert Rauschenberg: Tibetan Keys and Locks, May 21-June 18, 1986 at Leo Castelli New York. A unique vintage Rauschenberg collectible featuring the artist's signature collage style. Well-sized and suitable for framing. Off-set lithograph 1986. 20 x 29.75 inches. Double-quattro fold-lines as originally issued; minor edge wear to one fold-line; otherwise very good condition (no rips, tears, stains, etc.) Scarce form an edition of unknown; unsigned. First edition, 1st printing; postmarked 1986 on the verso. Artist biography Robert Rauschenberg’s enthusiasm for popular culture and, with his contemporary Jasper Johns, his rejection of the angst and seriousness of the Abstract Expressionists led him to search for a new way of painting. A prolific innovator of techniques and mediums, he used unconventional art materials ranging from dirt and house paint to umbrellas and car tires. In the early 1950s, Rauschenberg was already gaining a reputation as a true art world rebel rouser...Category
1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
MaterialsLithograph, Offset
$250 Sale Price50% Off - Vintage Robert Rauschenberg poster (Rauschenberg prints)By Robert RauschenbergLocated in NEW YORK, NYRobert Rauschenberg at Leo Castelli Gallery 1986: Vintage original Robert Rauschenberg exhibition poster published by Castelli Graphics in conjunction with the exhibition, Robert Rauschenberg: Tibetan Keys and Locks, May 21-June 18, 1986 at Leo Castelli New York. A unique vintage Rauschenberg collectible featuring the artist's signature collage style. Well-sized and suitable for framing. Off-set lithograph 1986. 20 x 29.75 inches. Double-quattro fold-lines as originally issued; minor edge wear to one fold-line; otherwise very good condition (no rips, tears, stains, etc.) Scarce form an edition of unknown; unsigned. First edition, 1st printing; postmarked 1986 on the verso. Artist biography: Robert Rauschenberg’s enthusiasm for popular culture and, with his contemporary Jasper Johns, his rejection of the angst and seriousness of the Abstract Expressionists led him to search for a new way of painting. A prolific innovator of techniques and mediums, he used unconventional art materials ranging from dirt and house paint to umbrellas and car tires. In the early 1950s, Rauschenberg was already gaining a reputation as a true art world rebel rouser...Category
1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
MaterialsOffset, Lithograph
$225 Sale Price50% Off - Milton Glaser Monet poster 1982 (Milton Glaser posters)By Milton GlaserLocated in NEW YORK, NYMilton Glaser Monet poster 1982: Vintage original 1982 Milton Glaser poster designed by Glaser on the occasion of a Monet exhibition at Foundation Monet i...Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints
MaterialsLithograph, Offset
- Kenny Scharf illustrated announcements 1995By Kenny ScharfLocated in NEW YORK, NYKenny Scharf Cosmic Tavern: A set of 2 rare 1990s announcement cards designed by Scharf on the occasion(s) of the grand-opening of the Kenny Scharf Cosmic Tavern - a VIP room designe...Category
1990s Pop Art Animal Prints
MaterialsOffset
$540 Sale Price20% Off
- Tracey Emin: I Lay Here For You (Hand signed and dated fine art monograph)By Tracey EminLocated in New York, NYTracey Emin: I Lay Here For You (Hand signed and dated book), 2022 Hardback monograph (hand signed and dated by Tracey Emin) on Munken Lynx Smooth Natural White 170 gsm with endpapers of Colorplan Candy Pink 135 gsm; matt laminate printed cover with black head and tail bands Hand signed and dated by Tracey Emin on the title page. 9 × 6 3/4 × 2/5 inches Unframed Hardback monograph with illustrated boards and no dust jacket as issued, hand signed by Tracey Emin. A beautifully designed publication I Lay Here For You, sumptuously illustrated and with a fascinating essay by Katy Hessell, author of The History of Art without Men. About the project: Tracey Emin’s first Scottish show since 2008, I Lay Here For You (28 May – 2 October) will offer an intimate encounter with love and hope set against the domestic architecture and informal woodland of Jupiter Artland. Imbued with connotations of both warmth and vulnerability, resonating with Tracey Emin’s belief of the ‘personal as political’ the exhibition will feature brand new work by the artist reflecting on the possibility of love after hardship. Tracey Emin’s participation in Jupiter Artland’s 2022 season begins with the unveiling I Lay Here For You, a six metre bronze sited personally by the artist in an old-growth beech grove. Larger than life, powerful and at ease, the sculpture presents a radically different view of woman’s place...Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints
MaterialsInk, Mixed Media, Offset
- Monograph: Alex Katz Black and White (Hand signed by Alex Katz)By Alex KatzLocated in New York, NYAlex Katz Alex Katz Black and White (Hand signed by Alex Katz), 2017 Hardback monograph with no dust jacket as issued (Hand signed by Alex Katz) Hand signed by Alex Katz on the first...Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints
MaterialsPaper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
- Kerouac's On the Road (10 sandwiches with bread and salami), SIGNED by Ed RuschaBy Ed RuschaLocated in New York, NYEd Ruscha On the Road (10 sandwiches with bread and salami) (Hand signed and dated by Ed Ruscha), 2010 Letterpress on paper with tipped-in die-cut photograph Hand signed and dated 20...Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints
MaterialsEtching, Mixed Media, Pencil, Lithograph, Offset
$4,400 Sale Price20% Off - Photos In+Out City Limits: Boston (hand signed by Robert Rauschenberg) Boxed SetBy Robert RauschenbergLocated in New York, NYRobert Rauschenberg Photos In+Out City Limits: Boston (hand signed by Robert Rauschenberg), 1981 Monograph held in slipcase (Hand signed in graphite pencil) Hand signed by Robert Rau...Category
1980s Pop Art More Art
MaterialsPaper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset, Board
- Carnets D'Egypte (hand signed and dated by William Kentridge)By William KentridgeLocated in New York, NYWilliam Kentridge Carnets D'Egypte (hand signed and dated by William Kentridge), 2011 Hardback monograph with no dust jacket as issued (hand signed by William Kentridge) Boldly signe...Category
2010s Pop Art More Art
MaterialsPaper, Ink, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
- Give Me Tomorrow (Limited Edition, collection of Christo and Jeanne-Claude)By Alex KatzLocated in New York, NYAlex Katz Give Me Tomorrow (from the private collection of Christo and Jeanne-Claude), 2005 Offset Lithograph 16 × 22 inches Edition 216/1000 Numbered 216 out of 1000 Unframed from the United Technologies 25 years Art sponsorship Anniversary, and acquired from the private collection of Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The image depicts a large billboard in SOHO, NYC of an Alex Katz work of art Alex Katz Biography: lex Katz was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1927. In 1928, at the outset of the Depression, his family moved to St. Albans, a diverse suburb of Queens that had sprung up between the two world wars. Katz was raised by his Russian émigré parents, both of whom were interested in poetry and the arts, his mother having been an actress in Yiddish Theater...Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints
MaterialsOffset, Lithograph