Julian Opie

New York couples 6

2019

Mr. Brainwash Einstein, 2023 is a vibrant and stimulating work featuring Albert Einstein, a pillar of history and modern physics, amid the color and cacophony of modern life. Einstei...

Larry Clark Untitled Larry Clark Kids Skateboard Skate deck, 2013 Screenprint on 7-ply Canadian maplewood skatedeck Signed on the deck 31 × 8 inches Long sold out 2013 skateboard dec...

Ricardo Villasana (Mexico, 1970) 'Al alcance de la mano', 2003 mixed media on paper Guarro Biblos 250g. 17 x 19.7 in. (43 x 50 cm.) Edition of 80 ID: VIL-10...

"Nelson Dominguez (Cuba, 1947) 'Madre (gris/victor guadalajara detras)', 2005 mixed media on paper Velin Arches 300 g. 19.7 x 19.7 in. (50 x 50 cm.) Prueba de Estado (P.E) ID: DOM-211"

Ai Weiwei Crabs, 2010-11 Limited Edition, hand numbered Silkscreen on 100% Canadian 2-Ply Maplewood Skateboard. Signed on the deck 31 × 1 × 3/10 inches Edition 126/150 Signed on the deck. Hand numbered from the edition of 150 Highly desirable and sought after limited edition; long sold out worldwide. The text reads: "THE WORLD IS NOT CHANGING IF YOU DON'T SHOULDER THE BURDEN OF RESPONSIBILITY." This skateboard was inspired by the artist’s installation ‘He Xie’, a group of 3,200 ceramic crabs installed at Washington D.C.’s Hirshhorn Museum in 2011. "Crabs" refers to a slang word used for internet censorship in China. It plays on the similar sounding between ‘river crab’ and ‘harmonious’. “I think there is a responsibility for any artist to protect freedom of expression.” – Ai Weiwei “Without freedom of speech there is no modern world, just a barbaric one."― Ai Weiwei This photo is part of ‘Study in Perspective’ where Ai Weiwei openly attacks the regime in place by de-sacralizing one of the country’s most iconic and controversial sites: Tiananmen square...

Ed Paschke BAD, 1991 Silkscreen and Lithograph on Rising Mirage Paper, accompanied by documentation Pencil signed, titled "BAD", and annotated "Trial Proof" on the front 22 × 20 inches Unframed This work is a unique Trial Proof on Rising Mirage Paper, pencil signed by the artist and annotated "Trial Proof" the very first impression, aside from the regular edition. It is accompanied by the tirage sheet, with the biography of the artist and a description of the work. (see photos). As such it is a rare impression. Published by Chicago Serigraphic Workshop and Artco, Incorporated Ed Paschke Biography: Ed Paschke was born in Chicago where he spent most of his life as an important painter. He was initially associated in the late 1960s with the second generation of Chicago Imagists who called themselves The Hairy Who. He received his B.F.A. from the School of The Art Institute of Chicago in 1961 and his M.F.A. in 1970. Between degrees he lived for a time in New York where he easily came under the influence of Pop art, in part, because of his interests as a child in animation and cartoons. His fascination with the print media of popular culture led to a portrait-based art of cultural icons. Paschke used the celebrity figure, real or imagined, as a vehicle for explorations of personal and public identity with social and political implications. Although his style is representational, with a loose affiliation to Photorealism, Paschke’s art plays...