WORD PLAY
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T A B L E 1. Jean-Michel Basquiat
Boxer Rebellion, 1982-83/2018 Screenprint on Rives BFK Paper 29h x 39w in 73.66h x 99.06w cm Edition of 60
2. Jean-Michel Basquiat
50 Cent Piece, 1982-83/2019 Screenprint on BFK Rives Paper 29h x 39 1/2w in 73.66h x 100.33w cm
O F
C O N T E N T S
15h x 15 1/2w in
Kvetch, 2020
38.10h x 39.37w cm
Monoprint in oil with collage, engraving
5.
and embossment on handmade paper
Mel Bochner
Blah Blah Blah, 2012
20h x 30w in 50.80h x 76.20w cm
Monoprint with collage, engraving,
9.
embossing and oil paint in colors, on
Mel Bochner
handmade and hand-dyed Twinrocker
Thank You!, 2019
paper
Monoprint with engraving and
12h x 9w in
embossment on Twinrocker handmade
30.48h x 22.86w cm
paper
6.
14h x 12 3/4w in
Mel Bochner
35.56h x 32.38w cm
Edition of 60
Blah, Blah, Blah, 2018
3.
10.
Monoprint with engraving and
Mel Bochner
embossment on Twinrocker handmade
Thank You, 2020
paper
Monoprint in oil with collage, engraving
15h x 15 1/2w in
and embossment on handmade paper
7.
12 5/8h x 14w in
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Phooey, 1982-2021 Screenprint in colors 43 1/4h x 84 5/8w in 109.86h x 214.95w cm
Mel Bochner
32.07h x 35.56w cm
Edition of 60
Head Honcho, 2012
4.
11.
Monoprint with collage, engraving and
Robert Indiana
embossment on hand-dyed Twinrocker 12h x 8 1/8w in
Book of Love: The complete portfolio, 1996
30.48h x 20.64w cm
The complete portfolio, comprising 12
8.
screenprints in colors and 12 poems
Mel Bochner
Blah, Blah, Blah, 2018 Monoprint with engraving and embossment on Twinrocker handmade paper
Mel Bochner
Image: 18 1/8 by 18 in. Sheet: 24 by 20 in.
Edition of 200
12. Robert Indiana
Four Seasons of HOPE, Gold Portfolio, 2012 Complete suite of 4 Screenprints on Coventry Rag Paper
Ed Ruscha
Air, 1969 Lithograph in green and gray, on
20.
Copperplate Delux paper
Ed Ruscha
17h x 24w in
Sponge Puddle, 2015
43.18h x 60.96w cm
Lithograph in colors on wove paper
Trial Proof
29h x 28w in
35h x 29w in
17.
88.90h x 73.66w cm
Ed Ruscha
Edition of 82
Drib, 2015
13.
Dry pigment and acrylic on paper
Robert Indiana
Four Seasons of HOPE, Silver Portfolio, 2012
73.66h x 71.12w cm Edition of 60
21. Ed Ruscha
11 1/4h x 15w in
Yes, 1984
28.57h x 38.10w cm
Lithograph in colors on Rives BFK paper
18.
Complete suite of 4 Screenprints on
Ed Ruscha
Coventry Rag Paper
Mocha Standard, 1969
35h x 29w in
Screenprint
88.90h x 73.66w cm
24 7/8h x 40w in
Edition of 125
63.18h x 101.60w cm
14. 15.
Edition of 100
Robert Indiana
Ed Ruscha
HOPE (Red/Blue), 2009
Trial Proof
19.
Painted aluminum
Safe and Effective Medication, 2001
36h x 36w x 18d in
Lithograph in colors on Somerset Satin
91.44h x 91.44w x 45.72d cm
paper
16.
35 1/2h x 35w in 90.17h x 88.90w cm
22 1/2h x 30w in 57.15h x 76.20w cm Edition of 25
David Benrimon Fine Art is pleased to present “WORD PLAY,” an exhibition of text-based works explore the relationship between language and art, from Mel Bochner’s ‘Blah Blah’ monoprints to Jean-Michel Basquiat’s graffitiinspired works. The show brings together artists from the last century who incorporate the written word, letters and phrases as a central part of their visual language. Words and their connotations are investigated; Ed Ruscha, Mel Bochner and Robert Indiana drew inspiration from the American vernacular and advertising signage from our everyday environment, while Basquiat combines and layers text and image as a social commentary on identity, culture, and history. Contemporary artists merge text and image to create poignant and humorous narratives. British artist David Shrigley creates satirical combinations of text and image in a sketchbook style, and Joel Mesler experiments with melding elaborate typography into patterned backgrounds of nature scenes in a surrealist fashion.
1. Jean-Michel Basquiat
Boxer Rebellion, 1982-83/2018 Screenprint on Rives BFK Paper 29h x 39w in 73.66h x 99.06w cm Edition of 60
2. Jean-Michel Basquiat
50 Cent Piece, 1982-83/2019 Screenprint on BFK Rives Paper 29h x 39 1/2w in 73.66h x 100.33w cm Edition of 60
3. Jean-Michel Basquiat
Phooey, 1982-2021 Screenprint in colors 43 1/4h x 84 5/8w in 109.86h x 214.95w cm Edition of 60
4. Mel Bochner
Blah, Blah, Blah, 2018 Monoprint with engraving and embossment on Twinrocker handmade paper 15h x 15 1/2w in 38.10h x 39.37w cm
5. Mel Bochner
Blah Blah Blah, 2012 Monoprint with collage, engraving, embossing and oil paint in colors, on handmade and hand-dyed Twinrocker paper 12h x 9w in 30.48h x 22.86w cm
6. Mel Bochner
Blah, Blah, Blah, 2018 Monoprint with engraving and embossment on Twinrocker handmade paper 15h x 15 1/2w in
7. Mel Bochner
Head Honcho, 2012 Monoprint with collage, engraving and embossment on hand-dyed Twinrocker 12h x 8 1/8w in 30.48h x 20.64w cm
8. Mel Bochner
Kvetch, 2020 Monoprint in oil with collage, engraving and embossment on handmade paper 20h x 30w in 50.80h x 76.20w cm
9. Mel Bochner
Thank You!, 2019 Monoprint with engraving and embossment on Twinrocker handmade paper 14h x 12 3/4w in 35.56h x 32.38w cm
10. Mel Bochner
Thank You, 2020 Monoprint in oil with collage, engraving and embossment on handmade paper 12 5/8h x 14w in 32.07h x 35.56w cm
11. Robert Indiana
Book of Love: The complete portfolio, 1996 The complete portfolio, comprising 12 screenprints in colors and 12 poems Image: 18 1/8 by 18 in. Sheet: 24 by 20 in. Edition of 200
12. Robert Indiana
Four Seasons of HOPE, Gold Portfolio, 2012 Complete suite of 4 Screenprints on Coventry Rag Paper 35h x 29w in 88.90h x 73.66w cm Edition of 82
13. Robert Indiana
Four Seasons of HOPE, Silver Portfolio, 2012 Complete suite of 4 Screenprints on Coventry Rag Paper 35h x 29w in 88.90h x 73.66w cm Edition of 125
14.
15. Robert Indiana
HOPE (Red/Blue), 2009 Painted aluminum 36h x 36w x 18d in 91.44h x 91.44w x 45.72d cm
16. Ed Ruscha
Air, 1969
Lithograph in green and gray, on Copperplate Delux paper 17h x 24w in 43.18h x 60.96w cm Trial Proof
17. Ed Ruscha
Drib, 2015 Dry pigment and acrylic on paper 11 1/4h x 15w in 28.57h x 38.10w cm
18. Ed Ruscha
Mocha Standard, 1969 Screenprint 24 7/8h x 40w in 63.18h x 101.60w cm Edition of 100
19. Ed Ruscha
Safe and Effective Medication, 2001 Lithograph in colors on Somerset Satin paper 35 1/2h x 35w in 90.17h x 88.90w cm Trial Proof
20. Ed Ruscha
Sponge Puddle, 2015 Lithograph in colors on wove paper 29h x 28w in 73.66h x 71.12w cm Edition of 60
21. Ed Ruscha
Yes, 1984
Lithograph in colors on Rives BFK paper 22 1/2h x 30w in 57.15h x 76.20w cm Edition of 25
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