Leslie Laskey: Duets

LESLIE LA SK E Y DUETS DROP - OUTS

bruno david gallery

LESLIE LASKEY

LESLIE LASKEY

January 12 - February 18, 2017

September 2016 - June 2017

DUETS

DROP-OUTS

Bruno David Gallery 7513 Forsyth Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63105 USA info@brunodavidgallery.com www.brunodavidgallery.com Director: Bruno L. David

This catalogue was published in conjunction with the exhibitions “Leslie Laskey: Duets” at Bruno David Gallery and “Leslie Laskey: Drop-Outs” at Columbia Foundation Gallery (Columbia Foundation for the Arts) Editor: Bruno L. David Catalog Designer: Ashley SeoHyung Lee and Thomas J. Fruhauf Design Assistant: Claudia R. David Printed in USA All works courtesy of Leslie Laskey and Bruno David Gallery Photographs by Bruno David Gallery Cover image: DUETS (Installation view - detail) Copyright © 2017 Bruno David Gallery, Bruno David Projects, and Columbia Foundation for the Arts All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the written permission of Bruno David Gallery and Bruno David Projects

CONTENTS

AFTERWORD

by Bruno L. David CHECKLIST AND IMAGES OF THE EXHIBITIONS BIOGRAPHY

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Gallery Talk at Bruno David Gallery February 11, 2017

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AFTERWORD

by Bruno L. David 4

I am pleased to present two new exhibitions by Leslie Laskey. The exhibition “DUETS” is featuring paintings and sculptures at the Bruno David Gallery and the exhibition “Drop-Outs” is showing a series of recent collages at the Columbia Foundation Gallery (Columbia Foundation for the Arts). This is Leslie Laskey tenth solo exhibition with the Bruno David Gallery.

Leslie Laskey’s media of choice is ever changing, and characteristic of his work. In this new oeuvre, he incorporates collage, oil paint, acrylic, and crayon. It is this variety of media and style, which adds to the engaging quality of his work and its subsequent effect on viewers. Leslie Laskey, one of the most successful and experienced working artists in the St. Louis area, is an innovative thinker whose work never fails to make an impact on viewer perceptions. This new body of work was created in the last two years in St. Louis, Key West and Michigan.

Born in Michigan in 1921, Laskey served in a combat unit in Europe and was among the troops that landed on Omaha Beach early on 1944 D-Day. He studied at Indiana University and at the Institute of Design in Chicago (now the Illinois Institute of Technology) with founder and American Bauhaus pioneer Lászlò Moholy-Nagy. Currently, he divides his time between St. Louis, Key West, Florida and Manistee, Michigan and is a Professor Emeritus of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis.

Support for the creation of significant new works of art has been the core to the mission and program of the Bruno David Gallery since its founding in 2005. I am deeply grateful to Ashley SeoHyung Lee and Thomas J. Fruhauf, who gave much time, talent, and expertise to the production of this catalogue. Invaluable gallery staff support for the exhibition was provided by Cleo Azariadis, Ashley Lee, Xizi Liu, Marisa Drewes, Charis Schneider, and Paula Stevenson.

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CHECKLIST & IMAGES OF THE EXHIBITION DUETS

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DUET, 2016 Oil on paper 18 1/4 x 23 1/2 inches (46.35 x 59.69 cm) Framed

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DUO, 2016 Oil on paper 18 1/4 x 23 1/2 inches (46.35 x 59.69 cm) Framed 9

DUET III, 2016 Collage on paper 11 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches (28.57 x 38.73 cm) Framed

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DUET, 2016 Oil on paper 7 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches (18.41 x 38.57 cm) Framed

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DUETS 24, 2016 Oil on paper on collage 13 x 15 3/4 inches (33.02 x 40.00 cm) Framed

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DUET, 2016 Collage on paper 11 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches (29.21 x 24.76 cm) Framed 13

Duo l, 2016 Oil on paper 29 1/4 x 22 in (74.29 x 55.88 cm) Framed

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Duo ll, 2016 Oil on paper 29 1/4 x 22 in ( 74.29 x 55.88 cm) Framed

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DUETA, 2016 Oil on paper 18 1/2 x 21 1/4 inches (46.00 x 53.97 cm) Framed

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DUET, 2016 Oil on paper 10 x 12 1/2 inches (25.40 x 31.75 cm) Framed 17

DUETS- DUO 24, 2016 Lacquer collage 19 x 19 inches (48.26 x 48.26 cm) Framed 18

DUET II, 2016 Oil on paper 20 x 25 1/2 inches (50.80 x 64.77 cm) Framed

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DUET I, 2016 Oil on paper 25 1/2 x 20 inches (64.77 x 50.8 cm) Framed 20

DUET V, 2016 Oil on paper 25 1/2 x 20 inches (64.77 x 50.8 cm) Framed 21

DUET, 2016 Collage on paper 14 1/4 x 19 1/2 inches (36.19 x 49.53 cm) Framed 22

DUETTA, 2016 Collage on paper 13 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches (33.65 x 33.65 cm) Framed 23

DUET, 2016 Oil on paper 11 x 16 inches (27.94 x 40.64 cm) Framed

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BILLET- DOUX, 2016 Oil on board 23 1/4 x 29 1/4 inches (59.69 x 74.29 cm) Framed

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DUET 12, 2016 Oil on paper 28 3/4 x 22 3/4 inches (71.75 x 57.78 cm) Framed 26

MINIDUET, 2016 Stainless steel Edition of 10 9 5/8 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/8 inches (24.45 x 11.43 x 7.93 cm)

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Billet- doux, 2016 Steel, Lacquer paint 78 3/4 x 32 1/2 x 21 inches (200.02 x 82.55 x 53.34 cm)

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2 Doors, 2016 Steel, lacquer and enamel paint 90 x 27 x 34 1/2 inches (228.6 x 68.58 x 87.63 cm) 31

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DUET, 2016 Stainless steel and enamel paint 96 x 43 x 30 inches (243.84 x 109.22 x 76.2 cm)

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Leslie Laskey: Duets (January 12 - Febuary 18, 2017), Instalation View

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Leslie Laskey: Duets (January 12 - Febuary 18, 2017), Instalation View

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CHECKLIST & IMAGES OF THE EXHIBITION DROP-OUTS

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Drop - Outs I, 2016 Collages on Paper 13 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches (33.65 x 33.65cm) Framed

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Drop - outs II, 2016 Collages on Paper 13 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches (33.65 x 33.65cm) Framed

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Drop - outs III, 2016 Collages on Paper 13 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches (33.65 x 33.65cm) Framed

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Drop - outs IV, 2016 Collages on Paper 12 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches (32.38 x 32.38 cm) Framed

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Drop - outs V, 2016 Collages on Paper 13 1/2 x 10 inches (34.29 x 25.40 cm) Framed

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Drop - outs VI, 2016 Collages on Paper 13 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches (33.65 x 33.65 cm) Framed

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Drop - outs VII, 2016 Collages on Paper 13 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches (33.65 x 33.65 cm) Framed

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Drop - outs VIII, 2016 Collages on Paper 13 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches (33.65 x 33.65 cm) Framed

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Drop - outs IX, 2016 Collages on Paper 13 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches (33.65 x 33.65 cm) Framed

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Drop - outs X, 2016 Collages on Paper 13 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches (33.65 x 33.65 cm) Framed

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Drop - outs Xl, 2016 Collages on Paper 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches (25.40 x 33.65 cm) Framed

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Drop - outs Xll, 2016 Collages on Paper 13 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches (33.65 x 33.65 cm) Framed 51

Drop - outs XIII, 2016 Collages on Paper 12 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches (32.38 x 32.38 cm) Framed

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Drop - outs XIV, 2016 Collages on Paper 13 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches (33.65 x 33.65 cm) Framed

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Drop - outs XVI, 2016 Collages on Paper 13 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches (33.65 x 33.65 cm) Framed

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Drop - outs XV, 2016 Acrylic on canvas 23 3/4 x 13 1/4 inches (60.32 x 33.65 cm)

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Leslie Laskey: Drop-outs (2016 / 2017), Instalation View

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LESLIE LASKEY American, b. 1921 Lives and works in St. Louis, Missouri and Manistee, Michigan

EDUCATION Institute of Design (Illinois Institute of Technology), Chicago, IL

ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS 2017 2016 2015

2014 2013 2011

2010 2009 2008 2007

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Bruno David Gallery, Leslie Laskey: DUETS, January, St. Louis, MO (Catalogue) Columbia Foundation Gallery, Leslie Laskey: DROP-OUTS, St. Louis, MO (Catalogue) Bruno David Gallery, Leslie Laskey: A Gathering: Muses-Fates-Furies, St. Louis, MO (Catalogue) Bullivant Gallery, Leslie Laskey: Floral+, St. Louis, MO Bruno David Gallery, Leslie Laskey: Embrology, October, St. Louis, MO (Catalogue) Bruno David Gallery, Leslie Laskey: Windows, September, St. Louis, MO (Catalogue) Manierre Dawson Gallery, Leslie Laskey, Community College, Scottville, MI Bruno David Gallery, Leslie Laskey: S.E.N.T., September-October, St. Louis, MO Steinberg Hall Gallery, Leslie Laskey: Retrospective, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts,

September 9-October 1, St. Louis, MO Bruno David Gallery, Portrait: Artist and Friends, November, St. Louis, MO Bruno David Gallery, Leslie Laskey: Tango, September-October, St. Louis, MO Bruno David Gallery, Leslie Laskey: Work, March-April, St. Louis, MO New Space Gallery, Leslie Laskey and Frank Schwaiger, May, St. Louis, MO Bruno David Gallery (New Media Room), Archeologie, July-August, St. Louis, MO Sheldon Art Galleries, Ars Botanica: Works by Leslie Laskey, September 29, 2006 – January 27, 2007, St. Louis, MO Ellen Curlee Gallery, Leslie Laskey: Lilium, September-October, 2006

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2006 Bruno David Gallery, Leslie Laskey: Realms, May 5-27, St. Louis, MO 2005 Gallery of Contemporary Art, Journeys, Territories, Adventures, (St. Louis Community College-Forest Park),

February 7-25, St. Louis, MO 2004 Columbia Foundation, MMIII (with Frank Schwaiger), St. Louis, MO 2004 Cherokee Gallery, Doll (Portraits), St. Louis, MO 2003 Columbia Foundation, Redux: Work on Paper (Amaryllis Suite), St. Louis, MO 2001 Columbia Foundation, Duet (with Frank Schwaiger), St. Louis, MO 1999 Columbia Foundation, New Works (with Frank Schwaiger), St. Louis, MO 1995 Gallery of Contemporary Art, Opus 1995 Variations, (St. Louis Community College-Forest Park), September, St. Louis, MO 1989 Elliot Smith Gallery, Leslie Laskey: Encounters: Prints, Drawings, Paintings, Sculpture, September-October, St. Louis, MO 1987 Bixby Gallery, Leslie Laskey Retrospective, St. Louis, MO 1987 Elliot Smith Gallery, Sticks, St. Louis, MO 1985 North Carolina State Museum, Leslie Laskey, Raleigh, NC 1984 Elliot Smith Gallery, On Paper: Leslie Laskey Suite of New Drawings, St. Louis, MO 1980 Martin Schweig Gallery, Leslie Laskey, St. Louis, MO 1979 Talisman Gallery, Leslie Laskey, St. Louis, MO 1978 St. George’s Gallery, Leslie Laskey, London, England

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2017 2014

2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007

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OVERVIEW_2017, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, MO (catalog) Halftone, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, MO OVERVIEW_2014, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, MO BLUE-WHITE-RED, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, MO W.O.P. I, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, MO OVERVIEW_10, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, MO OVERVIEW_09, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, MO OVERVIEW_08, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, MO ArtsDesire, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.

2007 2006 2005 2004

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1988 1987

1986 1983

OVERVIEW_07, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, MO OVERVIEW, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, MO Inaugural Exhibition, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, MO RITUAL, Zeitgeist Gallery, October-November, Nashville, TN Mentors: Inspiration, Influence, Expertise, St. Louis Artists’ Guild Gallery, St. Louis, MO The Bauhaus Legacy in St. Louis: Woodcuts by Werner Drewes, Leslie Laskey, and Jim Harris, Curated by Olivia Lahs-Gonzales, Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, MO Directions ‘88, Elliot Smith Gallery St. Louis, MO House, Garden: A Sense of Place, Elliot Smith Gallery St. Louis, MO Directions ‘87, Elliot Smith Gallery St. Louis, MO Directions ‘86, Elliot Smith Gallery St. Louis, MO Group Exhibition, Print Club Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

BIBLIOGRAPHY Hollerbach, Bryan Marks, Kerry

“At 96, Leslie Laskey Continues to Create and Conceive with Art”, LADUE NEWS, March 9, 2017 “Leslie Laskey” TV interview for HEC-TV, January 16, 2017

Lowenstein, Michael Fowler, Nancy & Arnold, Willis Griesbach, Hermes Sarah

“The Art of the Process.” Bruno David Gallery Publications (catalogue) November 2014 “Leslie Laskey and Frank Schwaiger.” Radio interview, NPR/KWMU, October 23, 2014

Gay, Malcolm

“And suddenly, there was a frame.” Bruno David Gallery Publications (catalogue) September 2013

Fowler, Nancy Harris, Jim

“Leslie Laskey: The Art of Life, A Life in Art.” St. Louis Beacon, September 7, 2011 “Leslie Laskey.” Bruno David Gallery Publications (catalogue) September 2011

Vallowe, Megan Harris, Jim Bonetti, David.

“S.E.N.T. Security Envelopes Now Tampered.” Bruno David Gallery Publications (catalogue) September 2011 “Leslie Laskey: Tango.” Bruno David Gallery Publications (catalogue) September 2009 “Leslie Laskey: Shows Illustrate Art-design Connection.”, St. Louis Post Dispatch, March 30, 2008

“Artists plumb their unconscious for Bruno David.” St. Louis Beacon, September 23, 2013

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Gay, Malcolm Duffy, Robert ____________.

Gay, Malcolm Friswold, Paul .

Duffy, Robert Drury Dubinsky, Yvette.

Miller, Rob. ____________.

Murphy, Ann ____________.

Crone, Tomas.

Beall, Hugh.

Miller, Rob. Cooper, Ivy. Bonetti, David.

Crone, Tomas.

Miller, Rob. Bonetti, David.

Sieloff, Alison.

Bonetti, David.

Murphy, Anne.

Miller, Rob. Beall, Hugh.

Griffin, William Bonetti, David.

Sieloff, Alison.

Bonetti, David.

Murphy, Anne. ____________.

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PUBLICATIONS - FILM “Forty-seven Views of Leslie Laskey” directed and produced by Lulu Gargiulo and David Wild.

GRANTS & AWARDS

1982 1986 1987

Rockefeller Foundation Grant (Print Making and Graphic Arts) Washington University Distinguished Faculty Award Distinguished Professor Award (Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture) Washington University Professor Emeritus

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ARTISTS Laura Beard Heather Bennett Lisa K. Blatt Michael Byron Bunny Burson Judy Child Carmon Colangelo Alex Couwenberg Jill Downen Yvette Drury Dubinsky Damon Freed Douglass Freed Ellen Jantzen

Michael Jantzen Kelley Johnson Howard Jones (Estate) Chris Kahler Xizi Liu Kahlil Robert Irving Bill Kohn (Estate) Leslie Laskey Yvonne Osei Patricia Olynyk Gary Passanise Judy Pfaff

Charles P. Reay Daniel Raedeke Tom Reed Frank Schwaiger Charles Schwall Christina Shmigel Thomas Sleet Shane Simmons Buzz Spector Cindy Tower Ann Wimsatt Monika Wulfers

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