Word Play 2021 Catalog

WORD PLAY

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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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