GEORGE GROSZ: Politics and his Influence
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Overview
MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ · WILLIAM N. COPLEY · STEVE DIBENEDETTO · ÖYVIND FAHLSTRÖM · IAN HAMILTON FINLAY · ADRIAN GHENIE · LEON GOLUB · WILLIAM GROPPER · GEORGE GROSZ · DAVID HARTT · JENNY HOLZER · JÖRG IMMENDORFF · LUIS JIMENEZ · MARTIN KIPPENBERGER · JACOB LAWRENCE · GLENN LIGON · WARDELL MILAN · CIPRIAN MURESAN · ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG · GERHARD RICHTER · FAITH RINGGOLD · DIEGO RIVERA · MARTHA ROSLER · PETER SAUL · SERBAN SAVU · EUGEN SCHÖNEBECK · NANCY SPERO · SANDRA VÁSQUEZ DE LA HORRA
David Nolan Gallery is pleased to present George Grosz: Politics and His Influence, on view from September 8 through October 22. Centering on the artistic innovations of George Grosz, the exhibition will explore a variety of modern and contemporary artists engaging with the themes of social critique, war, and civil unrest. The exhibition will feature a room dedicated to Grosz's key early works from the 1920's through the 1940's, presented in collaboration with the George Grosz Estate.
In the main gallery we will present a group of American and European artists who were similarly affected by world events of the mid-20th century: from the conflict in Vietnam, to the Cold War and tyranny in contemporary society.
David Nolan notes, “Artists have always been involved in depicting the past and predicting the future. They help us question and reconsider darker elements in society, world figures, and nightmares through which we elevate our minds and souls. Grosz, like many other artists, was affected by this imagery, and holds a dominant position in the history of political art through his depictions of the First World War, communism, the Spanish Civil War, and the rise of Adolf Hitler. Using world events as their source material, subsequent artists have continued to address war, politics, and oppression.”
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Installation Shots
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George GroszStickmen meeting members of the bourgeoisie, 1946watercolor on paper19 x 24 3/4 in (48.3 x 62.9 cm)
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George GroszCivil War, ca. 1936-37reed pen over charcoal on paper19 x 24 7/8 in (48.4 x 63.2 cm)
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George GroszA Lesson for Generations to Come, 1936reed pen, pen and ink on paper18 7/8 x 24 7/8 in (48.1 x 63.2 cm)
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George GroszRückzugstrasse(Street upon Retreat), 1915graphite and chalk on paper11 1/4 x 8 1/4 in
28.5 x 21.1 cm -
George GroszGott mit uns (God with Us), 1920nine photolithographs, issued in half-linen bound portfolio
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George GroszVerehrung, 1925reed pen and ink on paper23 5/8 x 18 1/8 in
60 x 46 cm -
George GroszExplosion mit Toten (Fiktion)(Explosion with Dead, Fiction), 1915reed pen and ink on paper9 x 7 1/4 in
23 x 18.5 cm -
George GroszWucher, Rückseitig bezeichnet: "Entwurf zum Dolchstoß" (Extortion - Verso: "Sketch for Stabbing"), 1922reed pen and ink on paper23 1/2 x 18 in
59.9 x 45.9 cm -
George GroszZu Fritz von Unruh, Bonaparte, Schauspiel in vier Akten (sechs Bildern) / Napoleon und Hulin, Szenenbild: George Grosz(Napoleon and Hulin - Figurine for Fritz von Unruh’s "Bonaparte," drama in four acts (six images) production design: George), 1927colored pencil, reed pen, ink, and airbrush on paper20 5/8 x 25 1/2 in
52.3 x 64.8 cm -
George GroszDer Sieg des republikanischen Gedankens(The Victory of Republican Thought), 1925watercolor, reed pen and ink on paper20 1/2 x 26 3/4 in
52.2 x 67.8 cm -
George GroszWeltpolitiker: Brüning radiert am polnischen Korridor, McDonald und Briand spielen Karen, Stalin brütet über einem Kreuzworträtsel, einem Teil des Fünfjahresplans(World Politicians: Brüning erasing the Polish Corridor, McDonald and Briand playing car, 1931colored pencil, reed pen and ink on paper25 7/8 x 18 1/8 in
65.6 x 46.1 cm -
George GroszSeid untertan der Obrigkeit, Hintergrunbild zu "Schwejk"(Be Subject of the Authority, Background image for Max Bord and Hans Reimann’s "The Good Soldier Švejk"), 1927watercolor, reed pen and ink on paper20 5/8 x 25 1/2 in
52.4 x 64.9 cm -
George GroszIm Dampfbad (At the Steam Bath), 1929reed pen and ink on paper18 1/4 x 23 5/8 in
46.2 x 60 cm -
Gerhard Richter14 FEB 45, 2001offset print39 1/2 x 30 3/4 inches
100.5 x 78 cm8 AP -
Ian Hamilton FinlayThe Revolution is Frozen—All Principles Are Weakened. There Remain Only Red Bonnets Worn by Intrigue, 1991corrugated steel, paint and faux stone65 3/4 x 26 3/4 x 24 1/2 in (167 x 68 x 62 cm)
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Peter SaulHitler's Brain is Alive, 2006mixed media on paper49 1/2 x 41 1/4 in
125.7 x 104.8 cm -
Ciprian MureșanCommunism Never Happened, 2006vinylvariable
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Sandra Vásquez de la HorraBitte nicht schiessen (Please don't shoot), 2007graphite and wax on paper12 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
31.5 x 21 cm -
Sandra Vásquez de la HorraCondenadas (The Condemned), 2008graphite and wax on paper27 1/2 x 19 3/4 in (70 x 50 cm)
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Martin KippenbergerUntitled (Zwerg vor Kanone), 1996concrete, wood and steeldimensions variable
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Robert RauschenbergUntitled [Huey P. Newton, Arts Magazine, Nov. 1970], 1970collage11 x 9 in
27.9 x 22.9 cm -
A.R. PenckUbergang, 1968/70india ink on brown packing paper15 3/4 x 11 3/5 in (40 x 29.5 cm)
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William CopleyUntitled (Think/flag), 1967screenprint20 7/8 x 25 3/4 in
53 x 65.4 cmEdition of 100 -
Serban SavuThe Polyptych of Communism Never Happened, 2014oil on seven boardsoverall:
49 5/8 x 74 1/2 in
126 x 189 cm -
Adrian GhenieFarewell to the Western World II, 2008oil on canvas14 1/2 x 11 1/2 in
36.2 x 28.6 cm -
David HarttBelvedere I: Cubicles at The Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Midland, Michigan, 2013archival pigment print mounted to dibond and framed36 x 48 in
91.4 x 121.9 cmEdition of 6, with 1 AP -
Wardell MilanThe Inauguration of St. Valentine's Day, 2015digital C-print, mounted on sintra48 x 72 in
121.9 x 182.9 cm2 AP -
Eugen SchönebeckDer Dichter (The Poet), 1966oil on canvas72 7/8 x 86 5/8 in
185 x 220 cm -
Nancy SperoBomb, Tree, Eagle, Lynched Victims, 1967gouache and ink on paper36 x 24 in
91.4 x 61 cm -
Nancy SperoCross on Bomb, 1968gouache and ink on paper36 x 24 in
91.4 x 61 cm -
Nancy SperoF111 - Victims in River of Blood, 1967gouache and ink on paper23 3/4 x 35 3/4 in
60.3 x 90.8 cm -
Oyvind FahlstromSix Elements for "Night Music 2", 1975acrylic and ink on paper, six sheetseach sheet:
7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in
19.1 x 24.1 cm -
Oyvind FahlstromStudy for Phase 3 of "The Cold War", 1964/8tempera, ink and graphite on paper9 5/8 x 13 1/2 in
24.4 x 34.3 cm -
Jörg ImmendorffErst wenn die Brocken fliegen werden wir uns beruhigen(Only when the rocks are flying we will be appeased), 1978acrylic on canvas59 x 59 in
149.9 x 149.9 cm -
Jörg ImmendorffGemeinschaftsplastik, 1976gouache and graphite on paper9 x 12 3/4 in
22.9 x 32.4 cm -
Jacob LawrenceStruggle III - Assassination, 1965brush, ink and gouache on paper22 x 30 1/2 in
55.9 x 77.5 cm -
Jenny Holzercold water, 2013oil on linen58 x 44 x 1 1/2 in
147.3 x 111.8 x 3.8 cm -
Marina AbramovićThe Hero II, 2001/2008gelatin silver printFramed Dimensions:
47 5/8 x 47 5/8 in (121 x 121 cm)2 AP -
Glenn LigonIntroduction (5), 2004coal dust, oil stick, glue, acrylic paint, and gesso on canvas40 x 30 in
101.6 x 76.2 cm -
Diego RiveraObrero (Workman with Shovel), 1947watercolor on paper15 x 10 1/2 in
38.1 x 26.7 cm -
Diego RiveraSketch of a Worker, 1934graphite on rice paper10 1/2 x 7 1/2 in
26.7 x 19.1 cm -
Martha RoslerInvasion, 2008photomontage30 x 53 3/8 in
76.2 x 135.6 cm -
Martha RoslerEmpty Boys, 1967-72photomontage24 x 20 in
61 x 50.8 cm -
Leon GolubJustice Rehnquist, 1978acrylic on canvas21 1/4 x 22 3/8 in
54 x 56.8 cm -
Leon GolubMercenaries II (section I), 1975acrylic on linen98 5/8 x 59 7/8 in
250.5 x 152.1 cm -
Faith RinggoldHate is a Sin Flag, 2007acrylic, graphite, and pen on paper18 3/4 x 19 in
47.6 x 48.3 cm -
William GropperUntitled (Hirohito and Death Over China)ink and gouache on paper15 1/2 x 12 in
39.4 x 30.5 cm -
Luis JimenezT.P.F, 1969colored pencil on paper23 x 17 in
58.4 x 43.2 cm -
Steve DiBenedettoMultiple Shadows, 2016charcoal pencil on paper22 x 30 in (55.9 x 76.2 cm)
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Steve DiBenedettoThe Condition of Radical Subjectivity, 2016coloured pencil on paper22 x 30 in (55.9 x 76.2 cm)
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