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POP
PRINTS
Image
credit: Andy Warhol, Kimiko, 1981, Screenprint. Courtesy
Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York
© 2007 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts/ ARS,
New York
Reproduction, including downloading of Andy Warhol works is
prohibited by copywrite lawsand international conventions
without the express written permission of Artists Rights Society
(ARS), New York
from
the collection of
John and Kimiko Powers
LICHTENSTEIN
OLDENBURG
WARHOL
May 3 - June 16, 2007
International
Print Center New York announces the presentation of Pop Prints
from the Collection of John and Kimiko Powers, opening on
Thursday, May 3rd, and remaining on view through Saturday,
June 16th in IPCNY's gallery at 526 West 26th Street, Room
824.
The
exhibition is comprised of a selection of prints by Roy Lichtenstein,
Claes Oldenburg and Andy Warhol. Iconic images from the 1960's
will be on view, such as Warhol's Campbell's Soup,
and four screenprints from his Flowers series of 1970.
Among the Warhol portraits included in the exhibition are
Jackie (silver), Liz (published in 1964 by Leo
Castelli), and Kimiko (a portrait of the collector).
The
work of Roy Lichtenstein is represented by a monumental woodcut
La Sortie from the Interiors series published by Gemini
G.E.L. in 1991. Earlier work by Lichtenstein includes Ten
Landscapes, a portfolio of screenprints on plastic from
1967. Claes Oldenburg's lithographs Tea Bag from 1972
(Petersburg Press) and Soft Toilet 1 are supplemented
by examples of his work in the mediums of etching and screenprint.
John
and Kimiko Powers began collecting pop art in the '60's. Living
in New York City, they frequented the galleries and became
close friends of many of the artists they collected.
In
addition to Lichtenstein, Oldenburg and Warhol, they acquired
work by Jim Dine, Mel Ramos, James Rosenquist and Tom Wesselman,
and the precursors of pop art Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg
and Larry Rivers.
Purchasing
paintings, prints and drawings, they formed what has been
described as the finest collection of pop art in private hands
in the world. Believing that prints and multiples had equal
value to paintings, they hung paintings and prints side-by-side
in their Manhattan apartment.
International
Print Center New York is grateful to Kimiko Powers for graciously
making the collection available, and to Bob Monk who introduced
the idea of this exhibition.
International
Print Center New York is a non-profit institution founded
to promote the greater appreciation and understanding of the
fine art print worldwide. Through innovative programming,
IPCNY fosters a climate for the enjoyment, examination and
serious study of artists' prints-from the old master to the
contemporary. IPCNY offers its members a program of workshop
and gallery visits, and has established an informational website
and Information Desk available to the public at the gallery.
IPCNY depends upon public and private donations to support
its programs.
International
Print Center New York, 526 West 26th Street, Room 824, New
York, NY 10001
Tel: 212-989-5090, Fax: 212-989-6069, www.ipcny.org,
contact@ipcny.org,
Tuesday- Saturday, 11 am - 6 pm
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