Exhibition

CAT. 1
Ai Weiwei (b. 1957)
Marble Chair, 2008
Marble
47 1/4 x 22 x 18 1/8 inches (120 x 56 x 46 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Museum purchase with funds provided by the estate of Wallace Fowlie, 2011.15.1
© Ai Weiwei. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 2
Yuri Albert (b. 1959)
About Beauty from the series Alphabet for the Blind, 1988–89
Paint on Masonite
48 x 79 3/4 inches (121.9 x 202.6 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of 17 Contemporary Russian Artists, 1995.16.1
© Yuri Albert. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 3
ANONYMOUSE (Bruce Conner) (1933–2008)
INKBLOT DRAWING, JULY 25, 1999, 1999
Pencil, pen, and ink on Strathmore Bristol paper
23 1/8 x 29 inches (58.7 x 73.7 cm)
On loan from the Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger families in honor of Peter Lange, L.2.2014.31
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 4
Alexander Brodsky and Ilya Utkin (b. 1955 and b. 1955)
Columbarium Architecture (Museum of Disappearing Buildings) from the portfolio Projects, 1984 (printed 1990)
Etching on paper, edition 18/30
42 1/4 x 30 3/4 inches (107.3 x 78.1 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Museum purchase, 1995.12.3
Art © Alexander Sawich Brodsky and Ilya Utkin / RAO, Moscow / VAGA, New York, New York. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 5
Alexander Brodsky and Ilya Utkin (b. 1955 and b. 1955)
Forum de Mille Veritatis from the portfolio Projects, 1987 (printed 1990)
Etching on paper, edition 18/30
42 x 31 inches (106.7 x 78.7 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Museum purchase, 1995.12.14
Art © Alexander Sawich Brodsky and Ilya Utkin / RAO, Moscow / VAGA, New York, New York. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 6
Alexander Brodsky and Ilya Utkin (b. 1955 and b. 1955)
Columbarium Habitabile from the portfolio Projects, 1989 (printed 1990)
Etching on paper, edition 18/30
42 1/4 x 30 3/4 inches (107.3 x 78.1 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Museum purchase, 1995.12.4
Art © Alexander Sawich Brodsky and Ilya Utkin / RAO, Moscow / VAGA, New York, New York. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 7
Alexander Brodsky and Ilya Utkin (b. 1955 and b. 1955)
Island of Stability from the portfolio Projects, 1989–90
Etching on paper, edition 18/30
42 1/8 x 30 5/8 inches (107 x 77.8 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Museum purchase, 1995.12.20
Art © Alexander Sawich Brodsky and Ilya Utkin / RAO, Moscow / VAGA, New York, New York. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 8
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
WHEEL COLLAGE, 1958
Assemblage on Masonite (terrycloth fabric, iron wheel, rhinestone studs, paint rag, torn paper, newspaper classifieds)
21 7/8 x 24 x 3 3/4 inches (55.6 x 61 x 9.5 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Anonymous gift, 2012.7.1
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 9
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
“I AM NOT BRUCE CONNER” BUTTON, 1964 (issued 1967)
Offset lithograph on metal pin button
1 1/2 inches diameter (3.8 cm)
Collection of the Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 10
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
“I AM BRUCE CONNER” BUTTON, 1964 (issued 1983)
Offset lithograph on metal pin button
1 1/4 inches diameter (3.2 cm)
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Promised gift of anonymous donor, L.13.2012.26
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 11
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
UNTITLED D-1 (INK DRAWING MADE TO BE HUNG IN THE SUN TO DISAPPEAR OVER TIME), 1965–71
Black felt-tip pen on paper
29 3/8 x 23 7/8 x 3/4 inches (74.6 x 60.6 x 1.9 cm)
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Promised gift of anonymous donor, L.13.2012.22
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 12
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
BREAKAWAY, 1966
16 mm transferred to video (black and white, sound)
5:00 minute loop
Courtesy of the Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California and Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles, California
© Conner Family Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 13
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
Film canister for REPORT, 1967
Metal, patina, paper and plastic labels
1 x 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (2.5 x 24.3 x 24.3 cm)
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Promised gift of anonymous donor, L.15.2013.1. Courtesy of Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles, California
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 14
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
#100 MANDALA, 1970
Offset lithograph on paper, edition 10/50
29 1/2 x 29 1/4 inches (74.9 x 74.3 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Anonymous gift in honor of Blake Byrne (T’57), 2012.7.2
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 15
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
#115, ca. 1970–74
Offset lithograph on paper, edition 8/85
12 1/4 x 12 3/4 inches (31 x 32.2 cm)
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Promised gift of anonymous donor, L.13.2012.8
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 16
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
#117, 1970–71
Offset lithograph on paper, edition 6/90
11 x 13 inches (27.9 x 33 cm)
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Promised gift of anonymous donor, L.13.2012.13
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 17
Bruce Conner and Michael McClure (1933–2008 and b. 1932)
CARDS, 1970–71
Lithograph in colors on paper, fabric-covered box; edition 19/50
Box closed: 5/8 x 4 3/8 x 4 1/8 inches (1.6 x 11.1 x 10.5 cm), 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches each card (8.7 x 8.7 cm)
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Promised gift of anonymous donor, L.13.2012.4
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 18
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
#125, 1971
Offset lithograph on paper, artist’s proof
14 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches (36.2 x 36.2 cm)
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Promised gift of anonymous donor, L.13.2012.14
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 19
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
“1972 BC” BUMPER STICKER, 1972
Print in colors on paper, adhesive backing
3 5/8 x 12 inches (9.2 x 30.3 cm)
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Promised gift of anonymous donor, L.13.2012.35
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 20
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
BRUCE CONNER for SUPERVISOR, 1967
Poster
11 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches (29.2 x 19.1 cm)
Collection of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 21
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
THE DENNIS HOPPER ONE MAN SHOW, VOLUME II, NO. 7, 1972
Etching on paper, artist’s proof
20 1/4 x 17 5/8 x 1/2 inches (51.6 x 44.8 x 1.1 cm)
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Promised gift of anonymous donor, L.13.2012.5
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 22
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
PRINTS, 1974
Steel lockbox, paper envelopes with typewritten text, photocopies on paper, black-and-white photographs with typewritten text, metal keys, plastic bags, clear plastic folders with plastic binding clips, paper folders, fingerprint form, ink fingerprints; edition 19/20
Box closed: 2 3/8 x 16 x 10 1/2 inches (6 x 40.6 x 26.7 cm)
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Promised gift of anonymous donor in honor of Kimerly Rorschach, 2013.14.1
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 23
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
Lower center element from SAN FRANCISCO DANCERS’ WORKSHOP POSTER, 1974
Offset lithograph on paper
8 1/2 inches diameter (21.6 cm)
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Promised gift of anonymous donor, L.13.2012.9
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 24
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
BILLY: UXA from MABUHAY GARDENS PUNK PHOTOS, 1978
Gelatin silver print
14 x 11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Promised gift of anonymous donor, L.13.2012.43.5
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 25
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
DE DETROIT: UXA from MABUHAY GARDENS PUNK PHOTOS, 1978
Gelatin silver print
14 x 11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Promised gift of anonymous donor, L.13.2012.43.4
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 26
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
FRANKIE FIX: CRIME from MABUHAY GARDENS PUNK PHOTOS, 1978
Gelatin silver print
11 x 8 1/2 inches (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Promised gift of anonymous donor, L.13.2012.43.1
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 27
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
JOHNNY STRIKE AND FRANKIE FIX: CRIME from MABUHAY GARDENS PUNK PHOTOS, 1978
Gelatin silver print
14 x 11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Promised gift of anonymous donor, L.13.2012.43.2
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 28
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
THE MUTANTS (left to right) SUE, BRENDAN, FREDDY AND SALLY from MABUHAY GARDENS PUNK PHOTOS, 1978
Gelatin silver print
14 x 11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Promised gift of anonymous donor, L.13.2012.43.7
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 29
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
ROZ LEAVES THE CHAIRS IN DISARRAY: NEGATIVE TREND from MABUHAY GARDENS PHOTOS, 1978
Gelatin silver print
14 x 11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Promised gift of anonymous donor, L.13.2012.43.8
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 30
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
ROZ MAKES A GIANT STEP FOR MANKIND: NEGATIVE TREND from MABUHAY GARDENS PUNK PHOTOS, 1978
Gelatin silver print
14 x 11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Promised gift of anonymous donor, L.13.2012.43.3
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 31
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
ROZ OF NEGATIVE TREND: SUSPENDED ANIMATION from MABUHAY GARDENS PUNK PHOTOS, 1978
Gelatin silver print
20 1/4 x 16 1/4 x 7/8 inches (51.4 x 41.3 x 2.2 cm)
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Promised gift of anonymous donor, L.13.2012.23
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 32
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
WOMEN’S ROOM AT THE MABUHAY from MABUHAY GARDENS PUNK PHOTOS, 1978
Gelatin silver print
11 x 14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Promised gift of anonymous donor, L.13.2012.43.6
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 33
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
BRUCE CONNER MIDNITE FRIDAY, MAR. 9 . . . , 1979
Xerox flyer
13 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches (34.3 x 21.6 cm)
Collection of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 34
Bruce Conner (1933–2008)
DEUS EX MACHINA from the CHRIST SERIES, 1987
Print with hand coloring on paper, mounted on board
6 7/8 x 6 inches (17.5 x 15.2 cm)
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Promised gift of anonymous donor, L.13.2012.40
© Conner Family Trust, San Francisco, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 35
Paul Graham (b. 1956)
Man walking with blue bags, Augusta from the series American Night, 2002
Lightjet Endura chromogenic print, edition 3/3
74 5/8 x 93 7/8 inches (189.5 x 238.4 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of Floyd H. Bradley III and Martha Hummer Bradley in honor of Floyd H. Bradley, Jr. (T’45) and Carol Lake Bradley (WC’43), 2010.11.1
© Paul Graham. Courtesy Pace Gallery and Pace / MacGill Gallery, New York, New York

CAT. 36
Lyle Ashton Harris (b. 1965)
Untitled (Oak Bluffs) from the series The Watering Hole, 1996
Duraflex photograph, edition 2/6
48 x 44 inches (121.9 x 111.8 cm)
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Promised gift of Blake Byrne (T’57), L.4.2007.10
© Lyle Ashton Harris. Courtesy the artist and CRG Gallery, New York, New York

CAT. 37
Mimi Jacobs (1911–1999)
Untitled (Photo of Bruce Conner), 1975
Gelatin silver print
12 x 10 inches (30.5 x 25.4 cm)
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Promised gift of anonymous donor, L.13.2012.39
© 2014 The Estate of Mimi Jacobs

CAT. 38
Vera Khlebnikova (b. 1954)
Wallpaper from The Wallpaper Project, 1996
Screenprint on wallpaper
36 3/8 x 25 1/2 inches (92.4 x 64.8 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of Gibby and Buz Waitzkin, 2001.34.13.4
© Vera Khlebnikova. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 39
Georgy Kiesewalter (b. 1955)
Ars Brevis, 1988
Paint, wood, and neon
41 1/4 x 67 1/2 inches (104.8 x 171.5 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of 17 Contemporary Russian artists, 1995.16.8
© Georgy Kiesewalter. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 40
Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid (b. 1943 and b. 1945)
Stalin with Hitler’s Remains from the series Anarchistic Synthesism, 1985–86
Oil on canvas
84 1/4 x 60 1/4 inches (214 x 153 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Museum purchase, 1992.8.1
© Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid. Courtesy Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York, New York. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 41
Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid (b. 1943 and b. 1945)
The Wings Will Grow from the series American Dreams, 1999
Screenprint on paper, edition 10/46
41 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches (105.4 x 69.9 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of J. Gibson Waitzkin, 1999.5.1
© Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid. Courtesy Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York, New York. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 42
Leonid Lerman (b. 1953)
Evening at Volga, 1992
Oil on offset print
33 3/4 x 22 1/4 inches (85.7 x 56.5 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Museum purchase, 1995.14.2
© Leonid Lerman. Courtesy McKee Gallery, New York, New York. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 43
Leonid Lerman (b. 1953)
Study for Other Horizons, 1992
Oil on offset print
37 x 37 inches (94 x 94 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Museum purchase, 1995.14.3
© Leonid Lerman. Courtesy McKee Gallery, New York, New York. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 44
Leonid Lerman (b. 1953)
Improvisation in Red and Blue, 1993
Oil on offset print
32 3/4 x 40 inches (83.2 x 101.6 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Museum purchase, 1995.14.1
© Leonid Lerman. Courtesy McKee Gallery, New York, New York. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 45
Glenn Ligon (b. 1960)
Warm Broad Glow, 2005
Neon and paint, edition 1/7
4 x 48 inches (10.2 x 121.9 cm)
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Promised gift of Blake Byrne (T’57), L.4.2007.22
© 2005 Glenn Ligon. Courtesy the artist; Luhring Augustine, New York, New York; and Regen Projects, Los Angeles, California. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 46
Igor Makarevich (b. 1943)
Wallpaper from The Wallpaper Project, 1996
Screenprint on wallpaper
36 1/8 x 25 1/4 inches (91.8 x 64.1 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of Gibby and Buz Waitzkin, 2001.34.13.3
© Igor Makarevich. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 47
Pavlo Makov (b. 1958)
Fountain of Exhaustion from The Wallpaper Project, 1996
Screenprint on wallpaper
36 1/4 x 25 1/2 inches (92.1 x 64.8 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of Gibby and Buz Waitzkin, 2001.34.13.5
© Pavlo Makov. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 48
Shimon Okshteyn (b. 1951)
There are many forms but few classics, 1988
Neon and screenprint on stainless steel
80 1/8 x 124 1/8 inches (203.5 x 315 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of Robert E. Falcone, 1998.21.10
© Shimon Okshteyn. Image courtesy the artist

CAT. 49
Shimon Okshteyn (b. 1951)
Armchair, 1995
Mixed media
92 x 73 5/8 x 42 inches overall (233.7 x 187 x 106.7 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of Michael K. Chin, 1997.18.1
© Shimon Okshteyn

CAT. 50
Boris Orlov (b. 1941)
The General, 1989
Painted bronze
16 x 20 x 6 inches (40.6 x 50.8 x 15.2 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of Drs. Irene and Alex Valger, 2000.24.4
© Boris Orlov. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 51
Boris Orlov (b. 1941)
Russian General, 1990
Painted bronze
17 x 24 x 6 inches (43.2 x 61 x 15.2 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of Anatole and Maya Brekkerman, 1999.14.2
© Boris Orlov. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 52
Nikolai Panitkov (b. 1952)
Stuff Up the Hole, Stuff Up the Crack, 1987
Paint, wood, fabric, and cork
33 x 33 x 5 inches (83.8 x 83.8 x 12.7 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of 17 contemporary artists, 1995.16.18
© Nikolai Panitkov. Courtesy the artist and E.K. Art Bureau, Moscow, Russia

CAT. 53
Lia Perjovschi (b. 1961)
Our Withheld Silences, 1989
Strips of paper, textile, printed text, and mixed media
27 inches diameter (68.6 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Anonymous gift, 2007.12.3
© Lia Perjovschi. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 54
Michelangelo Pistoletto (b. 1933)
Clothes (Panni) from the Drape Suite, 1981
Screenprint in colors on polished mirror stainless steel, edition 17/60
47 1/4 x 39 1/2 inches (120 x 100.3 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of Mrs. Stanley Levy, 1986.7.1
© 1982, Michelangelo Pistoletto. Courtesy the artist and Luhring Augustine, New York, New York. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 55
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Quiet House—Black Mountain, 1949
Gelatin silver print
15 x 15 inches (38.1 x 38.1 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
© Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA, New York, New York

CAT. 56
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Untitled [matte black triptych], ca. 1951
Oil on canvas
72 x 108 inches (182.9 x 274.3 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
© Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA, New York, New York

CAT. 57
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Untitled (Night Blooming), ca. 1951
Oil, asphaltum, and gravel on canvas
82 1/2 x 38 3/8 inches (209.6 x 97.5 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
© Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA, New York, New York

CAT. 58
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
White Painting [seven panel], 1951
Oil on canvas
72 x 125 inches (182.9 x 317.5 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
© Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA, New York, New York

CAT. 59
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Cy + Relics, Rome, 1952
Gelatin silver print
15 x 15 inches (38.1 x 38.1 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
© Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA, New York, New York

CAT. 60
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Cy + Roman Steps (I, II, III, IV, V), 1952
Suite of five gelatin silver prints
15 x 15 inches each (38.1 x 38.1 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
© Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA, New York, New York

CAT. 61
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Portfolio II (I–VI), 1952 (printed 1998)
Six gelatin silver contact prints mounted on paperboard
5 5/8 x 3 1/4 inches each (14.3 x 8.3 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
© Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA, New York, New York

CAT. 62
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Rome Flea Market (III), 1952
Gelatin silver print
15 x 15 inches (38.1 x 38.1 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
© Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA, New York, New York

CAT. 63
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Postcard Self-Portrait, Black Mountain (II), 1952
Gelatin silver print
3 1/4 x 5 5/8 inches (8.3 x 14.3 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
© Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA, New York, New York

CAT. 64
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Untitled (Elemental Sculpture), ca. 1953
Bricks, mortar, steel spike, metal rod, and concrete
14 1/4 x 8 x 7 3/4 inches (36.2 x 20.3 x 19.7 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
© Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA, New York, New York

CAT. 65
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Self-Portrait [for The New Yorker profile], 1964
Ink and graphite on paper
11 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches (30.2 x 22.5 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
© Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA, New York, New York

CAT. 66
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Autobiography, 1968
Offset lithograph on paper
66 1/8 x 145 1/2 inches overall (168 x 369.5 cm), 66 1/8 x 48 3/4 inches each (168 x 123.8 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of Marian B. Javits, 1991.15.1
© Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA, New York, New York. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 67
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Audition (Carnal Clock), 1969
Mirrored Plexiglas and silkscreen ink on Plexiglas in metal frame with concealed electric lights and clock movement
67 x 60 x 18 inches (170.2 x 152.4 x 45.7 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
© Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA, New York, New York

CAT. 68
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Study for Currents #9, 1970
Cut-and-torn newspaper, solvent transfer, and gouache on illustration board
30 x 30 inches (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
© Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA, New York, New York

CAT. 69
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Study for Currents #13, 1970
Cut-and-torn newspaper, solvent transfer, and gouache on illustration board
30 x 30 inches (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
© Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA, New York, New York

CAT. 70
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Study for Currents #15, 1970
Cut-and-torn newspaper, solvent transfer, and gouache on illustration board
30 x 30 inches (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
© Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA, New York, New York

CAT. 71
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Study for Currents #24, 1970
Cut-and-torn newspaper, solvent transfer, and gouache on illustration board
30 x 30 inches (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
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CAT. 72
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Olympic / Lady Borden (Cardboard), 1971
Cardboard
78 x 47 x 12 inches (198.1 x 119.4 x 30.5 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
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CAT. 73
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
San Pantalone (Venetian), 1973
Barnacle-encrusted tar paper, wood, metal, rope, and coconut
70 x 92 x 8 inches (177.8 x 233.7 x 20.3 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
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CAT. 74
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Untitled (Venetian), 1973
Rope, string, and stone
Extended: 178 inches (452.1 cm), dimensions variable
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
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CAT. 75
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Page 2 (Pages), 1974
Molded handmade paper
22 inches diameter (55.9 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
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CAT. 76
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Mirage (Jammer), 1975
Sewn fabric
80 x 69 inches (203.2 x 175.3 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
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CAT. 77
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Untitled (Hoarfrost), 1975
Solvent transfer on fabric, and fabric collage with cardboard
83 x 49 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches (210.8 x 125.1 x 16.5 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
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CAT. 78
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
The Ancient Incident (Kabal American Zephyr), 1981
Wood-and-metal stands and wood chairs
86 1/2 x 92 x 20 inches (219.7 x 233.7 x 50.8 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
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CAT. 79
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
The Proof of Darkness (Kabal American Zephyr), 1981
Fire hose, lead plate, and blue airport runway light
Dimensions variable
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
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CAT. 80
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
All Abordello Doze 2 (Japanese Recreational Claywork), 1982
Transfer on high-fired Japanese art ceramic
53 1/8 x 52 1/2 inches (134.9 x 133.4 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
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CAT. 81
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Pneumonia Lisa (Japanese Recreational Claywork), 1982
Transfer on high-fired Japanese art ceramic
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
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CAT. 82
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Solar Elephant (Kabal American Zephyr), 1982
Solvent transfer, fabric collage, acrylic, wood door, wood mallet, metal spring, and string on wood support
104 x 83 x 15 3/4 inches (264.2 x 210.8 x 40 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
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CAT. 83
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Untitled, 1984
Screenprint with fabric and photo collage on hand-cut paper, edition 9/75
31 7/8 x 26 3/8 inches (81 x 67 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of Blake Byrne (T’57), Susan and David Gersh, Bea Gersh, and Carol and David Appel; 2006.9.1
© Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / Licensed by VAGA, New York, New York. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 84
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Summer Glut Breeze, 1987
Assembled metal
71 x 70 1/2 x 15 inches (180.3 x 179.1 x 38.1 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
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CAT. 85
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Soviet/American Array VII, 1988–91
Photogravure on paper, artist’s proof
78 1/2 x 51 1/8 inches (199.4 x 129.9 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
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CAT. 86
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Wild Strawberry Eclipse (Urban Bourbon), 1988
Acrylic and enamel on galvanized metal and mirrored aluminum
84 3/4 x 193 x 2 inches (215.3 x 490.2 x 5.1 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
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CAT. 87
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Litercy (Phantom), 1991
Pigmented varnish on mirrored aluminum
49 1/2 x 85 inches (125.7 x 215.9 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
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CAT. 88
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Untitled (Faux-Tapis), 1995
Collaged fabric on two bonded aluminum panels
128 1/2 x 121 x 2 inches overall (326.4 x 307.3 x 5.1 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
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CAT. 89
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Contest (Arcadian Retreat), 1996
Fresco in artist’s frame
74 1/2 x 38 1/2 inches (189.2 x 97.8 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
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CAT. 90
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Meditative March (Runt), 2007
Inkjet pigment transfer on polylaminate
61 x 73 1/2 (154.9 x 186.7 cm)
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
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CAT. 91
David Salle (b. 1952)
The Monotonous Language, 1981
Oil on canvas
72 x 96 inches (182.9 x 243.8 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
50th Reunion Gift of Tom (T’66) and Charlotte Newby, 2013.20.1
Art © David Salle / Licensed by VAGA, New York, New York

CAT. 92
Arsen Savadov and Georgii Senchenko (b. 1962 and b. 1962)
Untitled from the series Controlling the Inorganic Control, 1991
Photo emulsion on linen
48 x 40 inches (121.9 x 101.6 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of Robert E. Falcone, 1998.21.5
© Savadov & Senchenko. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 93
Arsen Savadov and Georgii Senchenko (b. 1962 and b. 1962)
Untitled from the series Controlling the Inorganic Control, 1992–93
Photo emulsion on linen
40 x 38 inches (101.6 x 96.5 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of Robert E. Falcone, 1998.21.4
© Savadov & Senchenko. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 94
Elizabeth Sher
Untitled (Bruce Conner taking pictures at a Johnny Rotten press conference, San Francisco), 1980
Gelatin silver print
10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Promised gift of anonymous donor, L.13.2012.38
© Elizabeth Sher All Rights Reserved

CAT. 95
Mickalene Thomas (b. 1971)
Lovely Six Foota, 2007
Chromogenic print, edition 5/5
56 1/4 x 67 3/8 inches (143 x 171.1 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of Christen and Derek Wilson (T’86, B’90, P’15), 2010.12.1
© Mickalene Thomas and Mickalene Thomas Studios, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York. Courtesy Lehmann Maupin Gallery, Hong Kong, China and New York, New York

CAT. 96
Leonid Tishkov (b. 1953)
Wallpaper from The Wallpaper Project, 1996
Screenprint on wallpaper
36 1/4 x 25 1/4 inches (64.1 x 92.1 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of Gibby and Buz Waitzkin, 2001.34.13.2
Art © Leonid Tishkov / RAO, Moscow / VAGA, New York, New York

CAT. 97
Oleg Vassiliev (1931–2013)
Chistoprudny Boulevard, 1992
Lithograph on paper, edition 9/40
29 5/8 x 21 1/8 inches (75.2 x 53.7 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of the artist, 1995.19.4
Art © Oleg Vassiliev / RAO, Moscow / VAGA, New York, New York. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 98
Oleg Vassiliev (1931–2013)
Image #7 from the series House with an Attic, 1992
Lithograph on paper, artist’s proof
29 7/8 x 21 1/4 inches (75.9 x 54 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of the artist, 1995.19.1
Art © Oleg Vassiliev / RAO, Moscow / VAGA, New York, New York. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 99
Oleg Vassiliev (1931–2013)
Image #21 from the series House with an Attic, 1992
Lithograph on paper, edition 9/40
29 5/8 x 21 1/8 inches (75.2 x 53.7 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of the artist, 1995.19.3
Art © Oleg Vassiliev / RAO, Moscow / VAGA, New York, New York. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 100
Oleg Vassiliev (1931–2013)
Image #24 from the series House with an Attic, 1992
Lithograph on paper, artist’s proof
29 3/4 x 21 1/8 inches (75.6 x 53.7 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of the artist, 1995.19.2
Art © Oleg Vassiliev / RAO, Moscow / VAGA, New York, New York. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion

CAT. 101
Andy Warhol (1928–1987)
Nude Model (Male), 1977
Polacolor Type 108 print
4 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches (10.6 x 8.4 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, 2008.9.104
© 2014 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 102
Andy Warhol (1928–1987)
Nude Model (Male), 1977
Polacolor Type 108 print
4 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches (10.6 x 8.4 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, 2008.9.102
© 2014 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 103
Andy Warhol (1928–1987)
Nude Model (Male), 1977
Polacolor Type 108 print
4 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches (10.6 x 8.4 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, 2008.9.101
© 2014 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 104
Andy Warhol (1928–1987)
Nude Model (Male), 1977
Polacolor Type 108 print
4 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches (10.6 x 8.4 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, 2008.9.105
© 2014 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 105
Andy Warhol (1928–1987)
Steve Rubell, 1982
Gelatin silver print
10 x 7 7/8 inches (25.4 x 20 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, 2008.9.124
© 2014 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 106
Andy Warhol (1928–1987)
Steve Rubell, 1982
Gelatin silver print
10 x 7 7/8 inches (25.4 x 20 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, 2008.9.125
© 2014 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 107
Andy Warhol (1928–1987)
Steve Rubell, 1982
Gelatin silver print
7 7/8 x 10 inches (20 x 25.4 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, 2008.9.126
© 2014 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 108
Andy Warhol (1928–1987)
Jon Gould, n.d.
Gelatin silver print
9 7/8 x 8 inches (25.1 x 20.2 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, 2008.9.113
© 2014 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York

CAT. 109
Andy Warhol (1928–1987)
Unidentified Man, n.d.
Gelatin silver print
9 7/8 x 8 inches (25.1 x 20.2 cm)
Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, 2008.9.120
© 2014 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, New York