High Times
Richard Prince is normally known for his ‘naughty text’ paintings and ‘Instagram’ series. But High Times is a fun departure from that standard, with equally rebellious gusto, but much more in line with a hippie’s daydream than a naughty school boy's.
High Times, on view from November 1st – December 19th, 2018, brought out THE MASSES. The opening night of the exhibit I could barely get a solo shot in front of the works as everyone flocked to Gagosian’s 21st location to see these works.
“And it was fun. It was fun making these paintings. Or at least I thought it was fun.”........ "That’s what Richard finally told me. And he told me wasn’t sure if he’d ever had fun making art.” - interview with Richard Prince by Joan Katz .
Prince in general definitely “redefined the concepts of authorship, ownership, and aura.” often getting himself into trouble by appropriating publicly posted content for material gain (whoops).
Prince has lived in New York for most of his life and still lives and works there today.
“The art world is a bit smaller than the music world, and the music world is a bit smaller than the cinema world. But the art world is pretty tight even though the biggest thing that's happened to it is the auctions, which are the only reason people on the outside know anything about it.” - Richard Prince for Interview Magazine
“The problem with art is, it's not like the game of golf where you put the ball in the hole. There's no umpire; there's no judge. There are no rules. It's one of its problems. But it's also one of the great things about art. It becomes a question of what lasts.” - Richard Prince
Some of his most famous works fell into very distinguished series such as:
Celebrities - Highsnobiety wrote a great article about the “Art of Appropriation.”
Check them out!
He’s had exhibitions at many major museums including the following:
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Serpentine Gallery, London
He’s represented by the following galleries
Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin, Paris
What do you all think about the 'art of appropriation' - email me at contact@marylynnbuchanan.com
