Wegman World

William Wegman and Constance Lewellen in Conversation in NYC

 

William Wegman, Artist, 1971

Please join ICI, Constance Lewallen, and William Wegman for a special conversation on Tuesday, April 3, from 6:30- 8pm at 401 Broadway, Suite 1620, NYC.

Constance Lewallen, co-curator of State of Mind: New California Art Circa 1970, and William Wegman, pioneer video artist, conceptualist, photographer, painter, and writer, will discuss Californian artists’ significant contributions in Conceptual art, video, performance, and installation art in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Rarely seen Wegman videos will be screened, followed by a conversation about the artist’s early work and those with whom he associated.

Read more about the event here.

 

On View: William Wegman Flo/Flow

William Wegman, Flo/Flow, 2011

 

Starting March 1, WW's latest video piece, Flo/Flow will be on view at the Everson Art Musem in Syracuse, in colloboration with the Urban Video Project. Read more about the work and the Urban Video Project here.

It Happened at Pomona

One of the Pacific Standard Time shows that features WW's works, "It Happened at Pomona,"  at the Pomona College Museum of Art, closed this week. If you didn't make it out to LA this time, check out some installation shots below.

Pacific Standard Time

Have you heard about Pacific Standard Time? It is a collaboration between museums, galleries and other institutions in southern California celebrating the birth of L.A. art. 

  William Wegman, Artist, 1971

WW created a large body of work in the early 70's in and around L.A., and is included in several PST exhibitions. Here is a list of where you can see his work as part of this fantastic series:

Orange County Museum of Art, October 8 - January 22, 2012

“State of Mind: New California Art Circa 1970,” Orange County Museum of Art. Traveling to Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive, February 29 - June 17, 2012 

Pomona College Museum of Art, December 3 - February 18, 2012 

“It Happened at Pomona,” Pomona College Museum of Art, Claremont, CA 

The J. Paul Getty Museum, December 20 - May 6, 2012 

“In Focus: Los Angeles, 1945-1980,” The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

And coming in 2013:

University Art Museum

“West Coast Wegman” California State University, Long Beach

Check back tomorrow for a post from WW about Pacific Standard Time. 

Did you miss WW on the Colbert Report?

Last year, WW participated in arting up Stephen Colbert's portrait on The Colbert Report. Here it is, if you missed it or need a refresher:

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The World of Photography

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William Wegman and Mike Smith in a video they made in 1986. 

 

Cross Training

William Wegman, Cross Training, 2005

 

This year, William Wegman has partnered with Light Work, a Syracuse not-for-proft art center, in creating a new photographic edition to benefit the organization. Light Work recently celebrated 25 years of helping artists gain access to dark rooms, exhibition spaces, as well as hosting a prestigious artist-in-residence program. 

Cross Training, 2005 was originally a polaroid of WW's dog Penny. This edition is a silver gelatin print.

Read more about the print here.

State of Mind: New California Art Circa 1970

 

William Wegman, A Basic Guide to Lettering, 1972

    In early October, State of Mind: New California Art Circa 1970, which features work by William Wegman, opened at the Orange County Museum of Art, as part of Pacific Standard Time. PST is a collaboration of cultural institutions across Southern California celebrating the birth of the L.A. art scene.

WW has several works appearing in selected PST shows this year. Check back for information on upcoming shows. 

Read more about the show here.

WW on photographer Madeleine de Sinety

 

 

    William Wegman was in Portland last week talking about friend and artist Madeleine de Sinety. He is interviewed about her in the above video.

This month in Smithsonian...

Roller Rover, 1987

FAY RAY: THE SUPERMODEL DOG

by David Schonauer

Fay Ray hadn’t had a lot of modeling experience when William Wegman put her on roller skates. He says that the image he titled Roller Rover was “one of the first” to feature his beloved cinnamon-gray Weimaraner. John Reuter, a Polaroid technician who assisted on the Roller Rover shoot in 1987 and on many other Wegman photo shoots, says it was “the first or second.” It is agreed, however, that the picture is a definitive example of the work that has made Wegman one of the world’s most widely known conceptual artists (as well as a powerful brand name), and that Fay Ray was destined to be a star from the moment she put on wheels...

Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Fay-Ray-The-Supermodel-Dog.html#ixzz1WcWIOZvl