FINDING TREASURES IN ART MAGAZINES
Advertisements From Artforum, 1970 – 2010
Art ephemera is primarily a by-product of advertising and promotion. At Gallery 98 our main focus is announcement cards and gallery posters but we also have an interest in the advertisements that galleries place in art magazines. It is all part of our long-term ambition to make the Gallery 98 website a public resource that comprehensively documents the history of contemporary art through art ephemera.
Recently Gallery 98 acquired a large collection of Artforum magazines that we have been perusing over the holidays for interesting advertisements. Founded in 1962, Artforum grew in keeping with the expansion of the art world in the 1980s. Its unique 10½ x 10½ square format, and high-quality paper and printing, made the magazine particularly attractive for advertisers. By the early 2000’s issues expanded to over 500 pages consisting in large measure of gallery advertisements. The present selection features portraits of artists.
Judy Chicago, Jack Glenn Gallery, 1970
Judy Chicago, One Woman Show, Artforum Advertisement, Jack Glenn Gallery (California), 1970. Size: 10.5 x 10.5 Inches
Find more Judy Chicago ephemera in our category Women Interest.
Greer Lankton, Civilian Warfare, 1984
Greer Lankton, One Woman Show, Artforum Advertisement, Civilian Warfare, 1984. Size: 10.5 x 10.5 Inches
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Jeff Koons, Banality, Sonnabend, 1988
Jeff Koons, Banality, Artforum Advertisement, Sonnabend, 1988 Size: 10.5 x 10.5 Inches
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Matthew Barney, Cremaster 5, Barbara Gladstone Gallery, 1997
Matthew Barney, Cremaster 5, Artforum Advertisement, Barbara Gladstone Gallery, 1997. Size: 10.5 x 10.5 Inches
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Laurie Anderson, Life, Fondazione Prada, 1998
Laurie Anderson, Life: Computer Portrait Generated From Verbal Description, ArtforumAdvertisement, Fondazione Prada (Italy), 1998 Size: 10.5 x 10.5 Inches
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Chuck Close, Self Portraits, Fraenkel Gallery, 2001
Chuck Close, Self Portraits 1967-2001, Artforum Advertisement, Fraenkel Gallery (San Fransisco), 2001 Size: 10.5 x 10.5 Inches.
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Marina Abramovic, Balkan Erotic Epic, Sean Kelly Gallery, 2005
Marina Abramovic, Balkan Erotic Epic, Artforum Advertisement, Sean Kelly Gallery, 2005 Size: 10.5 x 10.5 Inches
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Cindy Sherman, A Play of Selves, Metro Pictures, 2006
Cindy Sherman, A Play of Selves, Artforum Advertisement, Metro Pictures, 2006 Size: 10.5 x 10.5 Inches
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Shepard Fairey, Wynwood Walls (Miami), Organized by Jeffrey Deitch and Goldman Properties, 2009
Shepard Fairey, Wynwood Walls (Miami), Artforum Advertisement, Organized by Jeffrey Deitch and Goldman Properties, 2009 Size: 10.5 x 10.5 Inches
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Ana Mendieta, Silueta and Silence, Alison Jacques Gallery, 2010
Ana Mendieta, Silueta and Silence, Artforum Advertisement, Alison Jacques Gallery (London), 2010 Size: 10.5 x 10.5 Inches
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Takashi Murakami, Gagosian Gallery, 2010
Takashi Murakami, Artforum Advertisement, Gagosian Gallery (Rome), 2010 Size: 10.5 x 10.5 Inches
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El Anatsui, Jack Shainman Gallery, 2010
El Anatsui, Artforum Advertisement, Jack Shainman Gallery, 2010 Size: 10.5 x 10.5 Inches
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Yoshitomo Nara, Ceramic Works, Tomio Koyama Gallery, 2010
Yoshimoto Nara, Ceramic Works, Artforum Advertisement, Tomio Koyama Gallery (Japan), 2010 Size: 10.5 x 10.5 Inches
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