Raymond Pettibon
No title (To quit old paths), 1999
pen and ink on paper, signed and dated verso
17 3/8 x 11 1/2 inches (paper)
19 5/8 x 13 5/8 inches (frame)
TO QUIT OLD PATHS
APRIL 20 - JUNE 19, 2023
”My work on the subject does tap in to some of the nuances of the game— the pitching of the baseball for instance , or hitting a baseball —also, it says a lot about what goes on off the field as well as about the society in general. It’s kind of a microcosm of the society as a whole.
Raymond Pettibon
Raymond Pettibon
Making It Whistle, 1990
Lithograph, edition of 40
20 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches (paper)
23 1/4 x 17 inches (frame)
”growing up, I always had trains around, you could hear them more than see them. The trucks divided the good and bad parts of town. I wasn’t exactly on the good side. You weren’t encouraged to play around the demarcation lines.
Raymond Pettibon
Raymond Pettibon
0 for 40, 1989
Lithograph, edition of 25
21 3/4 x 15 1/4 inches (paper)
24 3/4 x 17 3/4 inches (frame)
Raymond Pettibon
No title (My Country Ding-A-Ling), 1999
pen and ink on paper, signed and dated verso
14 5/8 x 10 5/8 inches (paper)
16 5/8 x 12 5/8 inches (frame)
Raymond Pettibon
Wig Commercial, 1989
Lithograph, edition of 30
22 1/4 x 15 inches (paper)
25 x 17 3/4 inches (frame)
Raymond Pettibon
No title (Where the Masters…), circa 1996
ink on paper, signed verso
16 1/8 x 14 inches (paper)
Raymond Pettibon
No title (His voice rang…), 1993
pen and ink on paper, signed and dated verso
15 7/8 x 14 inches (paper)
Raymond Pettibon
Play Ball, 1987
Lithograph, edition of 65
39 x 27 inches (paper)
48 1/2 x 36 1/2 inches (frame)
Raymond Pettibon
No title (In the game…), 2001
ink on paper
27 1/4 x 22 1/2 inches (paper)
31 5/8 x 26 5/8 inches (frame)
”Despite the fact that some of these visuals reoccur again, and again, the meaning of each work is of its moment, reinforced by written epigrams. He scribbles along the margins in some cases —sometimes years apart, the same image can carry different feelings and purpose.