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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Warholtodiefor (talk | contribs) at 17:37, 26 April 2017 (Added references stating that the pieces under "Pieces Shown" section were shown at Revolver Gallery). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

  • Comment: I've only gone through a few of the references, but it appears that in some cases you're using citations that verify the existence of the piece, not that the piece was shown at Revolver. That's what is needed. (A reference to an article about Revolver showing the work would confirm that it exists.) JSFarman (talk) 03:09, 26 April 2017 (UTC)

Revolver Gallery is based in Los Angeles, California, and focuses on Andy Warhol's pop art[1] career. Revolver Gallery hosted Canada's largest exhibition of Andy Warhol's original works [2], and was the first gallery to put Warhol's 1974 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow on display for the public.[3]

The gallery was originally founded in 2012 by entrepreneur Ron Rivlin[4]. With over 200 original works, it is home to the largest "gallery-owned" collection of Andy Warhol worldwide. [5]

Artists

Revolver Gallery deals almost exclusively in the life and works of Andy Warhol.

However, their newest Bergamot Station location showed a collaboration with Keith Haring, a homage by Deborah Kass, and a reproduction by Warhol's printmaker, Rupert Jasen Smith.

Exhibition Locations

Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA

Revolver Gallery's current exhibition--Andy Warhol: Revisited 30 Years Later--opened at Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA on February 11th, 2017.[6] This exhibition takes place 30 years after the death of Andy Warhol on February 22, 1987. [7]

Toronto, Canada

Revolver Gallery ran an exhibition titled Andy Warhol Revisited: A Mirror For Today in the Yorkville neighborhood of Toronto, Canada. The exhibition was on display from July 1st to December 31st, 2015. [8] By collaborating with museums, the Andy Warhol Foundation, Christie's, and private collectors, Revolver Gallery exhibited over 120 original works of Andy Warhol. This exhibition stands as the largest grouping of Warhol's work ever shown in Canada. [2]

Vancouver, Canada

Revolver Gallery, in collaboration with the Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, showed the A Different Idea of Love exhibition in Yaletown, Vancouver.[9] The exhibition was located in the Maison A1 Warehouse, and co-presented with Maison A1's Christopher Dohm. [10] With around 80 of Warhol's works, this exhibition was considered the largest Warhol collection ever displayed in Canada--until Revolver Gallery surpassed itself with its next show in Toronto. It was originally scheduled to be shown for the month of March, 2015, but was extended by popular demand to April 28, 2015. [11]

POP International Gallery, New York

Andy Warhol: Icons & Symbols was on display in POP International Gallery, in SoHo, New York from November 6th, 2013 to January 1st, 2014. Jeff Jaffe, owner and founder of Pop International Galleries, collaborated with Revolver Gallery to feature over 40 works their collection for this exhibition.[12]

Beverly Hills, California

Revolver Gallery showcased Warhol's works in their Beverly Hills location from 2013-2016. In 2013, Revolver Gallery simultaneously exhibited Icons & Symbols in their own location on Charleville Blvd., Beverly Hills, and at the Viceroy L'Ermitage Beverly Hills Hotel throughout the summer.[13] Seda Baghdasarian co-curated a Andy Warhol: Icons & Symbols exhibition with Revolver for display in the Malibu Lumber Yard Gallery, at the Civic Center, from August 31st to October 13th, 2013. [14] Andy Warhol's Ten Prolific Jews exhibited from Sep 16th – Nov 29th 2013. [15] Andy's Socialites was shown between March 25th to May 2nd, 2014. [16] Gotti on Trial was on display from June 20th to July 21st, 2014. [17]

Notable Pieces Shown

1974 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow [18]

Andy Warhol's 1974 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow is chocolate brown, and the only car ever owned by the artist. Warhol never acquired a driver's license, and relied on others to drive the car for him, including celebrities like Truman Capote.[19]

Keith Haring's Andy Mouse [18]

Four original screenprints by Keith Haring, depicting Andy Warhol as Mickey Mouse on a dollar bill. The screenprints are 38 x 38" each, made with Andy Warhol in 1986.[20] A quote by Haring, equating Warhol to the cultural symbol of Mickey Mouse:

It’s like treating him [Warhol] like he was part of American culture, like Mickey Mouse was. That he himself had become a symbol, a sign for something complete, universally understandable. He sort of made this niche for himself in the culture. As much as Mickey Mouse had…putting him on a dollar bill was just making him even more like an icon or part of the American dream.

–from Haring, Warhol, Disney[21]

1964 Plywood Campbell's Juice Box[22]

Campbell's Tomato Juice Box (1964) is silkscreen ink and house paint on plywood, 10 by 19 by 9 1/2 in. 25.4 by 48.3 by 24.1 cm. It was exhibited in 1983 in the Judith Goldberg Gallery, New York.[23]

John Gotti Unique Portfolio[24]

Andy Warhol created four unique screenprints by commission for the cover of Time Magazine in 1986.[25]

Press

References

  1. ^ "MoMA - Pop Art".
  2. ^ a b "Canada's Largest Andy Warhol Exhibition Ever". 14 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Andy Warhol: Revisited - Thirty Years Later (Los Angeles) - Revolver Gallery - Artsy".
  4. ^ "Revolver Gallery Presents "Andy Warhol:Revisited" - Artillery Magazine".
  5. ^ "Revolver Gallery Presents "Andy Warhol:Revisited"".
  6. ^ Desk, BWW News. "'Andy Warhol: Revisited' Opens at Revolver Gallery in Bergamot Station".
  7. ^ "The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts - Andy Warhol Biography".
  8. ^ Desk, BWW News. "Revolver Gallery to Bring 'ANDY WARHOL REVISITED' Exhibition to Toronto, July 1".
  9. ^ "Andy Warhol's "Once-in-a-Lifetime" works come to Vancouver".
  10. ^ "Andy Warhol exhibit 'A Different Idea of Love' to visit Vancouver". 18 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Free Andy Warhol exhibition extended to April 28". 6 April 2015.
  12. ^ "Andy Warhol Exhibition to Open in SoHo - Downtown Magazine NYC". 28 October 2013.
  13. ^ "Andy Warhol - Icons & Symbols at the Beverly Hills L'Ermitage Hotel".
  14. ^ Times, Melonie Magruder / Special to The Malibu. "Andy Warhol Exhibit on Display in Malibu Lumber Yard".
  15. ^ "Andy Warhol's Ten Prolific Jews - Revolver Gallery - Artsy".
  16. ^ Gallery, Revolver. "Andy's Socialites - 16 Warhol Portraits on Display at Revolver Gallery - March 25th".
  17. ^ "GOTTI ON TRIAL! Andy Warhol art exhibition - Revolver Gallery BH". 13 June 2014.
  18. ^ a b https://artofthetimes.com/2017/02/09/revolver-gallery-invites-andy-warhol-revisited-paying-homage-andy-warhol-30th-anniversary-passing/
  19. ^ "More than 15 Minutes of Fame, Warhol's RR Silver Shadow".
  20. ^ "Andy Mouse - Keith Haring".
  21. ^ "Artists & Icons: Keith Haring's Andy Mouse - Christie's'".
  22. ^ http://losangeles.informermg.com/2017/02/17/revolver-gallery-revisits-andy-warhol-on-the-30th-anniversary-of-his-passing/
  23. ^ http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2014/contemporary-art-day-sale-n09142/lot.224.html
  24. ^ http://beverlyhillsart.com/event/revolver-gallery-presents-gotti-on-trial-5/
  25. ^ "TIME Magazine Cover: John Gotti - Sep. 29, 1986".

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