James Rosenquist
Overview
James Rosenquist, Horse Blinders Flash Card (1969)
Born in North Dakota in 1933, James Rosenquist was an American artist associated with the Pop Art movement. Rosenquist's art often explores the role of advertising and consumer culture in art and society, drawing from his background working in sign painting. Rosenquist used techniques he learned making commercial art to depict popular cultural icons and mundane everyday objects. His work is often compared to other key Pop Art figures such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, but Rosenquist's art often incorporates elements of surrealism by using fragments of advertisements and cultural imagery to emphasize the overwhelming nature of ads.
Exhibitions
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Some of the artists I have worked for
10 Sep - 5 Oct 2019To end the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the gallery, we are delighted to introduce a selection of works by the artists that helped shaping its success.Read more -
Prints I wish I had published
11 Jan - 9 Feb 2019In 1969 Bernard Jacobson opened his first London gallery – a fourth-floor walk-up on Mount Street, Mayfair, dealing in prints by international stars, including Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg, as well as publishing prints by leading British artists including Malcolm Morley and Robyn Denny. Printmaking fit the radical, pop sensibility of the time, and Jacobson was part of that heady explosion of interest in the medium. As the gallery approaches its half century in 2019, it is fitting that this landmark year opens with an ambitious two-part exhibition exploring Jacobson's personal and abiding love of prints and some of the remarkable works published by the gallery during an eventful 50 years in the business.Read more
Publications
