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Mitchell Syrop - In The Can<br>Installation at The Renaissance Society, 1987
Mitchell Syrop
In The Can
Installation at The Renaissance Society, 1987, 1986
Air conditioner, shower door, black and white photographs
photographs 40” x 26”
 
 
Mitchell Syrop In The CanInstallation at The Renaissance Society, 1987, 1986 Air conditioner, shower door, black and white photographs photographs 40” x 26”
CalArts Installation View,The Renaissance Society, 1987
CalArts Installation View,The Renaissance Society, 1987
CalArts Installation View,The Renaissance Society, 1987
CalArts Installation View,The Renaissance Society, 1987
CalArts Installation View,The Renaissance Society, 1987
CalArts Installation View,The Renaissance Society, 1987
CalArts Installation View,The Renaissance Society, 1987
John Miller I Read a Book, 1987 Acrylic on canvas 17” x 25”
Julia Kidd The Desire and the Doll, 1984 Photograph, oil on masonite 60” x 96” x 3”
Mark Stahl The Wet Look, 1987 Fiberglass boulder, raincoat, coathook, lacquer paint
Carl Affarian The 13th Moon, 1986 oil, gouache on canvas 12 panels, 25” x 19” each Courtesy of Lent by the artistCourtesy of Van Straaten Gallery, Chicago
Gary Bachman You Say Tomato, 1987 Top panel: ink on paperBottom panel: oil on canvas Top panel: 19½” x 21Ύ” framedBottom panel: 48” x 48” Courtesy of Lent by the artist, Brooklyn, New York
Dennis Balk Display for a Fall Group Show (detail), 1985 fiberglass, vinyl, Duratrans, fluorescent lights 80” x 24” x 24” Courtesy of Lent by the artist, Venice, California
Dennis Balk Display for a Fall Group Show, 1985
Dennis Balk Over the Weekend (detail), 1987 Formica, Duratrans, fluorescent lights 84” x 23” x 23” Courtesy of Lent by Randy F. Sosin, Los Angeles, California
Dennis Balk On Monday or Tuesday (detail), 1987 Formica, Duratrans, fluorescent lights 84” x 23” x 23” Courtesy of Lent by the artist, Venice, California
Cindy Bernard Untitled (dress), 1986 Black and white photograph, 2/3 14” x 12” Courtesy of Lent by the artist, West Hollywood, California
Ashley Bickerton GOD, 1986 acrylic, aluminum paint, resin on wood with aluminum 48 x 96 x 11 Courtesy of Lent by Gerald Elliott, Chicago, Illinois
Ross Bleckner Her Escutcheon, 1987 oil on linen 48 x 40 Courtesy of Lent by Paul and Camille Oliver-Hoffmann, Chicago, Illinois
Barbara Bloom Monument to the Male Torso, 1987 mixed media 83” x 26½” overall (photograph 79” x 26½”; pedestal with T-shirts 62” x 12” x 12”) Courtesy of Lent by the artistCourtesy Gallery Nature morte, New York
Troy Brauntuch Untitled, 1986 pastel on linen 96” x 84” Courtesy of Lent by Paul and Camille Oliver-Hoffmann, Chicago, Illinois
Beth Brenner Weekends Only, 1987 acrylic, artificial snow on canvas and aluminum cots 73” x 54” x 25” Courtesy of Lent by the artistCourtesy Annina Nosei, New York
David Cabrera Polystripe #1, 1986 polyester on birch 61” x 33” Courtesy of Lent by the artistCourtesy 303 Gallery, New York
James Casebere Covered Wagons, 1986 light box 55½” x 45½” x 10½” Courtesy of Lent by the artistCourtesy Michael Klein, Inc., New York
David Chow I Can Only Tell Him I Am Hungry, 1987 Oil on canvas 84” x 72” Courtesy of Lent by the artist, Brooklyn, New York
Dorit Cypis Recollection, 1987 Froma series of nine Recollections Cibachrome, wood, plexiglass, sheer fabric 38” x 40” x 6” Courtesy of Lent by the artist, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dana Duff Background #7, 1985 compressed charcoal on paper 12” x 16” framed Courtesy of Lent by Penelope Milford, Los Angeles, California
Tim Ebner Color Cue No. 10, 1987 semigloss waterbase paint on canvas dimension variable Courtesy of Collection Newport Harbor Art Museum
Kate Ericson and Mel Ziegler Winter Cellar, 1986 Canned goods from the Pennsylvania Dutch country, sandblasted glass 8” x 22” x 4” Courtesy of Lent by the artist, New York
Eric Fischl Haircut, 1985 oil on linen 104” x 84” Courtesy of Lent by the Eli Broad Family Foundation, Los Angeles, California
John Franklin Fold After Cezanne, 1986 plaster, edition of 2 5Ό” x 19” x 7½” Courtesy of Lent by the artistCourtesy Loughelton Gallery, New York
Jill Griegrich Untitled, 1986 vinyl, cooper, ink print collage on paper, mounted on wood 106” x 73” x 4” Courtesy of Collection Newport Harbor Art Museum; purchased with funds provided by the Awards in the Visual Arts (a program sponsored by the Equitable Foundation and the Rockfeller Foundation) and by the Acquisition Committee.
Jack Goldstein Untitled, 1987 acrylic on canvas 84” x 84” x 6” Courtesy of Lent by Robert and Michael Newcomer, ChicagoCourtesy Dart Gallery, Chicago
Fariba Hajamadi The Telescope With Its Lenses Had Swallowed The Star, 1987 oil, emulsion on canvas 78” x 40” Courtesy of Lent by Randolpho Rocha, Boston
Jim Isermann Untitled, 1987 enamel paint on wood 48 x 48 x 2 Courtesy of Lent by the ArtistCourtesy Kuhlenschmidt / Simon Gallery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Larry Johnson Untitled (Grief is Devastating), 1985 Ektacolor contact prints 2 prints, left 21½ x 25½ , right 25½ x 21½ Courtesy of Courtesy 303 Gallery, New York
Mike Kelley Trickle Down and Swadding Clothes, 1986 acrylic on paper on stretched canvas 2 panels, 60 x 96 each Courtesy of Lent by the artistCourtesy Metro Pictures, New York and Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles
Johathan Lasker The Age of Plastic, 1985 oil on canvas 24” x 30” Courtesy of Lent by M. Sawon and T. Banovich, New York
Andy Moses Confessions of Finitude (black), 1987 acrylic, alkyd on canvas 67½” x 90” Courtesy of Lent by Bernard and Rosalie Kornblau, San Marino, California
Matt Mullican Untitled (History Over Opera House, Surrounded by Signs), 1986 oil stick, acrylic on canvas 192” x 192” Courtesy of Lent by Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Rowan, Los Angeles
Marc Pally Milestone, 1986 oil, oil stick, graphite, colored pencil, oil medium on paper 57” x 60½” Courtesy of Lent by Gary and Linda Briskman, Beverly Hills
Lari Pittman The New Republic, 1985 acrylic, oil on panel 80” x 82” Courtesy of Collection Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, California
Stephen Prina A Structural Analysis and Reconstruction of MS7098 as Determined by the Difference Between the Measurements of Duration and Displacement (Detail), 1980 photograph record, photograph, poster, merchandising display, advertisement, rag mat, American walnut frame, catalogue entry Courtesy of Lent by artist, Los Angeles
Stephen Prina An Evening of 19th- and 20th-Century Piano Music (detail), 1985 arrangement for piano, piano concert, program, photograph, poster, announcement, advertisement, rag mat, American walnut frame, catalogue entry Courtesy of Lent by artist, Los Angeles
Stephen Prina TV Guide (detail), 1986 TV Guide, photograph, merchandising display, advertisement, public reading, rag mat, American walnut frame, catalogue entry Courtesy of Lent by artist, Los Angeles
Tom Radloff #4, 1986 waterbase paint, plaster, paper, wood 48 x 32 Courtesy of Lent by the artistCourtesy Loughelton Gallery, New York
David Salle Sexual and Professional Jealousy, 1983 oil on canvas 108” x 90” Courtesy of Lent by Gerald Elliott, Chicago
Jim Shaw The Adam and Eve Show, 1986 ink on duotone board 17” x 14” Courtesy of Lent by artist, Los Angeles
Susan Silas Realism, 1987 catalogue pages 20Ύ” x 32Ύ” Courtesy of Lent by the artist, Brooklyn, New York
James Welling Untitled (69), 1987 vinyl acrylic on canvas 52” x 52” Courtesy of Lent by the ArtistCourtesy Kuhlenschmidt / Simon Gallery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
B. Wurtz Untitled (Vase and Portraits), 1986 mixed media installation 3 parts: Sculpture 18½” x 9” x 9”2 paints 30” x 30” Courtesy of Lent by the artistCourtesy Feature, Chicago
Ericka Beckman Film still from Cinderella, 1986
Kirby Dick Film still from Men Who Are Men, 1981
Sharon Greytak Film still from Weiren Out and Blown Away, 1986
Linda Tadic Film still from Une visite α Leon Trotsky, par Andrι Brιton, 1986
Linda Wissmath Film still from The Passion of Joan, 1983
John Caldwell Video still from Sightworks Trilogy, 1984
Ben Chase Video Still from How Many Elephants Does It Take?, 1984
Ken Feingold Video still from Irony (The Abyss of Speech), 1985
Kim Ingraham Video Still from Corny Stories, 1987
Corey Kaplan Video Still from The Monster Frankenstein, 1984
Jeff Kessinger Video Still from Let Me Assure You, 1986
Sherry Millner Video Still from Womb With A View, 1983
Tony Oursler Production photo from Evol, 1985
Susan Peehl Video Still from You Talkin To Me?, 1984
Rea Tajiri Video Still from Vertigo3 (3 Character Descriptions), 1987
Mary Ann Toman Video Still from There Is My Mother, 1986
CalArts Installation View,The Renaissance Society, 1987
CalArts Balcony view of Chicago International Art Exposition at Navy Pier, May 7-13, 1987, 1987

   
   

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