Tony Berlant

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Tony Berlant

Selected works by exhibition

1982 - 1989

Recent Work
L.A. Louver, 1982

Tony Berlant /
Angel, 1982 /
found tin on plywood with steel brads /
72 x 58 x 5 in. (182.9 x 147.3 x 12.7 cm)

Tony Berlant /
Freud, 1980
found tin on plywood with steel brads
7 x 7 x 7 in.(17.8 x 17.8 x 17.8 cm)

Tony Berlant /
Within, 1982 /
found metal collage on plywood with brads /
63 1/2 x 63 1/2 x 3 in. (161.29 x 161.29 x 7.62 cm) /
Private collection

Tony Berlant /
Red Dog, 1980 /
found tin on plywood with steel brads /
16 x 14-1/2 in.(40.6 x 36.8 cm)

Recent Work
L.A. Louver, 1985

Tony Berlant /
New York, 1985 /
collage of found tin and nails /
66 x 20 in. (167.64 x 50.8 cm) /
Private collection

Tony Berlant /
The High Desert, 1984 - 85 /
with found painting by L.M. Crawford c. 1925 /
collages of found tin and nails /
70 x 70 1/2 in. (177.8 x 179.07 cm) /
Private collection

Tony Berlant /
Motel Kachinas (diptych), 1985 /
found tin on plywood with steel brads in a 1950’s frame /
21-3/4 x 16-1/2 in.(55.2 x 41.9 cm)

Tony Berlant /
Mirage, 1984 /
found tin on plywood with steel brads /
88 x 109 in.(223.5 x 276.9 cm)

Recent Work
L.A. Louver, 1988

Tony Berlant /
Inside Out, 1987 /
found tin on plywood with steel brads /
132 x 144 in.(335.3 x 365.8 cm)

Tony Berlant /
Within, 1987 /
found tin on plywood with steel brads /
9 x 8 ft. (2743.2 x 2438.4 cm) /
Private collection

Tony Berlant /
The Taxco Café, 1988 /
found tin on plywood with steel brads /
11 1/2 x 101 1/4 in (29.2 x 257.2 cm) /
Private collection

Tony Berlant /
Dick’s Envy, 1987 /
found tin on plywood with steel brads /
38 x 80 in. (96.5 x 203.2 cm)

Tony Berlant /
Diamond Head, 1988 /
found tin on plywood with steel brads /
98 x 150-1/2 x 1-1/4 in.(248.9 x 382.3 x 3.2 cm) /
The Capital Group, Los Angeles, CA

Tony Berlant /
The Gates, 1989 /
found tin on plywood with steel brads /
102 x 96 in. (259.1 x 243.8 cm) /
Private collection, Corona del Mar, CA

Tony Berlant /
Roll Over, 1989 /
found tin on plywood with steel brads (8 panels) /
140 x 240 in. overall (355.6 x 609.6 cm)

Tony Berlant /
Local Color, 1989 /
found tin on plywood with steel brads /
42 x 66 in.(106.7 x 167.6 cm)

1990 - 1999

Recent Work
L.A. Louver, 1990

Tony Berlant: Recent Work 1990 /
installation photography

New Works
L.A. Louver, 1992

Tony Berlant /
Dick's Influence (#77-1992), 1992 /
found metal collage mounted on plywood /
30 1/4 x 28 in (76.8 x 71.1 cm) /
Private collection

Tony Berlant /
A Local Paradise (#4), 1992 /
found metal collage on plywood with steel brads /
8 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 7 in (20.9 x 20.9 x 17.8 cm)

Tony Berlant /
Held Up - Santa Monica (#92-1992), 1992 /
found metal collage, B&W laser prints on plywood /
24 7/8 x 28 1/16 in (63.2 x 71.28 cm) /
Private collection

Tony Berlant /
New York (#89-1992), 1992 /
found metal collage & photograph on plywood with steel brads /
1) 124 x 28 in (314.96 x 71.1 cm) /
2) 124 x 30 in (314.96 x 76.2 cm) /
3) 124 x 33 1/2 in (314.96 x 85.1 cm)(triptych) /
Private collection

Tony Berlant /
Sighting, 1992 /
Found and fabricated printed tin collage on plywood with steel brads /
20 1/8 x 27 in (51.1 x 68.6 cm)

New Work 1990 - 1993
L.A. Louver, 1993

Tony Berlant /
The Cops and Me (#118-1992), 1992 /
found metal collage on plywood w/ steel brads /
77 x 114 1/4 in (195.6 x 290.2 cm)

Tony Berlant /
Calendar (#124-1992), 1992 /
found metal collage on plywood /
144 x 104 in (365.8 x 264.2 cm) overall (5 panels) /
Private collection

Tony Berlant /
Hold Up (#68-1992), 1992 /
found metal collage on plywood w/ steel brads /
90 x 104 1/4 in (228.6 x 264.8 cm) /
Private collection

Recent Miracles
L.A. Louver, 1995

Tony Berlant /
With In, 1995 /
found tin on plywood with steel brads /
6 x 18 ft (182.9 x 548.6 cm)

Tony Berlant /
Eye Dazzler, 1995 /
found tin on plywood with steel brads /
125 x 96 in (317.5 x 243.8 cm) /
Private collection

Tony Berlant /
Bloom, 1995 /
found tin on plywood with steel brads /
22 x 20 in.(55.9 x 50.8 cm)

Installation photography /
Tony Berlant: Recent Miracles

Extended Ecstacy
L.A. Louver, 1999

Tony Berlant /
Mariposa Reina (#34-1998), 1998 /
found metal collage on plywood w/ steel brads /
79 x 36 in (200.7 x 91.4 cm) each /
79 x 72 in (200.7 x 182.9 cm) overall (diptych) /
Private collection

Tony Berlant /
Three Nights in Venice (#5-1999), 1999 /
found and fabricated printed tin collaged on plywood with steel brads /
32 x 32 in (81.3 x 81.3 cm) /
Private collection

Installation photography /
Tony Berlant: Extended Ecstacy

2000 - 2009

Tony Berlant
L.A. Louver, 2001

Tony Berlant /
Painted Desert, 2001 /
metal collage on plywood w/ steel brads /
48 x 216 in. (121.9 x 548.6 overall) overall (3 panels) /
Private collection, Santa Monica, CA

Tony Berlant /
Topanga, 2001 /
metal collage on plywood w/ steel brads /
96 x 132 in. (243.8 x 335.3 cm) overall (3 panels) /
Private collection, Los Angeles, CA

Tony Berlant /
Ornans, 2001 /
found and fabricated printed tin collaged on plywood with steel brads /
61 x 122 in (154.9 x 309.9 cm)

New Terrain
L.A. Louver, 2004

Tony Berlant /
Full Court, 2003 /
found and fabricated printed tin collaged on plywood with steel brads /
46 x 77 in (116.8 x 195.6 cm) /
Private collection, Los Angeles, CA

Tony Berlant /
Ground, 2004 /
found and fabricated printed tin collaged on plywood with steel brads /
42 1/16 x 62 1/2 in (106.8 x 158.7 cm)

Tony Berlant /
New Terrain, 2004 /
found and fabricated printed tin collaged on plywood with steel brads /
46 x 77 in (116.8 x 195.6 cm) /
Private collection, Los Angeles, CA

Tony Berlant /
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, 2004
found and fabricated printed tin collaged on plywood with steel brads
36 x 84 in (91.4 x 213.4 cm)
Private collection, Greenwich, CT

The Marriage of New York and Athens
at Gehry Partners, LLC 2004

Installation photography /
Tony Berlant at Gehry Partners, LLP

Night Bloom
L.A. Louver, 2005

Tony Berlant /
Out of Sight, 2005 /
found and fabricated printed tin collaged on plywood with steel brads /
10 x 10 in (25.4 x 25.4 cm) /
Private collection

Tony Berlant /
Vice Versa, 2005 /
found and fabricated printed tin collaged on plywood with steel brads /
18 x 16 in (45.7 x 40.6 cm) /
Private collection

Tony Berlant /
Love at First Sight #33, 2005 /
found and fabricated printed tin collaged on plywood with steel brads /
22 3/4 x 19 1/4 in (57.8 x 48.9 cm) /
Private collection

Hidden in Plain Sight
L.A. Louver, 2007

Tony Berlant /
In Plain Sight, 2006 /
Found and fabricated printed tin collaged on plywood with steel brads /
72 x 60 in. (182.9 x 152.4 cm) /
Private collection

Tony Berlant /
No Holds Barred #64, 2006 /
Found and fabricated printed tin collaged on plywood with steel brads /
36 x 96 in. (91.4 x 243.8 cm) /
Private collection

Tony Berlant /
Wherever #56, 2006 /
Found and fabricated printed tin collaged on plywood with steel brads /
36 x 34 in. (91.4 x 86.4 cm) /
Private collection

2010 - to the present

Tony Berlant
L.A. Louver, 2010

Tony Berlant /
Cascade, 2010 /
Found and fabricated printed tin collaged /
on laser ink jet printed plywood panel with steel brads /
70 x 53 in. (177.8 x 134.6 cm)

Tony Berlant /
Terrace, 2010 /
Found and fabricated printed tin collaged on laser ink jet printed plywood panel with steel brads on five panels /
90 x 170 in. (228.6 x 431.8 cm) /
Private collection

Tony Berlant /
Lair, 2010 /
Found and fabricated printed tin collaged on laser ink jet printed
plywood panel with steel brads /
68 x 50 in. (172.7 x 127 cm) /
Private collection

Works from 1962 - 1964
L.A. Louver, 2011

Tony Berlant /
Les 8, 1963 /
cloth, polyester resin and enamel on plywood /
43 1/2 x 48 in (110.5 x 121.9 cm)

Tony Berlant /
Virginia Twice, 1962 /
cloth, polyester resin and enamel on metal /
57 x 48 in (144.8 x 121.9 cm)

Tony Berlant /
Susan, 1964 /
cloth, polyester resin, acrylic and enamel on plywood /
48 x 36 in (121.9 x 91.4 cm)

Close to Home
L.A. Louver, 2014

Tony Berlant /
Alone With Myself, 2014 /
artist fabricated tin and found tin collaged on plywood panel with steel brads /
108 x 99 in. (274.3 x 251.5 cm)

Tony Berlant /
Past and Present, 2014 /
artist fabricated tin and found tin collaged on plywood panel with steel brads /
130 x 99 in. (330.2 x 251.5 cm)

Tony Berlant /
Visitation, 2013 /
artist fabricated tin and found tin collaged on plywood panel with steel brads /
58 x 43 in. (147.3 x 109.2 cm)

Tony Berlant /
One Way or Another, 2013 /
artist fabricated tin and found tin collaged on plywood panel with steel brads /
47 x 36 in. (119.4 x 91.4 cm) /
Private collection

Commissions

Tony Berlant /
Dancing on the Brink of the World, 1987 /
168 x 504 in. /
Commission for San Francisco Airport

Tony Berlant /
Untitled, 1986 - 1988 /
ceramic and marble /
151 x 153 in. /
/
California Arts Council, Department of Motor Vehicles, Davis

Tony Berlant /
Model for the Minneapolis Institute of Fine Arts /
Lobby Commission, 1989 /
found tin on plywood with with steel brads /
46 x 24 x 8-1/2 in.

Tony Berlant /
Mountain Journey, 1989 - 91 /
432 x 68 in. /
Commission for Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Tony Berlant /
Palm Springs, 1992 /
Found metal collage mounted on plywood with steel brads /
84 x 168 in. /
Commission for Palm Springs Convention Center

Tony Berlant /
Untitled, 1988 /
Commission for Home Savings and Loan

Tony Berlant /
In the Beginning, 1998 /
9.5' x 39.5' /
/
Commission for the Westside Wilshire Boulevard Temple

What You See Is Who You Are
L.A. Louver, 2003

Tony Berlant /
What You See Is Who You Are, 2002 /
Found and fabricated printed tin collaged on plywood with steel brads /
120 x 696 in (304.8 x 1767.8 cm) /
Collection of the Target Corporation

Tony Berlant /
Continuously Playing, 2008 /
Found and fabricated printed tin collaged on plywood with steel brads /
/
Eli and Edythe Broad Stage, Santa Monica, CA

Bio

1941 Born, in New York, NY
Lives and works in Santa Monica, CA

Education:
1961 B.A. University of California, Los Angeles
1962 M.A. University of California, Los Angeles
1963 M.F.A. University of California, Los Angeles

biography

Selected L.A. Louver exhibitions

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Tony Berlant
Close to Home

30 Oct - 29 Nov 2014

Gallery exhibition

Tony Berlant
Works from 1962 - 1964

8 Sep - 8 Oct 2011

Gallery exhibition

Tony Berlant

7 Jul - 28 Aug 2010

Gallery exhibition

Tony Berlant
Hidden in Plain Sight

31 Mar - 5 May 2007

Gallery exhibition

Selected museum exhibitions

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Under the Big Black Sun
California Art, 1974 - 81

Museum of Contemporary Art
Los Angeles, CA
2 Oct 2011 - 13 Feb 2012

Museum exhibition

Artistic Evolution
Southern California Artists

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Los Angeles, CA
2 Oct 2011 - 15 Jan 2012

Museum exhibition

California Art
Selections from the Weisman Art Foundation

Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
27 Aug - 4 Dec 2011

Museum exhibition

Los Angeles-Paris, 1955 - 1985

Centre Pompidou
Paris, France
8 Mar - 17 Jul 2006

Museum exhibition

Selected public commissions/installations

Tony Berlant
What You See Is Who You Are

14 Jan 2003

Public commission/installation

Publications

Works from 1962 - 1964
L.A. Louver

2011
48 pages
Softback

New Terrain
L.A. Louver

2004
60 pages
Softback

Extended Ecstasy
L.A. Louver

1999
60 pages
Softback

New Work 1990 - 93
L.A. Louver

1993
40 pages
Softback

Video

Selected articles

Newell, Abbey. "UCCS receives large donation of ancient stone tools." UCCS Communique. 13 July 2023.
communique.uccs.edu | full article, PDF

Rus, Mayer. "A Dazzling New Exhibition Showcases a Seminal Figure in the west coast pop art movement." Architectural Digest. 2018.
architecturaldigest.com | full article, PDF

Dambrot, Shana Nys. "Tony Berlant Nails It Again." LA Weekly. 2018.
laweekly.com | full article, PDF

Deacon, Richard. "A Day in the Life." Nasher Sculpture Center. 2018.
nashersculpturecenter.org | full article, PDF

"The Artist-Scavenger Who Turns Scraps of Tin Into Evocative Collages." Artsy. 14 Nov 2014.
artsy.net | full article, PDF

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