With Ed and Nancy Reddin Kienholz’s seminal work “Ozymandias Parade” at Pace Gallery, NY (November 2 - December 22, 2012)*, we are reminded of our first ever L.A. Louver Kienholz solo exhibition in 1981: “Sollie 17 and the White Easel Series.”

Created by the couple in 1979-1980, “Sollie 17” deals with the solitude of aging alone in America. Along with being shown at L.A. Louver, “Sollie 17” traveled to or was a part of 18 exhibitions worldwide including: 1981 Whitney Biennial; Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX, 1984-1985; Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, 1985; Museum Moderner Kunst, Vienna, Austria, 1989; Sonje Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea, 1996, just to name a few.

It was then included in the traveling exhibition “Kienholz: A Retrospective,” Whitney Museum of Modern Art, NY; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Berlinische Gallery, Berlin, 1996-1997.

Following its extensive exhibition history, “Sollie 17” made its permanent home at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, where it currently resides.

IMAGE: Top - Edward & Nancy Reddin Kienholz, Sollie 17 (interior), 1979 - 80, mixed media assemblage, 10 x 28 x 14 ft (3 x 8.5 x 4.3 m), Collection of the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C.; Bottom - Edward & Nancy Reddin Kienholz, Sollie 17 (exterior), 1979 - 80

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*The opening of Kienholz: The Ozymandias Parade / Concept Tableaux has been postponed due to the recent storm. A new opening date will be announced shortly.

One element of the installation relies on the result of a political poll conducted for each new presentation of the work.Your VOTE will determine the outcome of the installation. The poll will close on November 1. Click here for more information.