Ed Kienholz initially conceived The Non War Memorial (1970) as a Concept Tableau, that never fully materialized. Provoked by the senseless casualties of the Vietnam War, Kienholz envisioned a “war memorial”that would consist of …

An air of everyday horror pervades, as in the collaborative assemblage Queen Anne, 1980, which emanates a low-level buzz from a jerrican-as-television sharing the surface of a cheap demilune table with an ashtray sporting …

There’s no doubt that Marcel Duchamp is one of art history’s most influential artists, and the 97 objects by Duchamp on view in the gallery, are a testament to his enduring influence. Often regarded …

Ed and Nancy Kienholz’s Bout Round Eleven is a largest work by the couple on view in our current exhibition Kienholz Televisions. Created in 1982, the tableau features two life-size figures: A man sits at …

Econo-can by Edward and Nancy Kienholz at HoodMuseum of Art, New Hampshire 22 August – 6 December 2015 The Hood Museum of Art presents a group exhibition featuring the collection of Trevor Fairbrother, an independent …

Distinguished Lecture at the McNay Art Museum Nancy Reddin Kienholz  The Merry-Go-World or Begat by Chance and the Wonder Horse Trigger  Sunday, February 24, 1:00pm, Chiego Lecture Hall Completed in 1992, The Merry-Go-World installation stages the …

“The Black Leather Chair” from Ed Kienholz: Concept Tableaux, 1963 - 1967 The life-size tableau, the form of art making that Kienholz chose to explore, was time-consuming, costly, and exhausting to produce. So by 1986, …

In honor of Election Day 2012, here’s an early work by Ed Kienholz, “America My Hometown,” 1963. Hope everyone made it to the polls!!

More pics from Edward Kienholz: Five Car Stud at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark. The exhibition just opened on June 6 and runs through October 21. Definitely worth the trip alone to Denmark!