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I want the paint to work as flesh does. If you don’t overdirect your models and you focus on their physical presence, interesting things often happen. You find that you capture something about them …
“Drawing is not a mysterious activity. Drawing is making an image which expresses commitment and involvement…rejecting ideas which are possible to preconceive…destroying images that lie, discarding images that are dead.” Leon Kossoff, in Frank …
Ever since the age of twelve, I have drawn and painted London…the strange ever-changing light, the endless streets and the shuddering feel of the sprawling city linger in my mind like a faintly glimmering …
An exhibition of paintings by R.B. Kitaj is now on view at the Jewish Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Bringing together paintings from collections around the world and a series of screen prints of book …
Astrup Fearnley Museet in Olso, Norway is presenting a solo exhibition of works by R.B. Kitaj from the museum’s collection. The show features many of Kitaj’s most well-known paintings, including “Juan de la Cruz,” 1967 …
This is the last weekend to view our current exhibitions: R.B. Kitaj and Jason Martin. Both shows come to an end tomorrow, Saturday, November 9th. Catch them while you can!
R.B. Kitaj began his paintings with drawing. An integral part of his practice, the presence of drawing became increasingly apparent in his later works. We get a glimpse into Kitaj’s process in the painting Los …
On Monday, October 28th (7pm), we’ll be hosting a conversation with Tracy Bartley (director of the R.B. Kitaj studio), Derek Boshier (artist), David N. Myers (professor and chair of the UCLA History Department), in …
View the complete e-catalogue produced in conjunction with our current exhibition R.B. Kitaj (on view through November 9, 2013). The catalogue includes text by Tracy Bartley (director of the R.B. Kitaj studio) and Dr. Eckhart …
R.B. Kitaj found inspiration in his extensive library that reflected his varied interests: literature, art history, Jewish identity and film. The painting above Whistler vs. Ruskin alludes to the infamous libel suit between James …
SNEAK PEEK: This painting by late artist R.B. Kitaj (1932-2007) titled “The Studio Where I Died” will be included in his forthcoming exhibition, opening at L.A. Louver this fall. Before Kitaj passed away, he donated …
These R.B. Kitaj paintings are getting the full top down inspection, as we prepare for his upcoming exhibition – opening at L.A. Louver on October 10th! Aside from the opening reception, we have a …
Two exhibitions of late artist R.B. Kitaj are on view at the Pallant House Gallery in Chichester and the Jewish Museum in London’s Camden town. They were recently reviewed in The Economist in an …