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January 29–March 27, 2004
Heddon Street, London

Jean-Michel Basquiat, Untitled (Macho Camacho), 1982 Acrylic and oil stick on poster, 23 × 29 inches (58.4 × 73.7 cm)

Jean-Michel Basquiat, Untitled (Macho Camacho), 1982

Acrylic and oil stick on poster, 23 × 29 inches (58.4 × 73.7 cm)

Cecily Brown, Untitled, 2003 Monoprint, 19 ⅜ × 25 ⅜ inches (49.2 × 63.5 cm)

Cecily Brown, Untitled, 2003

Monoprint, 19 ⅜ × 25 ⅜ inches (49.2 × 63.5 cm)

Douglas Gordon, Untitled, 2004 Ink on paper, 7 ½ × 11 inches (19 × 27.9 cm)

Douglas Gordon, Untitled, 2004

Ink on paper, 7 ½ × 11 inches (19 × 27.9 cm)

Anselm Kiefer, Untitled (Merkaba), 2003 Painted photograph with metal, 56 × 32 inches (142.2 × 81.3 cm)

Anselm Kiefer, Untitled (Merkaba), 2003

Painted photograph with metal, 56 × 32 inches (142.2 × 81.3 cm)

Pablo Picasso, Femme Nue Debout, 1906 Pastel on paper, 25 × 18 ⅞ inches (63.5 × 47.9 cm)

Pablo Picasso, Femme Nue Debout, 1906

Pastel on paper, 25 × 18 ⅞ inches (63.5 × 47.9 cm)

Ed Ruscha, Pahrump, 1991 Acrylic on paper, 30 1/16 × 40 1/14 inches (76.4 × 102.2 cm)

Ed Ruscha, Pahrump, 1991

Acrylic on paper, 30 1/16 × 40 1/14 inches (76.4 × 102.2 cm)

Jenny Saville, Untitled (Paint Study), 2004 Oil on watercolor paper, 59 13/16 × 47 13/16 inches (152 × 121.5 cm)

Jenny Saville, Untitled (Paint Study), 2004

Oil on watercolor paper, 59 13/16 × 47 13/16 inches (152 × 121.5 cm)

Mark Tansey, Search, 2000 Graphite and oil on gessoed paper, 9 × 9 inches (22.9 × 22.9 cm)

Mark Tansey, Search, 2000

Graphite and oil on gessoed paper, 9 × 9 inches (22.9 × 22.9 cm)

Wayne Thiebaud, Rabbit, 1970–71 Colored pencil and crayon on paper, 18 ½ × 23 ½ inches (47 × 59.7 cm)

Wayne Thiebaud, Rabbit, 1970–71

Colored pencil and crayon on paper, 18 ½ × 23 ½ inches (47 × 59.7 cm)

Robert Therrien, No title (small black running feet), 2001 Japan color and pencil on paper, 35 ¾ × 30 ⅛ inches (90.8 × 76.5 cm)

Robert Therrien, No title (small black running feet), 2001

Japan color and pencil on paper, 35 ¾ × 30 ⅛ inches (90.8 × 76.5 cm)

Andy Warhol, Untitled (Roy Rogers), 1948 Pencil on paper, 11 × 8 ½ inches (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Andy Warhol, Untitled (Roy Rogers), 1948

Pencil on paper, 11 × 8 ½ inches (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Franz West, 5 Ja >>Nimm dies<<, 1977 Gouche on newspaper, 9 ⅛ × 12 ¼ inches (23 × 31 cm)

Franz West, 5 Ja >>Nimm dies<<, 1977

Gouche on newspaper, 9 ⅛ × 12 ¼ inches (23 × 31 cm)

Rachel Whiteread, Drawing for Drawing Show, 2004 Collage, acrylic medium and graphite on paper, 22 × 15 inches (56 × 38 cm)

Rachel Whiteread, Drawing for Drawing Show, 2004

Collage, acrylic medium and graphite on paper, 22 × 15 inches (56 × 38 cm)

About

Gagosian is pleased to present a group exhibition featuring over seventy drawings by some of the preeminent artists of the last century. Drawing has always figured prominently in art making, often serving as the study or sketch for a final painting or sculpture. However, as the twentieth century saw a focus on artistic process, so drawing came to often serve as the finished product, with its technique and materials intrinsic to the artist’s project.

Dating from 1906 (with a Pablo Picasso nude in pastel) to the present, and executed in a range of scales and media, the featured works highlight the numerous stylistic impulses manifest in drawing during the last one hundred years. Included are Arshile Gorky’s chalk and ink Study for Nightime, Enigma, Nostalgia (1931–32), a dreamlike musing inspired by Surrealism, as well as Willem de Kooning’s boldly expressive pencil drawings related to his renowned Women paintings from the 1950s. Also exhibited are several of Andy Warhol’s early drawn portraits, such as Woman (1962), which reveal traces of the graphic style that would figure prominently in the artist’s iconic Pop works. More contemporary examples on view are Richard Serra’s paintstick line drawings, a drawing collage by Jeff Koons, and large-scale new pastels by Francesco Clemente. Recent works by Georg Baselitz, Cecily Brown, Jenny Saville, and Cy Twombly—artists whose work is rarely seen in London—will also be featured.

Artists include: Richard Artschwager, Georg Baselitz, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Joseph Beuys, Alighiero Boetti, Cecily Brown, Francesco Clemente, Michael Craig-Martin, Willem de Kooning, Walter De Maria, Ellen Gallagher, Douglas Gordon, Arshile Gorky, Richard Hamilton, Damien Hirst, Howard Hodgkin, Jasper Johns, Anselm Kiefer, Jeff Koons, Roy Lichtenstein, Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Ed Ruscha, Jenny Saville, Richard Serra, David Smith, Frank Stella, Mark Tansey, Robert Therrien, Wayne Thiebaud, Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol, Franz West, Rachel Whiteread, Richard Wright, among others.

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In an excerpt from his forthcoming monograph, Richard Wright pens a personal and philosophical text about painting.

Image of Jenny Saville standing in front of her artworks

Jenny Saville: Latent

In this video, Jenny Saville describes the evolution of her practice inside her latest exhibition, Latent, at Gagosian, Paris. She addresses the genesis of the title and reflects on the anatomy of a painting.

Michael Govan and Anselm Kiefer

In Conversation
Anselm Kiefer and Michael Govan

On the occasion of his exhibition Anselm Kiefer: Exodus at Gagosian at Marciano Art Foundation in Los Angeles, the artist spoke with Michael Govan about his works that elaborate on themes of loss, history, and redemption.

Anna Weyant’s Two Eileens (2022) on the cover of Gagosian Quarterly, Winter 2022

Now available
Gagosian Quarterly Winter 2022

The Winter 2022 issue of Gagosian Quarterly is now available, featuring Anna Weyant’s Two Eileens (2022) on its cover.

Rachel Whiteread, Kunisaki House, 2021–22, concrete, 102 ½ × 305 ⅛ × 191 ⅜ inches (260 × 775 × 486 cm)

Rachel Whiteread: Shy Sculpture

On the occasion of the unveiling of her latest Shy Sculpture, in Kunisaki, Japan, Rachel Whiteread joined curator and art historian Fumio Nanjo for a conversation about this ongoing series.They address the origins of these sculptures and the details of each project.

Hans Ulrich Obrist’s Questionnaire: Anselm Kiefer

Hans Ulrich Obrist’s Questionnaire: Anselm Kiefer

In this ongoing series, curator Hans Ulrich Obrist has devised a set of thirty-seven questions that invite artists, authors, musicians, and other visionaries to address key elements of their lives and creative practices. Respondents make a selection from the larger questionnaire and reply in as many or as few words as they desire. For the fourth installment, we are honored to present the artist Anselm Kiefer.