Events
Tour
American Pastoral
Thursday, March 5, 2020, 6:30pm
Gagosian, Britannia Street, London
Join Gagosian for a tour of the group exhibition American Pastoral. The show juxtaposes modern and contemporary works with historical American landscapes ranging from Albert Bierstadt’s depiction of the sublime in Sunset over the River (1877) to Edward Hopper’s tranquil seaside scene, Gloucester Harbor (1926). Gagosian’s Alice Godwin will focus on a select grouping of exhibited works that seek to challenge the idealized vision of the American Dream that has long been a rich topic of inquiry for artists in the United States. To attend the free event, RSVP to londontours@gagosian.com. Space is limited.
Installation view, American Pastoral, Gagosian, Britannia Street, London, January 23–March 14, 2020. Artwork, left to right: © Theaster Gates, © Adam McEwen, Thomas Moran, © Richard Prince, © Banks Violette, © Ed Ruscha. Photo: Lucy Dawkins
In Conversation
Neil Jenney
Douglas Dreishpoon
Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 5:30–7pm
New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut
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Neil Jenney will speak with art historian and curator Douglas Dreishpoon about his practice and works in his career-ranging exhibition American Realist on view at the New Britain Museum of American Art through March 17, 2019. To attend the event, purchase tickets at www.nbmaa.org.
Neil Jenney, Forest and Lumber, 1969 © Neil Jenney
Talk
Lisa Williams on Neil Jenney
Wednesday, January 9, 2019, 1–1:45pm
New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut
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New Britain Museum of American Art Associate Curator Lisa Williams will lead a discussion that examines key works by Neil Jenney in his current exhibition American Realist, on view at the museum through March 17, 2019. The event is free with museum admission.
Neil Jenney, Threat and Sanctuary, 1969 © Neil Jenney
Talk Series
Who’s Afraid of the New Now? 40 Artists in Dialogue
Saturday–Sunday, December 2–3, 2017
New Museum, New York
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To celebrate its fortieth anniversary, the New Museum will host a talk series with over forty artists whose work has been integral in shaping the New Museum. Highlight includes:
December 2, 1pm
Carsten Höller and Hans Haacke
Purchase tickets at www.newmuseum.org
December 2, 4pm
Jeff Koons and George Condo
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December 3, 3pm
Neil Jenney and Nicole Eisenman
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Allen Ruppersberg, Who’s Afraid of the New Now?, from the series Preview Suite (1988). Photo courtesy the artist and Greene Naftali, New York
Museum Exhibitions
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Framing Nature’s Paradox
Neil Jenney & Donald Sultan, 1969–2023
October 6, 2023–February 18, 2024
Morris Museum, Morristown, New Jersey
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This exhibition brings together works by Neil Jenney and Donald Sultan that depict the natural world and human experience through unconventional materials and visual languages. Ten of Jenney’s paintings, including works from his Bad Paintings series (1969–70), each in an artist-built painted wood frame, are shown alongside ten of Sultan’s sizable depictions of natural elements, which are made using construction materials.
Neil Jenney, Modern Africa #1, 2015–16 © Neil Jenney. Photo: Rob McKeever
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Neil Jenney in
American Realism Today
September 16, 2022–January 1, 2023
New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut
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American Realism Today, curated by Neil Jenney, celebrates the rich tradition of realist art in America while reflecting the innovative spirit of our contemporary times. Capturing landscapes and scenes of everyday life, the exhibition includes more than fifty paintings, sculptures, and works on paper by twenty-one artists working across generations. Work by Jenney is included.
Neil Jenney, North America Divided, 2001–06 © Neil Jenney
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Neil Jenney
American Realist
November 2, 2018–March 17, 2019
New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut
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This extensive exhibition highlights nearly five decades of Neil Jenney’s work. The show, which traces the evolution of Jenney’s career and explores persistent themes in his work, features more than twenty paintings dating from 1969 to 2016. Among the works on view are examples from Jenney’s 1969–70 series Bad Paintings—purposefully rough, gestural figurative images rendered in acrylic paint on canvas.
Neil Jenney, Modern Africa, 2016 © Neil Jenney
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Literary Devices
October 11, 2014–March 15, 2015
Fisher Landau Center for Art, New York
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Literary Devices, which comprises works representing text, literary themes, and books themselves, explores the tension between language and image. The exhibition features works by over forty artists, including Richard Artschwager, Gregory Crewdson, Neil Jenney, Donald Judd, Mike Kelley, Anselm Kiefer, Richard Prince, Ed Ruscha, Mark Tansey, and Cy Twombly.
Richard Artschwager, Cerise, 2002 © 2015 Richard Artschwager/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Legacy
The Emily Fisher Landau Collection
June 5–September 14, 2014
San José Museum of Art, California
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Legacy: The Emily Fisher Landau Collection presents a selection of works from the historic gift of art pledged to the Whitney in May 2010 by longtime museum trustee Emily Fisher Landau. The exhibition, which includes more than seventy works by thirty-eight artists, traces many of the ideas that have preoccupied artists in the United States, particularly since the 1960s. Questions about the relevance of painting in the aftermath of Minimalism, debates about representation, “culture wars,” and a revived interest in personal narratives are explored. This exhibition has traveled from the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Work by Richard Artschwager, Gregory Crewdson, Willem de Kooning, Nan Goldin, Neil Jenney, Vera Lutter, Richard Prince, Ed Ruscha, Mark Tansey, Cy Twombly, and Andy Warhol is included.
Mark Tansey, Valley of Doubt, 1990 © Mark Tansey. Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art
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Legacy
The Emily Fisher Landau Collection
February 10–May 1, 2011
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
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Legacy: The Emily Fisher Landau Collection presents a selection of works from the historic gift of art pledged to the Whitney in May 2010 by longtime museum trustee Emily Fisher Landau. The exhibition, which includes works by fifty-three artists, traces many of the ideas that have preoccupied artists in the United States, particularly since the 1960s. Questions about the relevance of painting in the aftermath of Minimalism, debates about representation, “culture wars,” and a revived interest in personal narratives are explored. Work by Richard Artschwager, Gregory Crewdson, Willem de Kooning, Nan Goldin, Neil Jenney, Vera Lutter, Richard Prince, Ed Ruscha, Mark Tansey, Cy Twombly, and Andy Warhol is included.
Installation view, Legacy: The Emily Fisher Landau Collection, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, February 10–May 1, 2011. Artwork, left to right © Mark Tansey, © Ed Ruscha. Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art