ANDY WARHOL RARE 1970 "RAID THE ICEBOX" FRAMED LITHO PRINT LANDMARK EXHBT POSTER

Description: THIS ANDY WARHOL VERY RARE VINTAGE 1970 " RAID THE ICEBOX " CUSTOM FRAMED LITHOGRAPH PRINT LANDMARK EXHIBITION POSTER IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PIECE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR TRUE WARHOL FANS AND COLLECTORS AS THIS COVETED IMAGE LITHOGRAPH PRINT LANDMARK EXHIBITION POSTER IS LONG OUT OF PRINT AND VERY SCARCE TO FIND. THE LITHOGRAPH PRINT EXHIBITION POSTER IS PUBLISHED BY THE MUSEUM OF ART RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN, PRINTED IN 1970 IN AN UNNUMBERED LIMITED EDITION ON THE OCCASION OF THE GROUNDBREAKING EXHIBITION " RAID THE ICEBOX WITH ANDY WARHOL ", WHICH WAS THE FIRST TIME A MAJOR IMPORTANT ARTIST WAS INVITED TO CURATE AND REINTERPRET MUSEUM OBJECTS FROM A MUSEUM COLLECTION ARCHIVE. ORGANIZED BY RENOWNED COLLECTOR DOMINIQUE DE MENIL, WHO THOUGHT THE IDEA OF AN IMPORTANT CONTEMPORARY ARTIST BEING INVITED TO SELECT THE WORKS FOR THE EXHIBITION WOULD PROVIDE A FRESH, LESS ACADEMIC INTERPRETATION OF THE COLLECTION. IT WOULD BE MADE UP OF WORKS FROM THE STOREROOMS OF THE RISD MUSEUM, AND THE ARTIST CURATING THE SHOW WOULD BE ANDY WARHOL. THE EXHIBITION OPENED AT THE RICE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY HOUSTON TEXAS IN 1969, TRAVELED TO THE ISAAC DELGADO MUSEUM IN NEW ORLEANS, AND THE CLOSING EXHIBIT PRESENTATION WAS AT THE RISD MUSEUM IN RHODE ISLAND IN 1970. THIS LANDMARK EXHIBITION WAS NOT ONLY NOTEWORTHY FOR WARHOL'S IDIOSYNCRATIC CHOICE OF OBJECTS - INCLUDING SHOES, PARASOLS, HAT BOXES, NATIVE AMERICAN POTTERY AND BLANKETS, WALLPAPER, BUNDLES OF AUCTION CATALOGS, EVEN A GINKGO TREE GROWING IN THE MUSEUM'S COURTYARD, BUT FOR THE RADICAL WAY HE CHOSE TO DISPLAY THE WORKS : ALONG WITH THEIR STORAGE CABINETS, RACKS, AND SHELVES, AS THEY WERE STACKED AND GROUPED IN STORAGE WHEN HE FIRST SAW THEM. THE DISRUPTION OF THE MUSEUM SPACE WAS RADICAL AT ITS TIME, WITH WARHOL EFFECTIVELY LAYING BARE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CULTURED ACT OF COLLECTING AND THE LOWER - CLASS, HABITUAL ACT OF SHOPPING. WARHOL AND A SMALL ENTOURAGE MADE SIX TRIPS TO THE MUSEUM DURING THE SUMMER OF 1969, GOING THROUGH STOREROOMS WITH THE CURATORIAL STAFF, ALL THE WHILE TAPE RECORDING CONVERSATIONS, SNAPPING POLAROID PHOTOGRAPHS OF WORKS, AND, WHENEVER OBJECTS STRUCK HIS FANCY, EXCLAIMING, " I'LL TAKE THEM ." FOR THE EXHIBITION FINAL SHOWING, RISD CHARTERED A BUS TO BRING WARHOL AND SELECT FRIENDS FROM NEW YORK. THE MUSEUM ARRANGED A PRESS CONFERENCE PRIOR TO THE RECEPTION THAT PROVED TO BE A DISASTER, FEATURING REPORTERS, A TELEVISION CREW, AND AN UNCOOPERATIVE WARHOL WHO ANSWERED QUESTIONS THROUGH A SURROGATE. THE ATMOSPHERE WAS HEIGHTENED BY THE INTRUSION OF RISD STUDENT PROTESTERS, WHO CHANTED SLOGANS AND CARRIED SIGNS LOBBYING FOR AN INCREASE IN MINORITY FINANCIAL AID. " AT THE OPENING, WHICH WAS HELD IN THE BASEMENT STOREROOMS OF THE MUSEUM, ANDY STARTED THROWING COOKIES AT ME, I WAS TOLD THAT ANDY THREW COOKIES AT PEOPLE HE LIKED. I SAID " KEEP THEM FLYING! " - MALCOM GREAR, RISD GRAPHIC DESIGN PROFESSOR ( EMERITUS ) AND THE DESIGNER OF THE EXHIBITION CATALOG. WARHOL'S CURATORIAL CHOICES MAKE BETTER SENSE IN HINDSIGHT, ESPECIALLY WHEN ONE CONSIDERS THE CONTENTS OF HIS HOME AND STUDIO THAT WERE MADE KNOWN THROUGH AUCTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS AFTER HIS DEATH. ARTIST - CURATED MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS ARE NOW COMMONPLACE, BUT " RAID THE ICEBOX " WAS THE EXHIBITION THAT STARTED IT ALL AND IT IS INARGUABLY THE RISD MUSEUM'S BEST KNOWN EXHIBITION. IT CONTINUES TO INTEREST ARTISTS, SCHOLARS, AND COLLECTORS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE RARE OUT OF PRINT FRAMED LITHOGRAPH PRINT LANDMARK EXHIBITION POSTER MEASURES 30 3/4" W X 29 1/2" H X 1 3/16" D. IT IS PRESENTED IN AN ARCHIVAL MUSEUM STYLE PRESERVATION FLOAT MOUNTED, IVORY CREAM DOUBLE MATTED PRESENTATION, CUSTOM FRAMED WITH UV PROTECTIVE PLEXIGLASS IN A MATTE EGGSHELL FINISH BLACK WOOD FRAME MOLDING, WITH AN ATTACHED HANGING WIRE ON THE REVERSE BACK SIDE FOR EASY WALL INSTALLATION. IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE POSTER PRINT IS IN EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING. THERE IS SOME LIGHT SURFACE AND EDGE WEAR, SMALL CORNER PINHOLES, AND A SMALL PIECE OF TAPE ON THE UPPER LEFT SIDE EDGE. IT IS BRAND NEWLY CUSTOM FRAMED AND HAS NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE. * INCLUDED WITH THE SALE OF THIS ART IS THE RARE VINTAGE 1969 FIRST EDITION " RAID THE ICEBOX " EXHIBITION CATALOG BOOK. PUBLISHED BY THE MUSEUM OF ART RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN, DESIGNED BY MALCOM GREAR, PRINTED BY EASTERN PRESS, INC. ON MOHAWK SUPERFINE, TYPE SET BY CRAFTSMAN TYPE INC,WITH A FORWARD BY DOMINIQUE DE MENIL. THE BOOK CONTAINS MANY PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE EXHIBITION, ACCOMPANIED WITH COMPELLING TEXT.

Price: 20000 USD

Location: Leawood, Kansas

End Time: 2024-03-03T23:00:09.000Z

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