Happy Mother's Day from the de la Cruz Collection! Thanks to all the Moms for all they do every day!
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Jonathan Meese
Mutter No, 2004
Oil on canvas
32-3/4 x 22 inches
“Co-mingling really disturbs a lot of the purists, who want to see the historical and cultural divides instead of the meshing”
—Laura Owens
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Laura Owens
𝘜𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘥, 2016
Flashe and screen printing ink on linen
138” X 104”
An early addition to a series of oil paintings spanning over a decade based on Disney animations, Dan Colen’s 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘱!, 2014 is based on a still from the studio’s 1977 film, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘴.
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Dan Colen
𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘱!, 2014
Oil on canvas
30” x 24”
Isa Genzken's work questions the ways in which we perceive our surroundings, process information, and communicate with the world.
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Isa Genzken
Untitled, 2011
Concrete, metal
24” x 17-¾” x 4”
“All artworks carry their dates around with them. It’s information extrinsic to the piece, but you can’t shake it, it will shadow your work forever."—Seth Price
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Seth Price
𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳 𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 2004
Inkjet on archival paper on aluminum
Each 33 ¾” x 23”
Jorge Pardo‘s body of work explores the intersection of contemporary painting, design, sculpture, and architecture. It questions how we define the boundaries of our interior/domestic spaces.
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Jorge Pardo
𝘜𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘥, 2001
Acrylic house paint on canvas
72” x 60”
Keep looking up! Alex Israel makes it easy with his piece 𝘚𝘬𝘺 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱, 2012. Fabricated in the backlot of the Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, California, works like these appear as pieces of theatrical scenery in his 𝘈𝘴 𝘐𝘵 𝘓𝘢𝘺𝘴 talk show.
It may come as a surprise to see this painting by Salvador Dali in the context of a contemporary art collection, but it is an heirloom that tells a story of the de la Cruz family's long time appreciation for the arts.
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Salvador Dalí
Portrait of Dolores Suero Falla, 1955
“Artists have always been accused of being decorators, so I just went to the extreme and painted the wallpaper.”
– Rudolf Stingel
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Rudolf Stingel
Untitled, 2010
Oil and enamel on canvas
120 x 96 inches
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We have been taking this time to review our archives: Rosa de la Cruz pictured in 1998 with Félix González-Torres "Untitled" (Portrait of Dad), 1991.
Image courtesy of the @felixgonzaleztorres.foundation
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“In Kippenberger’s art, the self is but a reference and not the symptom of the artist’s state of mind.”
“Handpainted Pictures, 1992.” After Kippenberger: by Eva Meyer-Her-mann, 2003, pp. 173.
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Martin Kippenberger
Untitled, 1992
Mixed media on canvas
71” x 59”
In 2871 East, 2012, Mark Bradford uses a technique where materials, like the papers used in permanent hair treatments at salons are layered atop each other, and when sanded down, reveal a grid and sneaker motif emblematic of the same neighborhood where Bradford grew up.
Strategy rather than virtuosity shines through Tauba Auerbach’s Untitled (Fold), 2010 and synthesizes seemingly contradictory ideas, utilizing models derived from the movement of particles at the molecular level to demonstrate these infinite possibilities in spatial reasoning.
Check out this interview with Collectors Rosa and Carlos de la Cruz from earlier this year in which Nate Freeman from @artnet asked several questions regarding their collecting strategies!
https://t.co/ELvzEdYVrD
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One of the joys of art is that it brings comfort in times of uncertainty. “Untitled”(31 Days of Bloodwork), 1991, documents a deeply personal and cathartic practice by Félix González-Torres to help process the passing of his partner, Ross Laycock, as well as his own mortality.
While we are currently closed, we'd like to take this opportunity to share highlights from the Collection. Keep an eye on our instagram for features of select works.
Rufino Tamayo’s Star Gazer, 1956, 39-⅜” X 31-½”, was the first piece acquired for the collection in 1985.
Throwback Thursday! Artist Alex Israel spoke at the Collection in February of this year. Complete video of the lecture is now available on our Youtube channel. Check it out! 😎https://t.co/uLMhum9EoK
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