Exhibition

Tom Wesselmann: The Great American Nude

Saturday, Jun 01–Sunday, Jul 07, 1968

Ontario Street

Installation view, Tom Wesselman: The Great American Nude, MCA Chicago

Photo: David Van Riper © MCA Chicago

Organized by Dayton’s Gallery 12, Minneapolis, in collaboration with Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, this exhibition presented 32 paintings portraying the nude subject as well as five assemblages with common household objects by Tom Wesselmann (American, 1931–2004). Similar to other pop artists, Wesselmann’s sharp execution of the figures illustrates a cool, depersonalized approach to subjects of middle class America. With a pronounced focus on framing, Wesselmann, like James Rosenquist, used models as aids for his work and positioned subjects precisely within tight frameworks.

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