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Pop Prints from the collection of John and Kimiko Powers

May 3, 2007- June 16, 2007

Reception: May 2, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg

IPCNY - International Print Center New York

526 W 26th St

International Print Center New York announces the presentation of Pop Prints from the Collection of John and Kimiko Powers, opening on Thursday, May 3rd, and remaining on view through Saturday, June 16th in IPCNY's gallery at 526 West 26th Street, Room 824.

The exhibition is comprised of a selection of prints by Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg and Andy Warhol. Iconic images from the 1960's will be on view, such as Warhol's Campbell's Soup, and four screenprints from his Flowers series of 1970. Among the Warhol portraits included in the exhibition are Jackie (silver), Liz (published in 1964 by Leo Castelli), and Kimiko, a portrait of the collector.

The work of Roy Lichtenstein is represented by a monumental woodcut La Sortie from the Interiors series published by Gemini G.E.L. in 1991. Earlier work by Lichtenstein includes Ten Landscapes, a portfolio of screenprints on plastic from 1967. Claes Oldenburg's lithographs Tea Bag from 1972 (Petersburg Press) and Soft Toilet 1 are supplemented by examples of his work in the mediums of etching and screenprint.

John and Kimiko Powers began collecting pop art in the '60's. Living in New York City, they frequented the galleries and became close friends of many of the artists they collected.

In addition to Lichtenstein, Oldenburg and Warhol, they acquired work by Jim Dine, Mel Ramos, James Rosenquist and Tom Wesselman, and the precursors of pop art Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Larry Rivers.

Purchasing paintings, prints and drawings, they formed what has been described as the finest collection of pop art in private hands in the world. Believing that prints and multiples had equal value to paintings, they hung paintings and prints side-by-side in their Manhattan apartment.

International Print Center New York is grateful to Kimiko Powers for graciously making the collection available, and to Bob Monk who introduced the idea of this exhibition.



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Location   Gallery IPCNY - International Print Center New York Address 526 W 26th St, #824, 8th Fl New York (Chelsea) NY, 10001 United States Phone 212-989-5090 Fax 212-989-6069 Hours Tue-Sat 11-6 Nearby: All 27 galleries at 526 W 26th St

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