Ferus by Varnedoe, Kirk; Bernstein, Roberta; Interview with Irving Blum - 2002

New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2002. First edition. A few tiny stains on covers, otherwise as-new. Square 4to. Profusely illustrated in black-and-white and color. Original cloth-backed pictorial boards. Essay by Kirk Varnedoe. Chronology and artist's biographies by Robert Dean. Catalogue editors: Ealan Wingate, Lisa Kim and Erin Wright. This is the original catalogue published on the occasion of the exhibition from 12 September 12 to 19 October 2002, not the later mass-market reprint published by Rizzoli in 2009. According to Gagosian Gallery it was "an exhibition celebrating the years of the pioneering Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles (1957-1967). Organized by Irving Blum, the exhibition brings together historical examples of the artists fostered and represented by Ferus during this decade. "During the 1960s, under the direction of Irving Blum, Ferus became one of the most significant galleries on the West Coast. This exhibition will feature twenty-two of the Ferus artists, with many works on loan from… Read More