John Waters
Beverly Hills John
July 1–August 15, 2015
London

Sprüth Magers is delighted to present John Waters’ first ever exhibition in London, Beverly Hills John, a fresh set of affectionate barbs about the movie biz. While he hasn’t lost his mordant wit or sense of mischief, Beverly Hills John finds Waters in a more reflective mood, asking the question: ‘Since celebrity is the only obscenity left in the art world, where do I fit in?’ He also hopes to resolve issues about childhood fame, false glamour, the horrors of nouveau-riche excess, his ongoing sexual attractions and the possible risk of ‘careericide’ with dignity.

After decades of flouting cinematic conventions with movies such as Pink Flamingos (1972) and Hairspray (1988), Waters embarked on his photo-based work in the early 1990s. He might start a work by taking a group of snapshots while watching a movie, often off a TV. He renders these into storyboard-like sequences, transforming favourite or forgotten films into what he calls ‘little movies’. These playful acts of appropriation and juxtaposition create condensed stories or testimonies that never hesitate to revel in the crudest possible taste, while setting off a range of possible new meanings.

 

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In the main gallery, Shoulda! (2014) depicts, in classic exploitation movie tradition, the faces of five famous women, from Whitney Houston to Amy Winehouse, with Princess Diana in the middle. On the left, looming like the title treatment of a B-movie, we see ‘She Shoulda Said NO!’ Whose voice provides this late notice, tinged with gossip and indignation? Showing these tragic female figures accompanied by a kind of vox-pop sermon, Waters creates a mood between sympathy and sacrilege. Yet sometimes a single image is alarming enough. Beverly Hills John (2012), the work from which the show derives its title, shows the artist as a freakish product of plastic surgery, with cheekbones like giant fungi, bulging lips and a lustrous carpet of copper hair. Despite the grotesquerie, the transformation is almost believable. When he applies the same principle to Hollywood’s most lovable pooch in Reconstructed Lassie (2012), the result is downright bizarre. But when we see the face of Justin Bieber all smooth and bloated with silicone in Justin’s Had Work (2012), our credulity is challenged once again.

Waters excels at striking a balance between brutality and humour, defamation and care. Grim Reaper (2014) shows President John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jackie, descending from Air Force One at the height of their pomp and popularity. Hot on their heels, however, is the figure of Death from Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal (1957). If Grim Reaper offers an irreverent take on the traditional memento mori, Cancel Ansel (2014) is ghastlier. The grid of doctored Ansel Adams black-and-white photos show, among other things, a giant cruise ship ploughing through a lake in Yosemite National Park, a high-rise apartment block obscuring the view of a waterfall and a sinister-looking clown flipping off the viewer from behind an evergreen tree. The brutish forces of Waters’ modernity have invaded the American west, defiling its untouched nature. But what, exactly, is being parodied here? The dreams of a more innocent era or what was once considered fine art photography? Innocence is almost restored with Kiddie Flamingos (2015), a 74-minute video based on Waters’ cult film Pink Flamingos (1972). Rewritten as a children’s movie with an all-kid cast performing a table-read of the purposely censored script, it’s almost as if these kids were just doing their homework. Waters hopes that this defanged and desexualized sequel is yet more perverse than the original.

 

Installation Views
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Beverly Hills John
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, July 1–August 15, 2015

John Waters
Beverly Hills John
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, July 1–August 15, 2015
Photo: Stephen White

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Beverly Hills John
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, July 1–August 15, 2015

John Waters
Beverly Hills John
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, July 1–August 15, 2015
Photo: Stephen White

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Beverly Hills John
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, July 1–August 15, 2015

John Waters
Beverly Hills John
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, July 1–August 15, 2015
Photo: Stephen White

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Beverly Hills John
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, July 1–August 15, 2015

John Waters
Beverly Hills John
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, July 1–August 15, 2015
Photo: Stephen White

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Beverly Hills John
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, July 1–August 15, 2015

John Waters
Beverly Hills John
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, July 1–August 15, 2015
Photo: Stephen White

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Beverly Hills John
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, July 1–August 15, 2015

John Waters
Beverly Hills John
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, July 1–August 15, 2015
Photo: Stephen White

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Beverly Hills John
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, July 1–August 15, 2015

John Waters
Beverly Hills John
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, July 1–August 15, 2015
Photo: Stephen White

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Beverly Hills John
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, July 1–August 15, 2015

John Waters
Beverly Hills John
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, July 1–August 15, 2015
Photo: Stephen White

Details
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Beverly Hills John
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, July 1–August 15, 2015
Photo: Stephen White

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Beverly Hills John
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, July 1–August 15, 2015
Photo: Stephen White

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Beverly Hills John
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, July 1–August 15, 2015
Photo: Stephen White

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Beverly Hills John
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, July 1–August 15, 2015
Photo: Stephen White

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Beverly Hills John
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, July 1–August 15, 2015
Photo: Stephen White

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Beverly Hills John
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, July 1–August 15, 2015
Photo: Stephen White

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Beverly Hills John
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, July 1–August 15, 2015
Photo: Stephen White

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Beverly Hills John
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, July 1–August 15, 2015
Photo: Stephen White

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Exhibited Works
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Beverly Hills John, 2012

John Waters
Beverly Hills John, 2012
C-Print
76.2 × 50.8 cm
30 × 20 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Reconstructed Lassie, 2012

John Waters
Reconstructed Lassie, 2012
C-Print
76.2 × 50.8 cm
30 × 20 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Self Portrait #5 (Dog Catcher), 2012

John Waters
Self Portrait #5 (Dog Catcher), 2012
C-Print
91.4 × 91.4 cm
36 × 36 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Poultry, 2014

John Waters
Poultry, 2014
C-Print
102.9 × 54 cm
40 1/2 × 21 1/4 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Congratulations, 2014

John Waters
Congratulations, 2014
C-Print
35.6 × 43.2 cm
14 × 17 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Illusion-O, 2014

John Waters
Illusion-O, 2014
6 C-Prints
10.2 × 91.4 cm
4 × 36 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Idol #3, 2014

John Waters
Idol #3, 2014
4 C-Prints
12.7 × 71.1 cm
5 × 28 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Grim Reaper, 2014

John Waters
Grim Reaper, 2014
C-Print
20.3 × 20.3 cm
8 × 8 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Lovesick, 2014

John Waters
Lovesick, 2014
3 C-Prints
10.2 × 45.7 cm
4 × 18 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Sexual Attraction, 2014

John Waters
Sexual Attraction, 2014
3 C-Prints
15.2 × 68.6 cm
6 × 27 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Mom and Dad, 2014

John Waters
Mom and Dad, 2014
3 C-Prints
16.2 × 25.4 cm
6 3/8 × 10 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Crabs, 2014

John Waters
Crabs, 2014
C-Print
45.7 × 61 cm
18 × 24 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Hairball, 2014

John Waters
Hairball, 2014
C-Print
45.7 × 45.7 cm
18 × 18 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
White Woman, 2014

John Waters
White Woman, 2014
C-Print
24.8 × 37.1 cm
9 3/4 × 14 5/8 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Wanda Turns, 2014

John Waters
Wanda Turns, 2014
10 C-Prints
10.2 × 152.4 cm
4 × 60 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Missing, 2014

John Waters
Missing, 2014
3 C-Prints
30.5 × 15.2 cm
12 × 6 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Brainiac, 2014

John Waters
Brainiac, 2014
C-Print
91.4 × 73.7 cm
36 × 29 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Cancel Ansel, 2014

John Waters
Cancel Ansel, 2014
8 C-Prints
111.8 × 71.1 cm
44 × 28 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Justin's Had Work, 2014

John Waters
Justin's Had Work, 2014
C-Print
76.2 × 50.8 cm
30 × 20 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Probe, 2014

John Waters
Probe, 2014
6 C-Prints
10.2 × 91.4 cm
4 × 36 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Separate But Equal, 2014

John Waters
Separate But Equal, 2014
C-Print
16.5 × 25.1 cm
6 1/2 × 9 7/8 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Shoulda!, 2014

John Waters
Shoulda!, 2014
6 C-Prints
15.2 × 137.2 cm
6 × 54 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Film Festival, 2014

John Waters
Film Festival, 2014
6 C-Prints
10.2 × 91.4 cm
4 × 36 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Library Science #1, 2014

John Waters
Library Science #1, 2014
2 C-Prints
15.2 × 19.1 cm
6 × 7 1/2 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Library Science #2, 2014

John Waters
Library Science #2, 2014
2 C-Prints
15.2 × 19.1 cm
6 × 7 1/2 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Library Science #3, 2014

John Waters
Library Science #3, 2014
2 C-Prints
15.2 × 19.1 cm
6 × 7 1/2 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Library Science #4, 2014

John Waters
Library Science #4, 2014
2 C-Prints
15.2 × 19.1 cm
6 × 7 1/2 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Library Science #5, 2014

John Waters
Library Science #5, 2014
2 C-Prints
15.2 × 19.1 cm
6 × 7 1/2 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Library Science #6, 2014

John Waters
Library Science #6, 2014
2 C-Prints
15.2 × 19.1 cm
6 × 7 1/2 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Library Science #7, 2014

John Waters
Library Science #7, 2014
2 C-Prints
15.2 × 19.1 cm
6 × 7 1/2 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Library Science #8, 2014

John Waters
Library Science #8, 2014
2 C-Prints
15.2 × 19.1 cm
6 × 7 1/2 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Library Science #9, 2014

John Waters
Library Science #9, 2014
2 C-Prints
15.2 × 19.1 cm
6 × 7 1/2 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Library Science #10, 2014

John Waters
Library Science #10, 2014
2 C-Prints
15.2 × 19.1 cm
6 × 7 1/2 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Map, 2014

John Waters
Map, 2014
C-Print
25.4 × 38.1 cm
10 × 15 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Cockeyed, 2014

John Waters
Cockeyed, 2014
2 C-Prints
10.2 × 15.2 cm
4 × 6 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Thimk, 2014

John Waters
Thimk, 2014
Oak, birch plywood, stain, varnish, paper, archival ink
21.1 × 38.3 × 12.5 cm
8 1/4 × 15 × 5 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Stolen Jean Genet, 2014

John Waters
Stolen Jean Genet, 2014
Marble, paint, brass
20.3 × 38.1 × 2.9 cm
8 × 15 × 1 1/8 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Fellini's 8 1/2, 2014

John Waters
Fellini's 8 1/2, 2014
White pine, pressed letters, wood stain and paint
26.4 × 259.1 × 26.4 cm
10 3/8 × 102 × 10 3/8 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
R.I.P. Mike Kelley, 2014

John Waters
R.I.P. Mike Kelley, 2014
Hand-painted cat urn with decorative detail, clear knotty pine shelf with engraved heart detail
39.4 × 30.5 × 20.3 cm
15 1/2 × 12 × 8 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Bill's Stroller, 2014

John Waters
Bill's Stroller, 2014
Umbrella lightweight stroller with silkscreened linen and spiked, leather belt
99.1 × 35.6 × 66 cm
39 × 14 × 26 inches

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Kiddie Flamingos, 2014

John Waters
Kiddie Flamingos, 2014
Blue-Ray with 2 channel audio, 74 min.

John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters
Framing Problems, 2014

John Waters
Framing Problems, 2014
4 C-Prints
125.7 × 63.5 cm (framed)
49 1/2 × 25 inches (framed)

Details
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Beverly Hills John, 2012
C-Print
76.2 × 50.8 cm
30 × 20 inches

John Waters
Beverly Hills John, 2012
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Beverly Hills John, 2012 (detail)

John Waters
Beverly Hills John, 2012
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Reconstructed Lassie, 2012
C-Print
76.2 × 50.8 cm
30 × 20 inches

John Waters
Reconstructed Lassie, 2012
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Reconstructed Lassie, 2012 (detail)

John Waters
Reconstructed Lassie, 2012
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Self Portrait #5 (Dog Catcher), 2012
C-Print
91.4 × 91.4 cm
36 × 36 inches

John Waters
Self Portrait #5 (Dog Catcher), 2012
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Poultry, 2014
C-Print
102.9 × 54 cm
40 1/2 × 21 1/4 inches

John Waters
Poultry, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Poultry, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Poultry, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Congratulations, 2014
C-Print
35.6 × 43.2 cm
14 × 17 inches

John Waters
Congratulations, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Congratulations, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Congratulations, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Illusion-O, 2014
6 C-Prints
10.2 × 91.4 cm
4 × 36 inches

John Waters
Illusion-O, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Illusion-O, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Illusion-O, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Idol #3, 2014
4 C-Prints
12.7 × 71.1 cm
5 × 28 inches

John Waters
Idol #3, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Idol #3, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Idol #3, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Grim Reaper, 2014
C-Print
20.3 × 20.3 cm
8 × 8 inches

John Waters
Grim Reaper, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Grim Reaper, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Grim Reaper, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Lovesick, 2014
3 C-Prints
10.2 × 45.7 cm
4 × 18 inches

John Waters
Lovesick, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Lovesick, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Lovesick, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Sexual Attraction, 2014
3 C-Prints
15.2 × 68.6 cm
6 × 27 inches

John Waters
Sexual Attraction, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Sexual Attraction, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Sexual Attraction, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Mom and Dad, 2014
3 C-Prints
16.2 × 25.4 cm
6 3/8 × 10 inches

John Waters
Mom and Dad, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Mom and Dad, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Mom and Dad, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Crabs, 2014
C-Print
45.7 × 61 cm
18 × 24 inches

John Waters
Crabs, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Crabs, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Crabs, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Hairball, 2014
C-Print
45.7 × 45.7 cm
18 × 18 inches

John Waters
Hairball, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Hairball, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Hairball, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
White Woman, 2014
C-Print
24.8 × 37.1 cm
9 3/4 × 14 5/8 inches

John Waters
White Woman, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
White Woman, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
White Woman, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Wanda Turns, 2014
10 C-Prints
10.2 × 152.4 cm
4 × 60 inches

John Waters
Wanda Turns, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Wanda Turns, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Wanda Turns, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Missing, 2014
3 C-Prints
30.5 × 15.2 cm
12 × 6 inches

John Waters
Missing, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Missing, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Missing, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Brainiac, 2014
C-Print
91.4 × 73.7 cm
36 × 29 inches

John Waters
Brainiac, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Brainiac, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Brainiac, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Cancel Ansel, 2014
8 C-Prints
111.8 × 71.1 cm
44 × 28 inches

John Waters
Cancel Ansel, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Cancel Ansel, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Cancel Ansel, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Justin's Had Work, 2014
C-Print
76.2 × 50.8 cm
30 × 20 inches

John Waters
Justin's Had Work, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Justin's Had Work, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Justin's Had Work, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Probe, 2014
6 C-Prints
10.2 × 91.4 cm
4 × 36 inches

John Waters
Probe, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Probe, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Probe, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Separate But Equal, 2014
C-Print
16.5 × 25.1 cm
6 1/2 × 9 7/8 inches

John Waters
Separate But Equal, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Separate But Equal, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Separate But Equal, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Shoulda!, 2014
6 C-Prints
15.2 × 137.2 cm
6 × 54 inches

John Waters
Shoulda!, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Shoulda!, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Shoulda!, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Film Festival, 2014
6 C-Prints
10.2 × 91.4 cm
4 × 36 inches

John Waters
Film Festival, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Film Festival, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Film Festival, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Library Science #1, 2014
2 C-Prints
15.2 × 19.1 cm
6 × 7 1/2 inches

John Waters
Library Science #1, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Library Science #1, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Library Science #1, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Library Science #2, 2014
2 C-Prints
15.2 × 19.1 cm
6 × 7 1/2 inches

John Waters
Library Science #2, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Library Science #2, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Library Science #2, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Library Science #3, 2014
2 C-Prints
15.2 × 19.1 cm
6 × 7 1/2 inches

John Waters
Library Science #3, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Library Science #3, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Library Science #3, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Library Science #4, 2014
2 C-Prints
15.2 × 19.1 cm
6 × 7 1/2 inches

John Waters
Library Science #4, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Library Science #4, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Library Science #4, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Library Science #5, 2014
2 C-Prints
15.2 × 19.1 cm
6 × 7 1/2 inches

John Waters
Library Science #5, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Library Science #5, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Library Science #5, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Library Science #6, 2014
2 C-Prints
15.2 × 19.1 cm
6 × 7 1/2 inches

John Waters
Library Science #6, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Library Science #6, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Library Science #6, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Library Science #7, 2014
2 C-Prints
15.2 × 19.1 cm
6 × 7 1/2 inches

John Waters
Library Science #7, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Library Science #7, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Library Science #7, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Library Science #8, 2014
2 C-Prints
15.2 × 19.1 cm
6 × 7 1/2 inches

John Waters
Library Science #8, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Library Science #8, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Library Science #8, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Library Science #9, 2014
2 C-Prints
15.2 × 19.1 cm
6 × 7 1/2 inches

John Waters
Library Science #9, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Library Science #9, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Library Science #9, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Library Science #10, 2014
2 C-Prints
15.2 × 19.1 cm
6 × 7 1/2 inches

John Waters
Library Science #10, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Library Science #10, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Library Science #10, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Map, 2014
C-Print
25.4 × 38.1 cm
10 × 15 inches

John Waters
Map, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Map, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Map, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Cockeyed, 2014
2 C-Prints
10.2 × 15.2 cm
4 × 6 inches

John Waters
Cockeyed, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Cockeyed, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Cockeyed, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Thimk, 2014
Oak, birch plywood, stain, varnish, paper, archival ink
21.1 × 38.3 × 12.5 cm
8 1/4 × 15 × 5 inches

John Waters
Thimk, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Stolen Jean Genet, 2014
Marble, paint, brass
20.3 × 38.1 × 2.9 cm
8 × 15 × 1 1/8 inches

John Waters
Stolen Jean Genet, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Fellini's 8 1/2, 2014
White pine, pressed letters, wood stain and paint
26.4 × 259.1 × 26.4 cm
10 3/8 × 102 × 10 3/8 inches

John Waters
Fellini's 8 1/2, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Fellini's 8 1/2, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Fellini's 8 1/2, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
R.I.P. Mike Kelley, 2014
Hand-painted cat urn with decorative detail, clear knotty pine shelf with engraved heart detail
39.4 × 30.5 × 20.3 cm
15 1/2 × 12 × 8 inches

John Waters
R.I.P. Mike Kelley, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Bill's Stroller, 2014
Umbrella lightweight stroller with silkscreened linen and spiked, leather belt
99.1 × 35.6 × 66 cm
39 × 14 × 26 inches

John Waters
Bill's Stroller, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Bill's Stroller, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Bill's Stroller, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Kiddie Flamingos, 2014
Blue-Ray with 2 channel audio, 74 min.

John Waters
Kiddie Flamingos, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Framing Problems, 2014
4 C-Prints
125.7 × 63.5 cm (framed)
49 1/2 × 25 inches (framed)

John Waters
Framing Problems, 2014
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London
John Waters – Beverly Hills John – London

John Waters
Framing Problems, 2014 (detail)

John Waters
Framing Problems, 2014
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Selected Press

Review of John Waters: Beverly Hills John at Sprüth Magers Gallery, London
Aesthetica, review by Astin Chandler Guyatt, August 8, 2015

„Heute hält sich jeder für einen Außenseiter“
Monopol, interview by Thomas Abeltshauser, August, 2015

Inside John Waters’ Fabulously Dirty Mind
The Daily Beast, review by Emily Shire, July 13, 2015

John Waters interview: ’We can’t make fun of Bruce Jenner?’
The Spectator, article by Jasper Rees

‘I want to be despised‘
The Guardian, review by Stuart Jeffries, July 1, 2015

John Waters’ plastic fantastic exhibition
Wallpaper*, review by Jessica Klingelfuss, July 1, 2015

John Waters: Beverly Hills John
Mousse, review by Francesca Gavin, Summer, 2015

John Waters
The Guardian, preview by Skye Sherwin, June 27, 2015