Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+
May 12–August 11, 2018
Los Angeles

The work of artist and musician Stephen Prina has moved nimbly between painting, sculpture, photography, installation and conceptual practices since the late 1970s. Impossible to categorize within any one medium or approach, his projects mine art historical references, personal biography, musical compositions, and institutional and cultural histories, which he spins into bodies of work that function as complex networks of objects and information. Sprüth Magers is pleased to announce its first exhibition with Prina, the fourth iteration of his wide-ranging project galesburg, illinois+, on view at the Los Angeles gallery May 12 to August 11, 2018. The artist will also present a public performance at the gallery on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at 7pm.

During 1977–78, I sang and played guitar with Jeannie and The Alladins at Harbor Lights Supper Club, Galesburg, Illinois, with the interest of making a move to California to pursue a graduate degree. In December 1979, having accomplished my goal of enrolling at California Institute of the Arts the year before, I scraped the funds together to visit New York City for the first time. Standing in line at The Dance Theater Workshop with Laurie Anderson, for whom I played piano in a workshop she conducted at CalArts, for a work-in-progress performance of Perfect Lives (Private Parts), a video/opera by Robert Ashley, commissioned by The Kitchen, I was convinced I had severed ties with my small-town, Midwestern roots, once and for all. After the audience filed into the theater, the lights came down and a grid of video monitors was fired up. Lo and behold, one of the images on a monitor was of Harbor Lights Supper Club, the façade of which, at least, served as “The Bar,” bringing me back, full circle, to a past I thought I had circumvented. This image, however, has been edited out of the BBC 1984 broadcast and subsequent versions of this work.

Et cetera.

and

While in high school, I played guitar with Joe Padilla & Company at Taco Hideout Lounge, Galesburg, Illinois. One night, a large group of people arrived for dinner. I recognized a few of them as being associated with Knox College. A week later, while working at my father’s grocery store, a woman approached me to compliment me on my performance, indicating that she had been part of the group from Knox. She informed me that the dinner was in honor of John Cage while he had been a visiting artist at the college. Having recently started singing lead vocals with the band I would like to think that I have sung “It’s Too Late” by Carole King to John Cage that evening.

Et cetera.

 

Installation Views
Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, May 12–August 11, 2018

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, May 12–August 11, 2018
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, May 12–August 11, 2018

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, May 12–August 11, 2018
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, May 12–August 11, 2018

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, May 12–August 11, 2018
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, May 12–August 11, 2018

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, May 12–August 11, 2018
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, May 12–August 11, 2018

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, May 12–August 11, 2018
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, May 12–August 11, 2018

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, May 12–August 11, 2018
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, May 12–August 11, 2018

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, May 12–August 11, 2018
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, May 12–August 11, 2018

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, May 12–August 11, 2018
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Details
Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, May 12–August 11, 2018
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, May 12–August 11, 2018
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, May 12–August 11, 2018
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, May 12–August 11, 2018
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, May 12–August 11, 2018
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, May 12–August 11, 2018
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, May 12–August 11, 2018
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, May 12–August 11, 2018
Photo: Robert Wedemeyer

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Exhibited Works
Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
Blind No. 28, Twenty-five-foot Ceiling or Lower,, PANTONE® 7666CP/PANTONE® 7666CP,, PANTONE® 7666CP/PANTONE® 5405CP,, PANTONE® 625CP/PANTONE® 5757CP, 2015

Stephen Prina
Blind No. 28, Twenty-five-foot Ceiling or Lower,
PANTONE® 7666CP/PANTONE® 7666CP,
PANTONE® 7666CP/PANTONE® 5405CP,
PANTONE® 625CP/PANTONE® 5757CP
, 2015
Acrylic on linen, window blind mechanism, Rookwood Pottery 1920, Festzelgarnitur, fabric
Dimensions variable

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
Blind No. 29, Twenty-five-foot Ceiling or Lower,, PANTONE® 5405CP/PANTONE® 5405CP,, PANTONE® 5405CP/PANTONE® 625CP, , PANTONE® 7666CP/PANTONE® 5757CP, 2015

Stephen Prina
Blind No. 29, Twenty-five-foot Ceiling or Lower,
PANTONE® 5405CP/PANTONE® 5405CP,
PANTONE® 5405CP/PANTONE® 625CP,
PANTONE® 7666CP/PANTONE® 5757CP
, 2015
Acrylic on linen, window blind mechanism, Rookwood Pottery 1929, Festzelgarnitur, fabric
Dimensions variable

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
Blind No. 27, Twenty-five-foot Ceiling or Lower, [Iridescent Stainless Steel (Coarse) /Iridescent Stainless Steel (Coarse), Iridescent Stainless Steel (Coarse) /Iridescent Silver (Fine)], 2015

Stephen Prina
Blind No. 27, Twenty-five-foot Ceiling or Lower, [Iridescent Stainless Steel (Coarse) /Iridescent Stainless Steel (Coarse), Iridescent Stainless Steel (Coarse) /Iridescent Silver (Fine)], 2015
Acrylic on linen, window blink mechanism, Rookwood Pottery 1921, Festzeltgarniture, fabric
Overall dimensions variable
One Pair of Rookwood Pottery. Mauve Boys Bookends. 1921:
18 × 16 × 14 cm
7.09 × 6.3 × 5.51 inches

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+, , Dorothea Tanning, Born: August 25, 1910, Galesburg, Illinois , Died: January 31, 2012, New York, New York, Xmas A, 1969, Xmas B, 1969, Xmas C, 1969, Xmas D, 1969, Fabric, metal, and wool, Los Angeles County Museum of Art Purchased with funds provided by the 2010 Collectors Committee, with additional funds generously provided by Jodie Evans with Lekha Singh, The Rosenthal Family Foundation, Peg Yorkin, the Kayne Foundation, Susan Adelman in honor of the artist’s 100th birthday, Irene Christopher, Viveca Paulin-Ferrell, American Art Deaccession Funds, Janice G. Gootkin, The Eileen F. and Mort H. Singer, Jr. Family fund in honor of Ilene Susan Fort, and J. Patrice Marandel (M.2010.36a-b), 2015 , Photography: Fredrik Nilsen Studio, Los Angeles, California, 2015

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+

Dorothea Tanning
Born: August 25, 1910, Galesburg, Illinois
Died: January 31, 2012, New York, New York
Xmas A, 1969
Xmas B, 1969
Xmas C, 1969
Xmas D, 1969
Fabric, metal, and wool
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Purchased with funds provided by the 2010 Collectors Committee, with additional funds generously provided by Jodie Evans with Lekha Singh, The Rosenthal Family Foundation, Peg Yorkin, the Kayne Foundation, Susan Adelman in honor of the artist’s 100th birthday, Irene Christopher, Viveca Paulin-Ferrell, American Art Deaccession Funds, Janice G. Gootkin, The Eileen F. and Mort H. Singer, Jr. Family fund in honor of Ilene Susan Fort, and J. Patrice Marandel (M.2010.36a-b), 2015
Photography: Fredrik Nilsen Studio, Los Angeles, California
, 2015
Digital print on sattlerplane
Four works. each: 195.6 × 74.68 cm
Four works, each: 77.01 × 29.4 inches

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
Exquisite Corpse: The Complete Paintings of Manet, 248 of 556, Parisienne (Robe à Traine), Parisienne (Dress with a Train) , 1875?, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm , July 18, 2015, +, PUSH COMES TO LOVE, Untitled, 1999-2016, 2015

Stephen Prina
Exquisite Corpse: The Complete Paintings of Manet
248 of 556
Parisienne (Robe à Traine)
Parisienne (Dress with a Train)
1875?
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
July 18, 2015
+
PUSH COMES TO LOVE, Untitled
1999-2016
, 2015
Ink wash on rag, barrier paper and offset lithography on paper
Left: 193 × 125 cm (framed)
Right: 66 × 83 cm
Left: 75.98 × 49.21 inches (framed)
Right: 25.98 × 32.68 inches

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
Exquisite Corpse: The Complete Paintings of Manet, 246 of 556, Portrait de Marie Lafébure à Cheval (Portrait of Marie Lafébure on Horseback) , 1875, Museu de Arte, Sao Paolo, July 18, 2015, +, PUSH COMES TO LOVE, Untitled, 1999-2015, 2015

Stephen Prina
Exquisite Corpse: The Complete Paintings of Manet
246 of 556
Portrait de Marie Lafébure à Cheval (Portrait of Marie Lafébure on Horseback)
1875
Museu de Arte, Sao Paolo
July 18, 2015
+
PUSH COMES TO LOVE, Untitled
1999-2015
, 2015
Ink wash on rag, barrier paper and offset lithography on paper
Left: 90 × 116.5 cm (framed)
Right: 66 × 83 cm
(framed)
Left: 35.43 × 45.87 inches (framed)
Right: 25.98 × 32.68 inches (framed)

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
Exquisite Corpse: The Complete Paintings of Manet, 259 of 556, Portrait de Stéphane Mallarmé (Portrait of Stéphane Mallarmé), 1876, Jeu de Paume, Louvre, Paris, April 16, 2018

Stephen Prina
Exquisite Corpse: The Complete Paintings of Manet
259 of 556
Portrait de Stéphane Mallarmé (Portrait of Stéphane Mallarmé)
1876
Jeu de Paume, Louvre, Paris
April 16
, 2018
Ink wash on rag, barrier paper and offset lithography on paper
Left: 27.3 × 35.9 cm
Right: 83 × 66 cm
Left: 10 3/4 × 14 1/8 inches
Right: 32 11/16 × 26 inches

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
Exquisite Corpse: The Complete Paintings of Manet, 249 of 556, Devant la Glace, (In Front of the Mirror), 1876, S.R. Guggenheim Museum, New York , July 18, 2015

Stephen Prina
Exquisite Corpse: The Complete Paintings of Manet
249 of 556
Devant la Glace
(In Front of the Mirror)
1876
S.R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
July 18
, 2015
Ink wash on rag, barrier paper and offset lithography on paper
Left: 92 × 74.5 cm (framed)
Right: 66 × 83 cm (framed)
Left: 36.22 × 29.33 inches (framed)
Right: 25.98 × 32.68 inches (framed)

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
Untitled, Exquisite Corpse: The Complete Paintings of Manet, 250 of 556, Portrait d' Ernest Hoschedé et son fils (Tabarant refers to 'sa fille'), (Portrait of Ernest Hoschedé and his son) , Private Collection, Caracas, 2015

Stephen Prina
Untitled, Exquisite Corpse: The Complete Paintings of Manet
250 of 556
Portrait d' Ernest Hoschedé et son fils (Tabarant refers to 'sa fille')
(Portrait of Ernest Hoschedé and his son)
Private Collection, Caracas
, 2015
Cord, brass escutcheon pins
Left: 106.7 × 140 cm
Right: 76.8 × 93 cm
Left: 42 × 55.125 inches
Right: 30.25 × 36.625 inches

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+, , Dorothea Tanning, Born: August 25, 1910, Galesburg, Illinois , Died: January 31, 2012, New York, New York, Château Mouton Rothschild, 1965, Wine Bottle Label Design, 2015

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+

Dorothea Tanning
Born: August 25, 1910, Galesburg, Illinois
Died: January 31, 2012, New York, New York
Château Mouton Rothschild, 1965, Wine Bottle Label Design
, 2015
Digital print on sattlerplane
134.5 × 195.2 cm
53 × 76 7/8 inches

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+, , John Cage, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, April 1983, Photographer unknown, , All documentation of John Cage’s visit to Knox College in February 1972—including photographic documentation and an audio recording of his talk—is missing from the Knox College Library. This photograph holds the place of the earlier event., 2015

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+

John Cage, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, April 1983
Photographer unknown

All documentation of John Cage’s visit to Knox College in February 1972—including photographic documentation and an audio recording of his talk—is missing from the Knox College Library. This photograph holds the place of the earlier event., 2015
Digital C-print on Fuji DpII Gloss Paper, fabric, wood
68.4 × 60.4 cm (framed)
27 × 23 7/8 inches (framed)

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+, , Arnold Newman, Marilyn Monroe and Carl Sandburg, Beverly Hills California, January 20, 1962, 2015

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+

Arnold Newman
Marilyn Monroe and Carl Sandburg, Beverly Hills California, January 20, 1962
, 2015
Gelatin Silver print, unsigned, state stamped, fabric, wood
64.6 × 75.4 cm (framed)
25 3/8 × 29 3/4 inches (framed)

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+, , Brookman, Philip, and Arnold Newman. 2000. Arnold Newman. Köln: Benedikt Taschen Verlag GmbH., 2015

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+

Brookman, Philip, and Arnold Newman. 2000. Arnold Newman. Köln: Benedikt Taschen Verlag GmbH., 2015
Fabric, mirror, glass, wood, book
33.5 × 28 × 3.5 cm
13 1/8 × 11 × 1 3/8 inches

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+, , Harbor Lights Supper Club Matchbook, no date, , Compliments of Harbor Lights Supper Club, Good for One Cocktail, no date, , Abraham Lincoln Head Penny, 2014 , copper, zinc, This penny was acquired in change returned in a transaction at a drug store in Galesburg, Illinois, sometime between July 9 and July 16, 2014, 2015

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+

Harbor Lights Supper Club Matchbook, no date

Compliments of Harbor Lights Supper Club, Good for One Cocktail, no date

Abraham Lincoln Head Penny, 2014
copper, zinc
This penny was acquired in change returned in a transaction at a drug store in Galesburg, Illinois, sometime between July 9 and July 16, 2014
, 2015
Cardstock, staple, Metal token, copper, zinc, wood, glass

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+, , Carl Sandburg,, Born: January 6, 1878, Galesburg, Illinois , Died: July 22, 1967, Flat Rock, North Carolina, , Sandburg, Carl. 1926. Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years, Volumes I and II. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. Sandburg, Carl. 1939. Abraham Lincoln: The War Years, Volumes I-IV. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., , Rookwood Pottery, 1918, , Brookman, Philip, and Arnold Newman. 2000. Arnold Newman. Köln: Benedikt Taschen Verlag GmbH: 163 and 164, laminated, , The second volume is marked at page 147 where Sandburg begins to describe the fifth Lincoln—Douglas Debate that took place on the campus of Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, on October 7, 1858., 2015

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+

Carl Sandburg,
Born: January 6, 1878, Galesburg, Illinois
Died: July 22, 1967, Flat Rock, North Carolina

Sandburg, Carl. 1926. Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years, Volumes I and II. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. Sandburg, Carl. 1939. Abraham Lincoln: The War Years, Volumes I-IV. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.

Rookwood Pottery, 1918

Brookman, Philip, and Arnold Newman. 2000. Arnold Newman. Köln: Benedikt Taschen Verlag GmbH: 163 and 164, laminated

The second volume is marked at page 147 where Sandburg begins to describe the fifth Lincoln—Douglas Debate that took place on the campus of Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, on October 7, 1858., 2015 (detail)

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+, , Ode to Galesburg, 2015

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+

Ode to Galesburg, 2015
Crate, 4 cushions, 5 Samson SA200 Power Amplifiers, 1 power distributor, 1 playback unit Allan & Heath, 8 Boston Acoustics HSi -270 In-ceiling speakers built in a wooden box, 1 Boston Acoustics HSi-270 In-ceiling speaker built in a wooden box, cables

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
Harbor Lights Supper Club, Galesburg, Illinois, 1947-1986, former site, 2015 , Photography: Foley Photo Studio, Galesburg, Illinois, 2018

Stephen Prina
Harbor Lights Supper Club, Galesburg, Illinois, 1947-1986, former site, 2015
Photography: Foley Photo Studio, Galesburg, Illinois
, 2018
Digital print on vinyl banner
320.2 × 727.5 × 5.1 cm
1260 5/8 × 2864 1/8 × 20 inches

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
PUSH COMES TO LOVE: PHOTOGRAPHER'S GRAY CARD, 1999-2018

Stephen Prina
PUSH COMES TO LOVE: PHOTOGRAPHER'S GRAY CARD, 1999-2018
Latex enamel on wall
Dimensions variable

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+, , Rookwood Pottery 1918 A, 2015 , Photography: Joshua White, Los Angeles, California, 2015

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+

Rookwood Pottery 1918 A, 2015
Photography: Joshua White, Los Angeles, California
, 2015
Digital print on sattlerplane
1 front and 1 back: 195.3 × 9.5 cm
1 front and 1 back: 76.89 × 3.74 inches

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles
Stephen Prina
Untitled, Exquisite Corpse: The Complete Paintings of Manet, 259 of 556 Portrait de Stéphane Mallarmé (Portrait of Stéphane Mallarmé), 1876 Jeu de Paume, Louvre, Paris 2018, +, PUSH COMES TO LOVE, Untitled 1999-2018, 2018

Stephen Prina
Untitled, Exquisite Corpse: The Complete Paintings of Manet
259 of 556 Portrait de Stéphane Mallarmé (Portrait of Stéphane Mallarmé)
1876 Jeu de Paume, Louvre, Paris 2018
+
PUSH COMES TO LOVE, Untitled 1999-2018
, 2018
Cord, brass escutcheon pins, spray paint

Details
Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
Blind No. 28, Twenty-five-foot Ceiling or Lower,
PANTONE® 7666CP/PANTONE® 7666CP,
PANTONE® 7666CP/PANTONE® 5405CP,
PANTONE® 625CP/PANTONE® 5757CP
, 2015
Acrylic on linen, window blind mechanism, Rookwood Pottery 1920, Festzelgarnitur, fabric
Dimensions variable

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
Blind No. 29, Twenty-five-foot Ceiling or Lower,
PANTONE® 5405CP/PANTONE® 5405CP,
PANTONE® 5405CP/PANTONE® 625CP,
PANTONE® 7666CP/PANTONE® 5757CP
, 2015
Acrylic on linen, window blind mechanism, Rookwood Pottery 1929, Festzelgarnitur, fabric
Dimensions variable

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
Blind No. 27, Twenty-five-foot Ceiling or Lower, [Iridescent Stainless Steel (Coarse) /Iridescent Stainless Steel (Coarse), Iridescent Stainless Steel (Coarse) /Iridescent Silver (Fine)], 2015
Acrylic on linen, window blink mechanism, Rookwood Pottery 1921, Festzeltgarniture, fabric
Overall dimensions variable
One Pair of Rookwood Pottery. Mauve Boys Bookends. 1921:
18 × 16 × 14 cm
7.09 × 6.3 × 5.51 inches

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+

Dorothea Tanning
Born: August 25, 1910, Galesburg, Illinois
Died: January 31, 2012, New York, New York
Xmas A, 1969
Xmas B, 1969
Xmas C, 1969
Xmas D, 1969
Fabric, metal, and wool
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Purchased with funds provided by the 2010 Collectors Committee, with additional funds generously provided by Jodie Evans with Lekha Singh, The Rosenthal Family Foundation, Peg Yorkin, the Kayne Foundation, Susan Adelman in honor of the artist’s 100th birthday, Irene Christopher, Viveca Paulin-Ferrell, American Art Deaccession Funds, Janice G. Gootkin, The Eileen F. and Mort H. Singer, Jr. Family fund in honor of Ilene Susan Fort, and J. Patrice Marandel (M.2010.36a-b), 2015
Photography: Fredrik Nilsen Studio, Los Angeles, California
, 2015
Digital print on sattlerplane
Four works. each: 195.6 × 74.68 cm
Four works, each: 77.01 × 29.4 inches

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
Exquisite Corpse: The Complete Paintings of Manet
248 of 556
Parisienne (Robe à Traine)
Parisienne (Dress with a Train)
1875?
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
July 18, 2015
+
PUSH COMES TO LOVE, Untitled
1999-2016
, 2015
Ink wash on rag, barrier paper and offset lithography on paper
Left: 193 × 125 cm (framed)
Right: 66 × 83 cm
Left: 75.98 × 49.21 inches (framed)
Right: 25.98 × 32.68 inches

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
Exquisite Corpse: The Complete Paintings of Manet
246 of 556
Portrait de Marie Lafébure à Cheval (Portrait of Marie Lafébure on Horseback)
1875
Museu de Arte, Sao Paolo
July 18, 2015
+
PUSH COMES TO LOVE, Untitled
1999-2015
, 2015
Ink wash on rag, barrier paper and offset lithography on paper
Left: 90 × 116.5 cm (framed)
Right: 66 × 83 cm
(framed)
Left: 35.43 × 45.87 inches (framed)
Right: 25.98 × 32.68 inches (framed)

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
Exquisite Corpse: The Complete Paintings of Manet
259 of 556
Portrait de Stéphane Mallarmé (Portrait of Stéphane Mallarmé)
1876
Jeu de Paume, Louvre, Paris
April 16
, 2018
Ink wash on rag, barrier paper and offset lithography on paper
Left: 27.3 × 35.9 cm
Right: 83 × 66 cm
Left: 10 3/4 × 14 1/8 inches
Right: 32 11/16 × 26 inches

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
Exquisite Corpse: The Complete Paintings of Manet
249 of 556
Devant la Glace
(In Front of the Mirror)
1876
S.R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
July 18
, 2015
Ink wash on rag, barrier paper and offset lithography on paper
Left: 92 × 74.5 cm (framed)
Right: 66 × 83 cm (framed)
Left: 36.22 × 29.33 inches (framed)
Right: 25.98 × 32.68 inches (framed)

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
Untitled, Exquisite Corpse: The Complete Paintings of Manet
250 of 556
Portrait d' Ernest Hoschedé et son fils (Tabarant refers to 'sa fille')
(Portrait of Ernest Hoschedé and his son)
Private Collection, Caracas
, 2015
Cord, brass escutcheon pins
Left: 106.7 × 140 cm
Right: 76.8 × 93 cm
Left: 42 × 55.125 inches
Right: 30.25 × 36.625 inches

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+

Dorothea Tanning
Born: August 25, 1910, Galesburg, Illinois
Died: January 31, 2012, New York, New York
Château Mouton Rothschild, 1965, Wine Bottle Label Design
, 2015
Digital print on sattlerplane
134.5 × 195.2 cm
53 × 76 7/8 inches

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+

John Cage, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, April 1983
Photographer unknown

All documentation of John Cage’s visit to Knox College in February 1972—including photographic documentation and an audio recording of his talk—is missing from the Knox College Library. This photograph holds the place of the earlier event., 2015
Digital C-print on Fuji DpII Gloss Paper, fabric, wood
68.4 × 60.4 cm (framed)
27 × 23 7/8 inches (framed)

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+

Arnold Newman
Marilyn Monroe and Carl Sandburg, Beverly Hills California, January 20, 1962
, 2015
Gelatin Silver print, unsigned, state stamped, fabric, wood
64.6 × 75.4 cm (framed)
25 3/8 × 29 3/4 inches (framed)

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+

Brookman, Philip, and Arnold Newman. 2000. Arnold Newman. Köln: Benedikt Taschen Verlag GmbH., 2015
Fabric, mirror, glass, wood, book
33.5 × 28 × 3.5 cm
13 1/8 × 11 × 1 3/8 inches

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+

Harbor Lights Supper Club Matchbook, no date

Compliments of Harbor Lights Supper Club, Good for One Cocktail, no date

Abraham Lincoln Head Penny, 2014
copper, zinc
This penny was acquired in change returned in a transaction at a drug store in Galesburg, Illinois, sometime between July 9 and July 16, 2014
, 2015
Cardstock, staple, Metal token, copper, zinc, wood, glass

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+

Carl Sandburg,
Born: January 6, 1878, Galesburg, Illinois
Died: July 22, 1967, Flat Rock, North Carolina

Sandburg, Carl. 1926. Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years, Volumes I and II. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. Sandburg, Carl. 1939. Abraham Lincoln: The War Years, Volumes I-IV. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.

Rookwood Pottery, 1918

Brookman, Philip, and Arnold Newman. 2000. Arnold Newman. Köln: Benedikt Taschen Verlag GmbH: 163 and 164, laminated

The second volume is marked at page 147 where Sandburg begins to describe the fifth Lincoln—Douglas Debate that took place on the campus of Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, on October 7, 1858., 2015 (detail)

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+

Ode to Galesburg, 2015
Crate, 4 cushions, 5 Samson SA200 Power Amplifiers, 1 power distributor, 1 playback unit Allan & Heath, 8 Boston Acoustics HSi -270 In-ceiling speakers built in a wooden box, 1 Boston Acoustics HSi-270 In-ceiling speaker built in a wooden box, cables

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
Harbor Lights Supper Club, Galesburg, Illinois, 1947-1986, former site, 2015
Photography: Foley Photo Studio, Galesburg, Illinois
, 2018
Digital print on vinyl banner
320.2 × 727.5 × 5.1 cm
1260 5/8 × 2864 1/8 × 20 inches

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
PUSH COMES TO LOVE: PHOTOGRAPHER'S GRAY CARD, 1999-2018
Latex enamel on wall
Dimensions variable

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
galesburg, illinois+

Rookwood Pottery 1918 A, 2015
Photography: Joshua White, Los Angeles, California
, 2015
Digital print on sattlerplane
1 front and 1 back: 195.3 × 9.5 cm
1 front and 1 back: 76.89 × 3.74 inches

Stephen Prina – galesburg, illinois+ – Los Angeles

Stephen Prina
Untitled, Exquisite Corpse: The Complete Paintings of Manet
259 of 556 Portrait de Stéphane Mallarmé (Portrait of Stéphane Mallarmé)
1876 Jeu de Paume, Louvre, Paris 2018
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PUSH COMES TO LOVE, Untitled 1999-2018
, 2018
Cord, brass escutcheon pins, spray paint

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Selected Press

Stephen Prina
Artforum, article by David Muenzer, 2018

Stephen Prina at Spruth Magers Gallery
KCRW, article by Hunter Drohojowska-Philp, May 17, 2018