Gagosian, New York (555 W 24th)

sculptures by Jean-Michel Basquiat</a>, <a target="_blank" href=https://www.mutualart.com/Gallery/Gagosian--New-York--555-W-24th-/"/Artist/David-Hockney/80BD8AA4259A2BFC">David Hockney</a>, <a target="_blank" href=https://www.mutualart.com/Gallery/Gagosian--New-York--555-W-24th-/"/Artist/Jasper-Johns/8541518AF93D42D4">Jasper Johns</a>, <a target="_blank" href=https://www.mutualart.com/Gallery/Gagosian--New-York--555-W-24th-/"/Artist/Donald-Judd/73AA7D3AAB232CA8">Donald Judd</a>, <a target="_blank" href=https://www.mutualart.com/Gallery/Gagosian--New-York--555-W-24th-/"/Artist/Gerhard-Richter/8D1E800E4AA6F675">Gerhard Richter</a>, <a target="_blank" href=https://www.mutualart.com/Gallery/Gagosian--New-York--555-W-24th-/"/Artist/Mark-Rothko/834DF59F9D94F300">Mark Rothko</a>, <a target="_blank" href=https://www.mutualart.com/Gallery/Gagosian--New-York--555-W-24th-/"/Artist/Richard-Serra/09AA820951BD674B">Richard Serra</a>, <a target="_blank" href=https://www.mutualart.com/Gallery/Gagosian--New-York--555-W-24th-/"/Artist/Frank-Stella/882E29592C365533">Frank Stella</a>, <a target="_blank" href=https://www.mutualart.com/Gallery/Gagosian--New-York--555-W-24th-/"/Artist/Cy-Twombly/C556707692DE95E5">Cy Twombly</a>, and <a target="_blank" href=https://www.mutualart.com/Gallery/Gagosian--New-York--555-W-24th-/"/Artist/Andy-Warhol/85A84FA828A34B78">Andy Warhol</a>.<p><br></p>" />

Lichtenstein’s Bauhaus Stairway Mural (1989) in the gallery at 555 West 24th Street, New York. This is the second time that Gagosian has exhibited a Lichtenstein mural, following the replication of Greene Street Mural (1983) at the same location in 2015.</p><p>In the 1960s, Lichtenstein forged a new approach to painting by fusing popular culture and Western art history. His work is rooted in the seductive powers of advertising, and elevates the graphic imagery of popular print media and comic book illustrations to the realm of high art. Employing a handmade process, he mimicked the printing techniques of magazines and newspapers, making Benday dots and bright color synonymous with Pop art. Lichtenstein produced murals throughout his career, from Girl in a Window for the New York State Pavilion of the 1964 World’s Fair to Times Square Mural, designed in 1994 and installed in 2002.</p><p>Measuring more than 26 feet tall and painted in oil and Magna on canvas, Bauhaus Stairway Mural pays homage to German abstract artist Oskar Schlemmer (1888–1943) and his painting Bauhaustreppe (Bauhaus Stairway, 1932). Lichtenstein’s mural was commissioned for the main atrium of the headquarters of the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) in Beverly Hills, which the building’s architect, I.M. Pei, envisioned as a meeting place for writers, directors, actors, musicians, and agents—an emphasis on cross-disciplinary interaction that resonated with Lichtenstein’s interest in accessible creative forms.</p><p><br></p>" />