Michael Heizer: HOLLYWOOD 24
Presented by Monira Foundation in collaboration with AYN Foundation
At Mana Contemporary, 888 Newark Ave, 07306 Jersey City NJ
Opening: May 19, 2024
Visiting hours: M-F 11-5pm
Exhibitions: Michael Heizer
Curated by Ysabel Pinyol Blasi and Tad Wiley, Michael Heizer: HOLLYWOOD 24 is a presentation at Mana Contemporary Chicago of a group of unique screen prints produced in 1975 by this renowned American artist and are part of the overall group of screen prints Heizer made at Gemini in 1975, which also includes the Lashonda series.
All 24 unique works were printed by Gemini G.E.L. with the collaboration of Jeffry Wasserman and the experimentation, development, and edition printing of Jeffry Wasserman and Robert Knisel in 1975. Size 106.7 x 106.7″ on Arches 88.
AYN FOUNDATION
Established in 1993 with the formation of the Arnulf Rainer Museum in New York City, the Ayn Foundation is committed to comprehensive, large-scale projects by major international artists for presentation to the public. In addition to the Arnulf Rainer Museum, Ayn has also presented projects by Joa Baldinger, John Chamberlain, Dan Flavin, Arnulf Rainer, Andy Warhol and Maria Zerres, with the help of such important
museums and foundations as The Brant Foundation of Greenwich, Connecticut, The Dia Art Foundation, Guggenheim Museum, Menil Collection in Houston, and the Staatsgalerie Moderner Kunst in Munich.
MONIRA FOUNDATION
Monira Foundation, an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit institution, functions as a radical experimental laboratory. Its aim is to spark, intensify, and promote an evolving cultural and social dialogue between creators, audiences, and institutions. Focusing on the unique potential of interdisciplinary work in a context distinct from the distracting pressures of academia and the market, Monira Foundation advances the practices and products of today’s foremost artists, amplifying their contributions to communities both local and distant.
