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Artist
David Salle
b. 1952, Norman, Oklahoma, USA · American · Based in New York, USA
- MFA, California Institute of the Arts under John Baldessari (CalArts, 1975)
- BFA, CalArts (1973)
- Collage Painting
- Pictures Generation
- Overlapping Imagery
- Oil and Acrylic
David Salle developed a layered painting language by combining appropriated photographs, line drawings, decorative motifs and art-historical references on the same canvas. His work became emblematic of postmodern skepticism toward unified style and meaning.
Painting; photography; stage design
Gallery Representation
Artist Films
Whitney Stories: David Salle in the Studio
Whitney Museum of American ArtOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Major Works
- 1983Tennyson
- 1995Comedy
- 1985Muscular Paper
- 1987Sextant in Dogtown
- 1990Mingus in Mexico
- 1995Old Bottles
- 1986Angel
- 1990sGhost Paintings
- 2004Vortex
- 2010sTree of Life series
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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