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#RAWHIDE Ed Ruscha Our Flag

Installation view of #RAWHIDE, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2015

#RAWHIDE Ed Ruscha Our Flag Jason Rhoades Ndofu

Installation view of #RAWHIDE, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2015

#RAWHIDE Richard Prince Untitled (Cowboy) C.M. Russel Will Rogers

Installation view of #RAWHIDE, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2015

#RAWHIDE Richard Prince Untitled (Cowboy) C.M. Russel Will Rogers Jason Rhoades Ndofu

Installation view of #RAWHIDE, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2015

#RAWHIDE Ed Ruscha Dry Frontier Will Boone Widowmaker Nate Lowman Alexis

Installation view of #RAWHIDE, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2015

#RAWHIDE Andy Warhol The American Indian (Russell Means) Will Boone Widowmaker Ed Ruscha Dry Frontier

Installation view of #RAWHIDE, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2015

#RAWHIDE Ed Ruscha Our Flag Roy Lichtenstein Face and Feather Andy Warhol The American Indian (Russell Means)

Installation view of #RAWHIDE, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2015

#RAWHIDE Penny Dreadful Andy Warhol Dennis Hopper Portrait Jason Rhoades Ndofu Various Western Comic Books Annie Oakley Lone Ranger Roy Rogers Tom Mix Roy Lichtenstein Face and Feather

Installation view of #RAWHIDE, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2015

#RAWHIDE Andy Warhol Dennis Hopper Portrait

Installation view of #RAWHIDE, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2015

#RAWHIDE Mike Kelley Roger Williams Buying Land from the Indians (from the Reconstructed History Series) Lewis and Clark (from the Reconstructed History Series) Cindy Sherman Untitled Film Still #43

Installation view of #RAWHIDE, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2015

#RAWHIDE Richard Prince Untitled (Cowboy) (Rearing Horse) Cady Noland Cowboy with Holes, Eating

Installation view of #RAWHIDE, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2015

#RAWHIDE Richard Prince Untitled (Cowboy) (Rearing Horse)

Installation view of #RAWHIDE, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2015

#RAWHIDE Laura Wilson
 Hand and Spur Richard Prince Untitled (Cowboy) (Rearing Horse) Cady Noland Cowboy with Holes, Eating

Installation view of #RAWHIDE, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2015

#RAWHIDE Mark Flood Come to Marlboro Country Ray Johnson Untitled (Gerard Malanga Burnt Envelope with Cowboy Hat) Bob Mizer  Untitled (Larry Lamb, Catalog #UH1-A), Los Angeles, c. 1963 Untitled (Larry Lamb, Catalog #UH1-G), Los Angeles, c. 1963 Untitled (Larry Lamb, Catalog #UH1-S), Los Angeles, c. 1963 Untitled (Larry Lamb, Catalog #UH1-L), Los Angeles, c. 1963 Untitled (Larry Lamb, Catalog #UH1-FH), Los Angeles, c. 1963 Christian Marclay 
Guitar Cowboy Untitled (1958 James Dean with Outlet Mask) Karlheinz Weinberger Mitglied de Tiger Gang Martin Kippenberger  If You Can’t Handle Freedom, Try Seeing How Far You Can Get with Women, Part I Dennis Hopper  Dean Martin and John Wayne “The Sons of Katie Elder" Sante D’Orazio
Johnny Depp, Hollywood, CA Peter Saul 
Daisy Crockett

Installation view of #RAWHIDE, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2015

#RAWHIDE Richard Avedon Peggy Daniels, cashier, Giddings, Texas, May 7, 1981 Self-portrait, Photographer, Provo, Utah, August 20, 1980

Installation view of #RAWHIDE, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2015

#RAWHIDE Edward Curtis The Vanishing Race Canyon de Chilly Frank Tenney Johnson The Night Hawk George Catlin Wounded Bison Henry Merwin Shrady Monarch of the Plains

Installation view of #RAWHIDE, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2015

#RAWHIDE Ed Ruscha Our Flag Mark Flood Come to Marlboro Country Ray Johnson Untitled (Gerard Malanga Burnt Envelope with Cowboy Hat) Bob Mizer  Untitled (Larry Lamb, Catalog #UH1-A), Los Angeles, c. 1963 Untitled (Larry Lamb, Catalog #UH1-G), Los Angeles, c. 1963 Untitled (Larry Lamb, Catalog #UH1-S), Los Angeles, c. 1963 Untitled (Larry Lamb, Catalog #UH1-L), Los Angeles, c. 1963 Untitled (Larry Lamb, Catalog #UH1-FH), Los Angeles, c. 1963 Christian Marclay 
Guitar Cowboy Untitled (1958 James Dean with Outlet Mask) Karlheinz Weinberger Mitglied de Tiger Gang Martin Kippenberger  If You Can’t Handle Freedom, Try Seeing How Far You Can Get with Women, Part I Dennis Hopper  Dean Martin and John Wayne “The Sons of Katie Elder" Sante D’Orazio
Johnny Depp, Hollywood, CA Peter Saul 
Daisy Crockett

Installation view of #RAWHIDE, New York, Venus Over Manhattan, 2015

Press Release

#RAWHIDE - Curated by Dylan Brant and Vivian Brodie - Exhibitions - Venus Over Manhattan

#RAWHIDE
co-curated by Dylan Brant and Vivian Brodie
May 9 - July 11, 2015
Opening: Saturday, May 9th, 12:00 - 4:00 pm

Venus Over Manhattan
980 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10075

(New York, NY) – Venus Over Manhattan is pleased to present #RAWHIDE, on view at 980 Madison Avenue from May 9th through July 11th, 2015.

#RAWHIDE is an exhibition of paintings, sculptures, drawings and photographs from the nineteenth century to present that together chronicle the cowboy’s rise to omnipresence in art. He has long been a vehicle through which artists are able to interpret and articulate their relationship to American identity. For that reason, the cowboy’s portrayal at any given time is both a critique and a reflection of our nation’s values and desires. This icon is a testament to the artist’s ability to recognize the universality, longevity and potential of this American symbol.

Featuring works by Richard Avedon, Will Boone, George Catlin, Edward Curtis, Sante D’Orazio, Tom of Finland, Mark Flood, Maestro Gaxiola, Dennis Hopper, Frank Tenney Johnson, Ray Johnson, Mike Kelley, Martin Kippenberger, Roy Lichtenstein, Nate Lowman, Robert Mapplethorpe, Christian Marclay, Leonard McCombe, Bob Mizer, Cady Noland, Rob Pruitt, Richard Prince, Jason Rhodes, Herb Ritts, Ed Ruscha, C.M. Russell, Peter Saul, Cindy Sherman, Henry Merwin Shrady, Laurie Simmons, Andy Warhol, Karlheinz Weinberger, and Laura Wilson.

For further information about the exhibition and availability, please contact the gallery at info@venusovermanhattan.com

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