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Jay DeFeo, Geisha II, 1984/87

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March 17, 2020

Interview About Jay DeFeo in Gagosian Quarterly

Geisha II, 1984/87 Suzanne Hudson speaks with Leah Levy, executive director of The Jay DeFeo…

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February 10, 2020

Courtauld Symposium

Untitled (Study of Cave Painting), 1951-52 Jay DeFeo: A Symposium The Courtauld Institute of Art…

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January 8, 2020

The Rose is on view at the Whitney Museum of American Art

The Rose, 1958-66 The Rose is on view at the Whitney Museum of American Art,…

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Jay DeFeo, Untitled, c. 1974-75

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January 7, 2020

Introducing Foundation Staff

Untitled, 1976 The Jay DeFeo Foundation is pleased to introduce the staff members. Carly Sitko,…

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"I get very offended by the use of the words 'blac

"I get very offended by the use of the words 'black and white,' because within that very narrow range, particularly if the media is multiple, there are so many nuances going on. Even if you extend yourself between a 9H pencil and the softest pencil you can get, you're setting up a color situation there. If you throw in another black, then you've definitely got color."
- Jay DeFeo in an interview with Sidra Stich, August 18, 1988
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[Jay DeFeo’s color test sheet - pencil and graphite, date unknown, 13 7/8 x 10 7/8 inches (35.2 x 27.6 cm), JDF no. Eph0425 © 2020 The Jay DeFeo Foundation/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York]
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We are pleased to introduce a new series shedding

We are pleased to introduce a new series shedding light on Jay DeFeo's studio practice and tools. Shown here is an image of DeFeo drawing in her Larkspur space in 1978.
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[Jay DeFeo, Jay DeFeo drawing in her Larkspur studio, 1978, JDF no. C0702.6 © 2020 The Jay DeFeo Foundation/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York]
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"One of my favorite DeFeo photographs is an abstra

"One of my favorite DeFeo photographs is an abstraction made from an old DeFeo painting, torn down in pieces from her wall at Fillmore Street in 1965 and saved for years under her bed, eventually pulled out and photographed in 1973. It’s another example of DeFeo looking back at previous work for inspiration toward new work, pulling ideas through different media, and re-creating it. This painting fragment, exact size unknown, thick with paint and who knows what else, was posed in her studio, folded over, torn, crinkled into a new shape that looks nothing like what it was before. By photographing it DeFeo creates an illusion where one can’t tell if it’s made of paint or it’s the side of a mountain. I’m fascinated by the uncertainty, although knowing the model is something from her past gives meaning to the layers of paint and time - all caught in a single, gorgeous photograph."
- Dawn Troy, Archivist and Research Administrator at The Jay DeFeo Foundation
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[Jay DeFeo, Untitled, 1973, gelatin silver print, image: 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (11.4 x 11.4 cm), sheet: 5 7/16 x 4 15/16 inches (13.8 x 12.5 cm), JDF no. P1224D, Collection of Hammer Museum, Los Angeles © 2020 The Jay DeFeo Foundation/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York]
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“…Artists internationally are drawn to Jay DeF

“…Artists internationally are drawn to Jay DeFeo's work in a profound way. One reason is the fearlessness of her experimentation and her openness to new ideas.”
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Enjoy a conversation about the artist’s life and work with Leah Levy, executive director at The Jay DeFeo Foundation and art historian Suzanne Hudson for @gagosian , #GagosianQuarterly on the new jaydefeoundation.org. Link in bio.
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[Jay DeFeo, “Geisha II,” 1984/87, oil with tape on canvas, 90 x 60 1/8 x 2 inches (228 x 152.7 x 5.1 cm) © 2020 The Jay DeFeo Foundation/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York]
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Today is the debut of the new jaydefeofoundation.o

Today is the debut of the new jaydefeofoundation.org, a window to explore the life and art of Jay DeFeo and an expanded presentation of her paintings, works on paper and photography. Link in bio.
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[Jay DeFeo working on an early version of “The Rose,” 1960-1961, © 2020 The Jay DeFeo Foundation/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York]
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Happy Birthday to Salvador Dali! On May 11, 1973 J

Happy Birthday to Salvador Dali! On May 11, 1973 Jay DeFeo made a series of chemigrams titled after the occasion.
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[Jay DeFeo, Untitled (Salvador Dali’s Birthday Party), May 11, 1973, gelatin silver print chemigram, 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm) © 2020 The Jay DeFeo Foundation/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York]
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Michael McClure and Jay DeFeo met during their tim

Michael McClure and Jay DeFeo met during their time as neighbors at 2322 Fillmore Street in San Francisco. Michael, Joanna, and Jane McClure lived in the top floor flat above DeFeo and Wally Hedrick from 1956-60. The building housed a close knit community of artists including Joan Brown, Bruce Conner, and Manuel Neri among others.
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[Fred Martin, 2322 Fillmore Street (Jay DeFeo’s home and studio) a few years after DeFeo moved out), San Francisco. c. 1968, JDF no. R0702
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Anchored in historical Surrealism, "Photography an

Anchored in historical Surrealism, "Photography and the Surreal Imagination" at the @menilcollection explores photography’s central tension between documentation and invention, a generative force for artists connected to that movement. These artists produced images that teeter between truth and suggestion, reality and its invented double. Drawn from the Menil’s holdings and Houston collections, the exhibition demonstrates how this vision of photography continues to hold sway and how artists have used the camera to reshape, question, and disturb the way we see the world.
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[Image 1/3: Installation view of “Photography and the Surreal Imagination” at The Menil Collection, Houston, Texas, February 5 - June 14, 2020 © 2020 Paul Hester
2/3: Jay DeFeo, “Untitled (for B.C.),” 1973, photo collage on matboard, 4 7/8 x 6 1/4 inches (12.4 x 15.9 cm)
3/3: Jay DeFeo, “Untitled (for B.C.),” 1973, photo collage on matboard, 7 13/16 x 9 13/16 inches (19.8 x 24.9 cm) © 2020 The Jay DeFeo Foundation/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York]
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Happy Earth Day! . [Jay DeFeo, Untitled, 1973, gel

Happy Earth Day!
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[Jay DeFeo, Untitled, 1973, gelatin silver print, 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches (12.1 x 12.1 cm), JDF no. P0185C, Collection of Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco © 2020 The Jay DeFeo Foundation/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York]
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