Berggruen Gallery was established in 1970 and has been a member of the Art Dealers Association of America since 1975. The gallery specializes in the exhibition and sale of contemporary art and 20th-century American and European paintings, drawings, sculpture, and limited edition prints. Berggruen Gallery exhibits the work of major American post-war artists as well as established and emerging contemporary artists, such as Julie Mehretu, Richard Serra, Mark Tansey, George Condo, Bridget Riley, and Tauba Auerbach. The gallery also presents curated exhibitions of historic works by artists such as Ellsworth Kelly, Alexander Calder, Henri Matisse, Ed Ruscha, Frank Stella, Georgia O'Keeffe, Mark di Suvero, Willem de Kooning, and Wayne Thiebaud. The gallery also specializes in the work of Bay Area Figurative artists Richard Diebenkorn, David Park, Nathan Oliveira, and Elmer Bischoff.
I like how the small flower arrangement (bouquet); the blue, magenta pink tinged drinking glasses bridge an otherwise bifurcated framing . Offset by the tidy, unobtrusive monochrome chairs and attire.
He mentions "giving permission" to students as being a key contribution. Brian Eno said the same thing about his own contribution, working collaboratively in the recording studio - it's perhaps down to Eno's art school background.
As a former SFAI student who received honors in drawing from Bruce MaGaw. I of course then came to knowledge of Richard Diebencorn. Hearing you speak of him as you present his works. Imparts a clear understanding of your loss. While showing joy and gratitude for having known him and too for his friendship. The works are deeply moving as is your presentation. All best to you sir.
Thank you so much for this tour through your collection of Richard's work. He was always an uplifting force in modern art and we are very grateful to have met him back in Europe.
People are often looking for narrative, but for artists like me, Saul and Matta make works I describe as pictorial formalism. Saul's New York landscapes come off because he references pictorial genres connected with such views and this is why Hockney's pictures of Saltaire and Yorkshire coach trips, fail because the 'joke'y forms are not in a pictorial structure suited to that vision.
I followed Saul's work since the 70's . He's remarkable. During all those years then and now he has stayed with his vision out of pure joy in what he was doing. Many feel his images are so obnoxious, and he doesn't care. Now we have plenty of art in bad taste and kitch as a theme seems to be embraced. He was way ahead of his time.
