Curated by Gary Carrion-Murayari and Massimiliano Gioni
Raymond Pettibon is coming to the New Museum. His first New York museum survey, featuring more than seven hundred of his drawings from the 1960s to the present, in addition to early zines, artist’s books, and video collaborations with his artist and musician peers, will be complemented by a star-studded catalogue, with contributions from Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Frances Stark, and Lynne Tillman, among others. Pettibon started his journey in late ’70s Los Angeles, where, instead of following the mainstream art-world itinerary, he became a preeminent figure in the early punk scene (playing in the nascent Black Flag) and then serving as chief designer for SST Records. A philosopher-artist and divine comedian beholden to no one, Pettibon galvanized youth rebellion with his pen-and-ink power chords. On second thought, it’s more like the New Museum is coming to him. Travels to the Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, the Netherlands, June 1–Oct. 30.
