Bridges Over Time Contemporary Art

A wonderful folio by the Modern Master David Hockney. This folio was assembled in 1993 from a series of photographs the artist made of visitors to his Studio in Los Angeles between 1...

We were extremely fortunate to come across a magnificent set of 51 lithographs from a series that Absolut sponsored in 1992-3. They are accompanied by a book with commentary by Glenn O’Brien and Photography by Antonio Alia Guccione. The book is signed by Antonio Guccione. Absolut commissioned 51 artists to create a work to represent the state they come from. In addition Washington D.C. is represented as well for a total of 51 lithograph in the group. They are all hand numbered and signed by the artists 62/400. We are, unfortunately missing the original folio box, but we have a shipping crate and they are all separated by acid free paper. The initial photograph is from an ad that Absolut ran in 1993. It is not included in the group. I pulled it off the internet to illustrate all of the images. I can only upload 20 images to this site at a time so I chose a few of my personal favorites. If you would like to see any specific image i will gladly send pictures. . They are all in good condition except for a couple of marks to one or two. Also included is commemorative sheet of stamps. I’ve cut a paste the following from the Swedish Museum of spirits: Absolut Statehood was one of Absolut Vodka’s biggest, most ambitious art projects. From throughout the US, 51 artists, one from each state plus Washington, D.C., were commissioned to create “state portraits” representing their home states. The artworks were published once a fortnight in the national daily newspaper USA Today during 1992 and 1993. In conjunction with the campaign, lithographs of every piece were sold, numbered and signed by the artist. All proceeds, totalling some 4 million dollars, were donated to the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA) to support medical research. At a time when HIV and AIDS were still a death sentence, the Statehood campaign helped disseminate a more empathic understanding of the illness. And to sell a vodka. Among the artists included are: Charles Becker (California) Karen Blessen (Texas) Judy Byron (Washington D.C.) Susan Chambers (Arkansas) Michael Christie (West Virginia) Jon Coffelt (Alabama) James Willie Faust (Indiana) Mike Hodges (Virginia) Woody Jackson (Vermont) Deborah Justice (Colorado) Gary Kelley (Iowa) Steve LaRance (Montana) Mark McDowell (Arizona) Mike Reed (Minnesota) Gordan Sherman (Kansas) Moishe Smith (Utah) Kevin Smith (Idaho) Ellen Steinfeld (New York) Fred Stonehouse (Wisconsin) Winona Taylor (Rhode Island) Suzanne White (Maine) Sherrie Wolf...

A nice installation package by the noted California artist Gus Harper. This work dates to the early 2000s from a show called fade to white. It is encased in...

A quite impressive large abstract by the noted artist Joshua Jenkins, done in 2014 and titled on the back "Hanging with Jesus" Some minor paint loss, but in good condition. The paint...

A nice large 36 x 48 inch acrylic on canvas by the noted San Diego Artist Kenneth Joaquin. This piece is signed lower right and verso. This work is titled "Sacred Grounds". While it ...

A nice large 36 x 48 inch acrylic on canvas by the noted San Diego Artist Kenneth Joaquin. This piece is signed lower right and verso. This work is titled "Zulu". While it seems to b...

A vibrant set of two paintings by the noted Californian artist John Szabo. It is titled "Diptych" and is brilliantly colorful. Please see the deta...

A great large abstract with a unique knife palette work centre square. The painting is signed but we cannot make out the name.

A beautiful large abstract buy the noted Hudson valley river artist Victor Mirabelli that our gallery has the pleasure to represent. This abstract is titled "The Crossing"...

A wonderful contemporary collage with a definite watch based theme. It is signed on the back Ally May Miller 2013.

A great collage by the contemporary ny artist Agni Zotis. This work is monogrammed and signed. It is title "Here and Now inner fires" and dated 2007. The collage is really well done ...