The War Room, Wally Hedrick, 1967—2002
Oil on canvas
8 parts, 335.2 x 167.6 cm / 132 x 88 in each
Jouster, Robert Mallary, 1960
Wood, steel, cardboard, tarpaper, dirt and polyester resin
259 x 126.3 x 22 cm / 102 x 49 3/4 x 8 5/8 in
Illuminations Drawings, Simone Forti, 1972
Charcoal and ink on newsprint
3 parts: 61 x 48.3 cm / 24 x 19 in
3 parts: 48.3 x 61 cm / 19 x 24 in
6 Film Stills, Stan VanDerBeek, 1957—1965
16mm films transferred to DVD, Exhibition Loop
The Historical Box, 23 May - 28 July 2012, Hauser & Wirth, Piccadilly, London
‘The Historical Box, curated by Mara McCarthy, director of The Box, Los Angeles showcases key pieces by influential American artists including John Altoon, Judith Bernstein, Simone Forti, Wally Hedrick, Robert Mallary, Barbara T. Smith and Stan VanDerBeek. This exhibition brings together a collection of important performance, film, dance, drawings and sculpture created during the political and social turmoil of the Sixties and Seventies in the USA. It aims not only to broaden the canon of art history, but also to highlight the contemporary relevance of the issues which these artists confronted over three decades ago.
