LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) – LACE Benefit Art Auction 2011
Auction Ends: May 18, 2011 11:59 PM PDT

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George Herms

Item Number
14L
Estimated Value
4500 USD
Opening Bid
2250 USD

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Item Description

Sushi, 2011
Assemblage of found objects, wire and plastic
13” x 12” x 12”
Courtesy of the artist


George Herms
was born in Woodland, California in 1935 and attended the University of California, Berkeley. Known as one of the founders of California assemblage and an influential figure of the Beat generation, George Herms premiered a new free-jazz opera this year at REDCAT as part of the ramp up to the Getty’s Pacific Standard Time initiative.

Other recent exhibitions include: Lymphatic Vessels and Monoprints celebrating the life and art of Bruce Conner, Susan Inglett Gallery, New York (2008), George Herms: Assemblages, Galerie Vallois, Paris (2007), Select Works, Franklin Parrasch Gallery, New York (2006), George Herms: Hot Set (Walter Hopps, curator), Santa Monica Museum of Art (2005), Pandora’s Box: The Sculpture of George Herms, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento (2005), From George Herms with LOVE, Tobey C. Moss Gallery, Los Angeles (2005), Sepia Jones Collages, Ace Gallery, Los Angeles (2004).

Curated by Shana Nys Dambrot