Karl Wirsum

Eye Adjustment 1963–2020



Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024
Opening on Mar 16, 2024 - 2 - 6 pm
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Karl Wirsum, Tongue Tied, 1966 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Tongue Tied, 1966

Acrylic on canvas in painted wood frame
45 1/2 x 35 1/2 inches (116 x 90 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Tongue Tied

, 1966
Karl Wirsum, Bubble Gum Pop, 1964 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Bubble Gum Pop, 1964

Oil on canvas in wood frame
32 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches (83 x 42 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Bubble Gum Pop

, 1964
Karl Wirsum, Sketchbook September 1 – November 9, 1965 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Sketchbook September 1 – November 9, 1965

Spiral bound stiff wraps, containing seventy-four sheets
Each: Ink and/or graphite on paper
14 x 11 inches (36 x 28 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Sketchbook September 1 – November 9

, 1965
Karl Wirsum, Untitled, 1966 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Untitled, 1966

Ink on paper
14 x 11 inches (36 x 28 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Untitled

, 1966
Karl Wirsum, Untitled, 1967 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Untitled, 1967

Ink on paper
13 7/8 x 10 3/4 inches (35 x 27 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Untitled

, 1967
Karl Wirsum, Youdue, 1966 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Youdue, 1966

Oil on canvas in painted wood frame
28 3/4 x 24 1/4 inches (73 x 62 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Youdue

, 1966
Karl Wirsum, Spawning a Yawn with a Yellow Awning On, 1966 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Spawning a Yawn with a Yellow Awning On, 1966

Acrylic on canvas in painted wood frame
42 1/2 x 40 5/8 inches (108 x 103 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Spawning a Yawn with a Yellow Awning On

, 1966
Karl Wirsum, Viedt, 1966 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Viedt, 1966

Acrylic on canvas in painted wood frame
25 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches (65 x 50 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Viedt

, 1966
Karl Wirsum, Mane and Hairdress, 1969 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Mane and Hairdress, 1969

Acrylic on canvas in painted wood frame
48 3/4 x 34 1/8 inches(124 x 87 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Mane and Hairdress

, 1969
Karl Wirsum, Untitled, 1969 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Untitled, 1969

Ink on paper
30 x 22 inches (76 x 56 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Untitled

, 1969
Karl Wirsum, Wayward Bust, c. 1970 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Wayward Bust, c. 1970

Acrylic on canvas in painted wood frame
36 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches (93 x 62 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Wayward Bust

, c. 1970
Karl Wirsum, Risk Watch, 1974 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Risk Watch, 1974

Acrylic on cardboard in painted wood frame
33 1/2 x 27 1/4 inches (85 x 69 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Risk Watch

, 1974
Karl Wirsum, Gargoyle Gargle Oil, c. 1969 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Gargoyle Gargle Oil, c. 1969

Acrylic on mirror and wood
35 x 27 x 4 inches (89 x 69 x 10 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Gargoyle Gargle Oil

, c. 1969
Karl Wirsum, China Clown, c. 1973–74 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


China Clown, c. 1973–74

Acrylic on papier mâché, fabric, shoes, and painted wood chair
52 x 28 x 27 inches (132 x 71 x 69 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

China Clown

, c. 1973–74
Karl Wirsum, Lolly Pup, 1972–73 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Lolly Pup, 1972–73

Acrylic on wood
18 x 14 x 7 1/2 inches (46 x 36 x 19 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Lolly Pup

, 1972–73
Karl Wirsum, Standing Figure, c. 1967–71 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Standing Figure, c. 1967–71

Acrylic on wood
30 x 12 x 9 1/2 inches (76 x 31 x 24 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Standing Figure

, c. 1967–71
Karl Wirsum, Magnet Hands, 1972 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Magnet Hands, 1972

Crayon and ink on chipboard
79 x 50 inches (201 x 127 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Magnet Hands

, 1972
Karl Wirsum, Dry Docked Little Anthony Monument, 1987 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Dry Docked Little Anthony Monument, 1987

Oil on canvas in painted wood frame
54 3/8 x 38 1/2 inches (138 x 98 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Dry Docked Little Anthony Monument

, 1987
Karl Wirsum, Nurse Worse / Chris Teen / Mary O’Net, 1972, Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Nurse Worse / Chris Teen / Mary O’Net, 1972

Acrylic on wood and fabric
72 1/8 x 20 1/4 x 10 inches (183 x 51 x 25 cm), 78 x 28 x 9 inches (198 x 71 x 23 cm), 71 1/2 x 23 x 10 inches (182 x 58 x 25 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Nurse Worse / Chris Teen / Mary O’Net

, 1972
Karl Wirsum, Untitled, 1978 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Untitled, 1978

Acrylic on canvas in painted wood frame
36 5/8 x 24 5/8 inches (93 x 63 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Untitled

, 1978
Karl Wirsum, Mask Plunged into the Abyss II, 1982–83 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Mask Plunged into the Abyss II, 1982–83

Acrylic and collage on paper mounted on a wood and rubber plunger
25 x 16 x 6 inches (64 x 41 x 15 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Mask Plunged into the Abyss II

, 1982–83
Karl Wirsum, Study for Left in the Dust, 2012 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Study for Left in the Dust, 2012

Colored pencil and graphite on paper
23 1/4 x 18 inches (59 x 46 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Study for Left in the Dust

, 2012
Karl Wirsum, Untitled (Study for Oops Goops), 1997 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Untitled (Study for Oops Goops), 1997

Colored pencil and collage on paper
18 x 24 inches (46 x 61 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Untitled (Study for Oops Goops)

, 1997
Karl Wirsum, Study for Gorilla Carnival, 2013 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Study for Gorilla Carnival, 2013

Colored pencil on paper
24 x 19 inches (61 x 48 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Study for Gorilla Carnival

, 2013
Karl Wirsum, Chard, 2011 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Chard, 2011

Acrylic on canvas in painted wood frame
52 1/2 x 37 1/4 inches (133 x 95 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Chard

, 2011
Karl Wirsum, Eye Adjustment, 2012 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Eye Adjustment, 2012

Acrylic on panel
36 1/2 x 29 inches (93 x 74 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Eye Adjustment

, 2012
Karl Wirsum, Sputter in the Niche of Time, 2009 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Sputter in the Niche of Time, 2009

Acrylic on canvas in painted wood frame
56 5/8 x 43 1/2 inches (144 x 111 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Sputter in the Niche of Time

, 2009
Karl Wirsum, Phoenix Lowering, 2020 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Phoenix Lowering, 2020

Acrylic on panel
30 x 56 inches (76 x 142 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Phoenix Lowering

, 2020
Karl Wirsum, Let’s Send a Letter Later, 2009 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Let’s Send a Letter Later, 2009

Acrylic on canvas in painted wood frame
43 1/2 x 56 1/2 inches (111 x 144 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Let’s Send a Letter Later

, 2009
Karl Wirsum, Some Underwear Over the Rainbow, 2013 , Matthew Marks Gallery

Karl Wirsum


Some Underwear Over the Rainbow, 2013

Acrylic on panel in two parts
39 x 47 inches (99 x 119 cm)


Matthew Marks Gallery
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020
Mar 16 - Apr 20, 2024

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Karl Wirsum

Some Underwear Over the Rainbow

, 2013
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