65 WORKS SELECTED BY JAMES WELLING:Exhibition and Sale to Benefit the Foundation for Contemporary Arts

December 9, 2016 – January 28, 2017

David Zwirner533 West 19th Street, New York, NY 10011

65 WORKS SELECTED BY JAMES WELLING:Exhibition and Sale to Benefit the Foundation for Contemporary Arts

December 9, 2016 – January 28, 2017

David Zwirner533 West 19th Street, New York, NY 10011

Artist James Welling selected the 65 works in this exhibition and sale and has overseen their installation at David Zwirner. Forty-nine works are from FCA’s collection of work donated by artists to support FCA’s programs, including works from FCA’s first benefit exhibition in 1963. Sixteen new works have been contributed by artists at Jim’s invitation.

All works in this exhibition are for sale. The artists have generously donated these works to benefit FCA’s programs of support for individual artists.

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1. Diane ArbusYoung Couple on a Bench in Washington Square Park, N.Y.C., 1965, printed laterGelatin silver print20 x 16 inchesEdition 25 of 75Estate stamp verso in inkSigned verso in ink by Doon Arbus, for the Estate of Diane Arbus; printed by Neil Selkirk$18,000

2. Roger BallenTrails, 2003, 2003Fibre based selenium toned silver print14 x 14 inches Edition 1 of 20$5,000

3. Robert BarryUntitled, 1988Acrylic on paper25 x 25 inches $15,000

4. Jennifer Bartlett5 a.m., from “AIR: 24 Hours” series, 1994Etching, sugarlift-aquatint, drypoint, and scraping on Twinrocker handmade paper17 x 17 inches Edition 27 of 65$2,500

When I was eighteen I saw the Merce Cunningham Dance Company in Pittsburgh. Like for so many others, this was a life-changing event. After seeing Merce perform, I studied dance for a year in Pittsburgh and in Hartford.

Although I chose photography as my primary medium, my dance experiences were deeply affecting. Three years ago, when I began to use dance imagery in a new series of photographs, I felt that I was returning to a lost love.

As I photographed different dance companies I became aware of the financial precariousness of the performance arts. It is an honor to select works for the Foundation for Contemporary Arts show and sale to benefit the arts community.

Looking at the range of FCA’s holdings starting from the early 1960s to the present, I was excited by the possibility of juxtaposing a range of artistic practices and generations. For instance, I was intrigued by including Paul Brach, who was the Dean at Cal Arts when I was a student there in the early 1970s, with younger artists whom I taught when I was at UCLA. To augment and bring the show and sale up to the present, I reached out to sixteen artists to contribute new works.

—James Welling

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9. Cecily BrownYoung Spartans (After Degas), 2012Watercolor and gouache on paper12¼ x 171⁄8 inches $18,000

10. ChryssaUnmailed Letter, 1960Plaster relief mounted in box frame24½ x 27½ x 4¾ inches$50,000

11. Chuck CloseSelf-Portrait, 1991Oil, ink, and masking tape on Polaroid photograph mounted on foamcore28 x 223⁄8 inches$100,000

12. Anne CollierWoman with a Camera (35 mm, diptych), 2009Inkjet print21 x 24 inches [each] Diptych, edition 5 of 10$6,000

8. Paul BrachUntitled, 1964Paint and colored pencil18 x 18 inches$3,500

7. Bruce BoiceGreek VII, 1978Pencil on paper15½ x 19½ inches$1,000

6. Walead BeshtyFoundation for Contemporary Arts Benefit Contribution Form, October 8, 2016Cyanotype, ink, and toner on paper11 x 8½ inches$8,000

5. Jake BerthotUntitled, 1989Enamel and graphite on paper30 x 22½ inches$4,000

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17. Katharina Fritsch and Alexej Koschkarow“Damenwahl,” Kunsthalle, Düsseldorf, 1999Signed exhibition poster33 x 23½ inches$100

18. Anna GaskellHunt, 2008C-print mounted on aluminum14¼ x 19¼ inches Edition 1 of 5$7,500

19. Robert GoberUrology Appointment, 2007Wood engraving, lead type, and polymer engraving on Somerset Satin paper2 x 3½ inches AP 2 of 5, edition of 15$18,000

20. Katy GrannanDale, Pacifica (II), 2006, 2008C-print16 x 20 inches Edition 1 of 12$4,500

16. Suzan Freconblue study from a painting form, variation 4, 2013Watercolor on Arches paper11¼ x 147⁄8 inches$30,000

15. Willie DohertyGrey Day XI, 2007Framed silver gelatin print mounted on aluminum393⁄8 x 33½ inchesEdition 1 of 3$10,000

14. Tacita DeanIntrepid Potash, 2014Hand printed color photograph on half matte resin coated photographic paper15¾ x 235⁄8Edition of 20€1200

13. Sue de BeerStill from Black Sun, Julia Hartmann (key lighting), 2004-2005C-print mounted on aluminum39¼ x 28¾ inches Edition 2 of 6$7,500

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24. Michael HursonDeux crayons dans une chambre (MH 22prt), 1987Aquatint, pencil, and ink on paper16½ x 23 inches Working Proof #2$4,500

25. Jasper Johns“Merce Cunningham and Dance Company (Target with Four Faces),” 1968Poster35 x 23 inches $500$795 with frame

26. Jasper JohnsValentine, 2010Intaglio (photogravure, sugarlift, aquatint, spit-bite)13½ x 14 inchesEdition 16 of 40, with 6 AP$15,000

27. Annette Lemieux“Compelling Alliances: Panel Discussion,” Poster (photograph of Artist), Brown Center, Maryland College of Art, 2005Signed poster48½ x 24 inches$100

Rachel Harrison*Unfinished Masterpiece Two, 2014Mixed media on inkjet paper13 x 19 inches $20,000*May be viewed upon request

23. Rachel HarrisonUnfinished Masterpiece One, 2014Mixed media on inkjet paper13 x 19 inches$20,000

22. Lyle Ashton HarrisMalcolm X T-shirt, Rome, 1992, 2015C-print20½ x 15 inches Edition 3 of 3$7,500

21. Stephen GreeneInquisitions #5, 1981Mixed media on paperboard21¾ x 29½ inches$1,000

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34. Jonas MekasCollection of 40 Film Stills from Scenes of the Life of Andy Warhol (Andy Warhol at the first public appearance of the Velvet Underground on January 14, 1966), 2008C-print16 x 20 inches Edition 1 of 3$5,000

35. Lisa MilroyBlue Pencil, 2008Oil on canvas with glued collage14¾ x 16 inches$6,350

33. Andrew LordGrey Series #1, 1987Lithograph and ink on Kasugami paper38½ x 25½ inches Edition 5 of 25$5,000

32. Jane LogemannBorder - Japanese, Hebrew, Russian, French, Arabic, Korean, 2003Ink, oil, and varnish on muslin43 x 27¾ inches$8,000

31. Glenn LigonThe Learys, 2001Oil crayon on paper12¼ x 12½ inches $20,000

30. Siobhan LiddellUntitled, 2010Paper and thread on linen27 x 20 inches$9,500

29. Julian LethbridgeStudy for Screen Tool I, 2016Oil and oil stick on linen24 x 20 inches$15,000

28. Zoe LeonardRoll #18, 2006/16C-print22 x 18 ½ inches Edition 2 of 6, with 2 AP$30,000

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42. Harvey QuaytmanBayoman, 1991Acrylic and glass on canvas28 x 28 inches$55,000

43. Robert RauschenbergLily Scent, 1981Lithograph32 x 24 inches Edition of 50$5,000

41. Ellen PhelanClouds over Narrows (Lake Champlain), 1998Watercolor and gouache on paper15½ x 17½ inches $18,000

40. Judy PfaffUntitled, 1993Mixed media on paper20 x 30 inches$18,000

36. Peter MooreAl Hansens’s “Pigeons Eating Art,” 4th Annual New York Avant Garde Festival, Central Park, NYC, Sept. 9, 1966, 1966Gelatin silver print14 x 11 inches $5,000

37. Carrie MoyerFandango, 2009Acrylic and glitter on canvas30 x 20 inches$14,000

39. Gabor Peterdi“Recent Graphics,” Sidney Kanegis Gallery, Boston, 1966Exhibition poster20 x 11 inches $250

38. Joan NelsonUntitled (Agony In The Garden Giovanni Bellini), 1996Acrylic gouache, acrylic, ink, and oil on paper11½ x 11½ inches$3,000

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50. Wolfgang TillmansFaltenwurf (skylight), 2009C-print16 x 12 inches Edition 5 of 10, with 1 AP$8,350

51. Deborah TurbevilleAudrey in antique Chanel dress, Paris, 1998, 1998Gelatin silver print14 x 10 inches $5,000

49. Al TaylorUntitled (Marker), 1988Wood and wire74 x 12 x 29 inches$280,000

48. Dorothea TanningFiesta, 1980Graphite and watercolor on paper25¾ x 34¾ inches$24,000

44. Dorothea RockburneMusician Angel, 1980Watercolor on velum mounted on 100% rag board20 x 15 inches $30,000

45. Michelle SegreMotormutt, 2000India ink on paper13½ x 15½ inches $1,800

47. Pat SteirI Don’t Know, 1975-76Ink on paper22¼ x 29¾ inches$24,000

46. Keith SonnierElliptical Orbit, 1991Silver aluminum sheet silkscreened with oil based inks48 x 24 inches Edition of 6, with 3 AP (unique)$5,000

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57. Marjorie WelishStudy for Small High Valley Series, 1992Oil on gessoed paper11 x 16 inches $2,800

58. James WellingHands, 1976Six gelatin silver prints, printed in 2016, comprising a single work10 x 8 inches [each]Edition 1 of 12, with 4 AP$12,000

56. Andy Warhol“Conspiracy Means to Breathe Together,” Art Auction and Sale, Fund for the Conspiracy Defense (Electric Chair), LoGiudice Gallery, Chicago, 1969Poster34 x 22 inches$1,500

55. Kara WalkerUntitled, 1993Unique ink transfer on paper50 x 38 inches $100,000

52. Unknown“M. et M.lle Cabanel: La Danse Armée,” L’Ecole Des Maris, Paris, France, 1823Poster20¾ x 16¾ inches$150

52. a. Unknown“Narrative, Single Channel Video,” Artsonje Center, Seoul, South Korea, 1998Exhibition poster23½ x 17¼ inches $125

53. Charline von HeylUntitled, 2008Two silkscreens, spray paint, and collage on paper301⁄8 x 221⁄8 inches $15,000

54. John WalkerMud & Air, 1993Mixed media31¼ x 20½ inches $5,000

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65. Elyn ZimmermanMarina, 2007C-print24 x 16 inchesAP 1 of 3, edition of 5$2,000

64. Tadanori Yokoo“Bunracoo Play (Chinsetsu Yuminau-Zuki),” 1971Silkscreen poster, signed and stamped with Artist’s seal40¼ x 28½ inches$15,000

63. Bing WrightRose (Reclining), 1996-2006Archival inkjet print36½ x 28¾ inches AP, edition of 5$5,000

59. Robert WhitmanBlack Dirt, 1990Signed poster22 x 16 inches $350

60. T.J. WilcoxStella Tennant as Stephen Tennant after ‘Stephen ill in bed,’ Cecil Beaton, 1930, 1998Black and white photograph14 x 11 inches AP, edition of 5$10,000

62. Terry WintersUntitled, 1992Graphite and crayon on paper22½ x 30 inches $15,000

61. Christopher Williamsprototype (Bottrop), 2016Full color offset print and adhesive tape on paper11 x 8½ inches$12,000

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to David Zwirner.Additional thanks to: Allegheny Productions, Baobab Frames, Bark Frameworks, Chelsea Frames, City Frame Inc., Downing Frames, Drummond Framing Inc., Justine Durrett, Fred Worden Trucking/Gordy Curtis, Handmade Frames Inc., Minagawa Art Lines, and Pranayama Art, Inc.

About the Foundation for Contemporary Arts

Foundation for Contemporary Arts (FCA) was established in 1963 when John Cage (1912-1992) and Jasper Johns joined together to organize a benefit exhibition in support of their friends and colleagues in the performance arts. Lee Bontecou, Elaine de Kooning, Willem de Kooning, Marcel Duchamp, Philip Guston, Alex Katz, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, Marisol, Barnett Newman, Claes Oldenburg, James Rosenquist, Frank Stella, Elaine Sturtevant, and Andy Warhol were among the sixty-seven artists who contributed to this landmark show at the Allan Stone Gallery. With the proceeds, FCA began making grants to individual artists. Since that time, over 900 artists have supported FCA’s grant-making programs for individual artists by contributing artworks to fourteen benefit exhibitions held over the years. FCA was created by artists to benefit artists; for fifty-three years, artists have directed its activities, selected its grantees, and contributed work to support its programs. FCA’s mission is to encourage, sponsor, and promote innovative work in the arts created and presented by individuals, groups, and organizations. Its “artists for artists” legacy continues today with Grants to Artists, unrestricted, by-nomination grants supporting pioneering work across the fields of dance, music/sound, performance art/theater, poetry, and the visual arts. In addition to vital financial assistance, grantees receive the inestimable encouragement that comes with recognition from their peers. Emergency Grants are also made to assist artists with last-minute expenses and unexpected opportunities related to their work. Since 1963, over 2,600 grants to artists and arts organizations—totaling nearly $12 million—have provided opportunities for creative exploration and the realization of new work.

Board of Directors

Cecily BrownAnthony B. Creamer IIIRobert GoberAnne Dias GriffinAgnes GundJasper JohnsJulian Lethbridge Glenn Ligon Kara Walker T.J. Wilcox

www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org

The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization.

Tax-deductible contributions can be made online or mailed to:Foundation for Contemporary Arts820 Greenwich StreetNew York, NY 10014

Diane Arbus Roger BallenRobert BarryJennifer BartlettJake BerthotWalead BeshtyBruce BoicePaul BrachCecily BrownChryssaChuck CloseAnne CollierSue de BeerTacita DeanWillie DohertySuzan FreconKatharina Fritsch & Alexej KoschkarowAnna GaskellRobert GoberKaty GrannanStephen GreeneLyle Ashton HarrisRachel HarrisonMichael HursonJasper JohnsAnnette LemieuxZoe LeonardJulian LethbridgeSiobhan LiddellGlenn LigonJane LogemannAndrew LordJonas MekasLisa MilroyPeter Moore Carrie MoyerJoan NelsonGabor PeterdiJudy PfaffEllen PhelanHarvey QuaytmanRobert RauschenbergDorothea RockburneMichelle SegreKeith SonnierPat SteirDorothea TanningAl TaylorWolfgang TillmansDeborah TurbevilleCharline von HeylJohn WalkerKara WalkerAndy WarholMarjorie WelishJames WellingRobert WhitmanT.J. WilcoxChristopher WilliamsTerry WintersBing WrightTadanori YokooElyn Zimmerman