Peter Max Exhibition Presents In Richmond

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PETER MAX :  The Retrospective 1960-2018Collected Works from the Studio of America’s Iconic Pop Artist

Chasen Galleries hosts special events featuring Works of Pop Artist Icon Peter Max

Image:  Big Red Flowers  © Peter Max 2018

     

Image:  Better World   © Peter Max   2018

                                                                        

PETER MAX - THE RETROSPECTIVE1960 - 2018

AN EXHIBITION OF WORKS FROM AMERICA’S ICONIC ARTIST

An artistic diversity that has defined American Art: Captured by the Artist who began a new visual culture

Richmond, Virginia – (October 2018) – A newly-curated collection by artist legend, Peter Max’s exquisite paintings will be on exhibition and available for acquisition in a presentation at Chasen Galleries, Chasen Galleries Richmond’s premier fine art gallery. The exhibition opens with previews on Saturday, November 10th, 2018, and runs through Sunday, November 18th 2018.  An uncrating event kicks off the Exhibition on Saturday, November 10th from 6-8 pm and not-to-be-missed Gallery receptions for the public have been announced: 

Saturday, November 17 th   4 PM TO 8 PM   and Sunday, November 18 th , 2018   1 PM TO 3 PM

 This unique and newly curated Exhibition is a never-before seen Collection of the Artists’ most Iconic works

from six decades, and a tribute to the legend that defined the genre of POP ART.

In Gallery events feature programming by world-renowned Peter Max Expert and Curator Ms. Lesley Smith.

With paintings on exhibition in hundreds of museums and galleries worldwide, Peter Max and his vibrant colors have become part of the fabric of contemporary

culture. Max has been successively called a Pop Icon, Neo Fauvist, Abstract Expressionist and the United States "Painter Laureate."

The artist has had the distinct honor of painting the last seven Presidents of the United States and the world's best loved celebrities, among them the young

sensation Taylor Swift and the amazing talents of “The Voice”

Image:  Peter Max paints “The Voice” Campaign

The artist has had the distinct honor of being named the Official Artist of the Grammys and the Official Artist of the Rock

& Roll Hall of Fame.

This exhibit features his iconic and best-known pieces as well, among them “Statue of Liberty,” Max’s famous “Flag” pieces, “Umbrella Man” and the prestigious “Cosmic Runner.”          

Commissions Available Upon Request

Image:  Liberty    Peter Max

Important Artworks from the Masters Series On Exhibition In This Presentation

Max’s iconic ‘Love,’ first created as his acclaimed Art Nouveau-inspired ‘Love’poster for the ‘60s generation, now 

flows with his signature, expressionistic brushstrokes.

With paintings on exhibition in hundreds of museums and galleries worldwide, Peter Max and his vibrant colors have become part of the fabric of contemporary culture.

The Artist has assembled for this Virginia presentation a collection of his greatest and most-revered imagery spanning four decades:

From his iconic Pop Art designs commemorating Woodstock to the 2013 unveiling of Max’s design for the cruise ship

Breakaway and the exquisite Masters series.

This new exhibition speaks to the evolution and maturation of America’s most popular living Artist.

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Image: The Artist in his Studio

He has been the Official Artist of the Grammy’s, five NFL Super Bowls, the 2006 Olympics, the World Cup USA, The World Series, The U.S. Open, The

Indy 500, The NYC Marathon and The Kentucky Derby.

Peter Max CBS This Morning www.cbsnews.com/videos/artist-peter-maxs-colorful-creations-span-50-

years/

Max’s Art Students League scholarly influence inspired all of his extraordinary artwork, and of late, his new Masters series; his interpretive

works of Vincent Van Gogh, Monet, Pablo Picasso, Renoir, and Edgar Degas, conceived in Max’s signature style and colors.

These works speak to both a maturation of the artist’s illustrious career, as well as to his formidable training at the 135-year-old Art Students League of

New York.

Important pieces of the Retrospective Collection and the Masters Series will be available for acquisition in this

presentation.

Live B-Roll Link: CLICK HERE FOR B-ROLL

Website:  Chasen Galleries ARTWORKS ON EXHIBITION & AVAILABLE FOR ACQUISITION

GALLERY RECEPTIONS                                                          Receptions for the Public:  SATURDAY, November 17th 2018     4 PM TO 8 PM    SUNDAY, November 18th 2018         1 PM TO 3 PM

Chasen Galleries3101 Ellwood Ave.

Richmond, VA 23221804-204-1048

RSVP Telephone: 804.204.1048 or rose@chasengalleries.com

COMPLIMENTARY TO THE PUBLIC – RSVP’S REQUIRED

Media Interviews are coordinated by: Allison Zucker-Perelman, Relevant Communications, 561.715.9525allison@relevantcommunications.net