Prince has been working as an artist since the 1970s; a member of the influential Pictures Generation, he worked alongside other artists to expand the scope of conceptual photography through the use of appropriation and rephotography. Prince takes aim at the vulgar, revealing culture’s indiscretions—misogyny, consumerism, exhibitionism and idealized desire. However, as a critique it is ambiguous in that it is accompanied by an equal dose of sympathy and obsession. He is an avid collector and curator of Americana. In selecting or regroupings images, whether they be rephotographs of advertisements or forged publicity photographs, extracting them from their source, Prince elevates them to the status of fine art. As Robert Rubin writes “He appropriates an era and makes something that resonates differently for different people. The beauty of Richard Prince’s art is that it doesn’t have limits.”
Richard Prince
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Richard Prince, Untitled (Kool-Aid), 2011
Ink jet and acrylic on canvas
29 3/4 x 41 1/8 inches
75,6 x 104,5 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2012
Rubber band, staples and acrylic on mounted newsprint
223,5 x 243,8 x 5,6 cm
88 x 96 x 2 1/4 inches -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2014
Ink jet, charcoal and oil crayon on paper
176,4 x 135,8 x 4,5 cm (framed) -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2014
Ink jet, charcoal and oil crayon on paper
55,9 x 40,6 x 2,4 cm (framed) -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2013
Ink jet and charcoal on paper
55,9 x 40,6 x 2,4 cm (framed) -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2013
Ink jet and charcoal on paper
55,9 x 40,6 x 2,4 cm (framed) -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2013
Ink jet and charcoal on paper
55,9 x 40,6 x 2,4 cm (framed) -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2013
Ink jet and charcoal on paper
55,9 x 40,6 x 2,4 cm (framed) -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2013
Ink jet and charcoal on paper
55,9 x 40,6 x 2,4 cm (framed) -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2013
Ink jet and charcoal on paper
55,9 x 40,4 x 2,4 cm (framed) -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2013
Ink jet and charcoal on paper
55,9 x 40,6 x 2,4 cm (framed) -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2013
Ink jet and charcoal on paper
55,9 x 40,6 x 2,4 cm (framed) -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2013
Ink jet and charcoal on paper
55,9 x 40,6 x 2,4 cm (framed) -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2013
Ink jet and charcoal on paper
55,9 x 40,6 x 2,4 cm (framed) -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2013
Ink jet and charcoal on paper
55,9 x 40,6 x 2,4 cm (framed) -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2013
Ink jet and charcoal on paper
55,9 x 40,6 x 2,4 cm (framed) -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2013
Ink jet and charcoal on paper
55,9 x 40,6 x 2,4 cm (framed) -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2013
Ink jet and charcoal on paper
55,9 x 40,6 x 2,4 cm (framed) -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2014
Ink jet and acrylic on canvas
179,7 x 139,7 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2014
Ink jet and acrylic on canvas
182,9 x 139,7 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2014
Ink jet and acrylic on canvas
182,9 x 139,7 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2014
Ink jet, oil crayon, pastel and charcoal on paper
131 x 175,2 x 4,5 cm (framed) -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2014
Ink jet and acrylic on canvas
161 x 127 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2014
Ink jet and acrylic on canvas
147,3 x 121,9 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2013
Ink jet and acrylic on canvas
147,3 x 121,9 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2013
Ink jet and acrylic on canvas
165,7 x 121,9 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2013
Ink jet and acrylic on canvas
165,7 x 121,9 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2013
Ink jet and acrylic on canvas
170,8 x 121,9 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2013
Ink jet and acrylic on canvas
154 x 121,9 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2012
Ink jet and acrylic on canvas
161 x 127 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2013
Ink jet and acrylic on canvas
153,7 x 121,9 cm -
Richard Prince, Joke, 1986
Ink on paper
18,4 x 29,2 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled (Picasso), 2011
Ink jet, oil crayon, pastel and charcoal on canvas
149,9 x 171,5 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled (Picasso), 2011
Ink jet, oil crayon, pastel and charcoal on canvas
101,9 x 153 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled (Picasso), 2010
Ink jet on paper
43,2 x 35,6 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled (Picasso), 2010
Ink jet on paper
35,6 x 43,2 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled (Picasso), 2010
Ink jet on paper
43,2 x 35,6 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled (Picasso), 2010
Ink jet on paper
43,2 x 35,6 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled (Picasso), 2011
Ink jet, oil crayon, pastel and charcoal on canvas
147,3 x 114,3 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled (Picasso), 2011
Ink jet, oil crayon, pastel and charcoal on canvas
147,3 x 114,3 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled (Picasso), 2011
Ink jet, oil crayon, pastel and charcoal on canvas
149,9 x 221 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled (Picasso), 2011
Ink jet, oil crayon, pastel and charcoal on canvas
149,9 x 193,4 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled (Picasso), 2011
Ink jet, oil crayon, pastel and charcoal on canvas
149,9 x 149,9 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled (Picasso), 2011
Ink jet, oil crayon, pastel, acrylic and charcoal on canvas
149,9 x 171,5 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled (Picasso), 2011
Ink jet, oil crayon, charcoal and acrylic on canvas
123,2 x 101 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled (Picasso), 2011
Ink jet, oil crayon, charcoal and acrylic on canvas
123,2 x 101 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled (Picasso), 2011
Ink jet, oil crayon, charcoal and acrylic on canvas
123,2 x 101 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled (Picasso), 2011
Ink jet, oil crayon, acrylic, pastel and charcoal on paper
96,5 x 76,2 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2011
Printed aluminium
35,5 x 168 x 110 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2011
Printed aluminium
23 x 160 x 110 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2011
Collage and acrylic on canvas
203,2 x 304,8 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2010
Ink jet on canvas
196,85 x 149,86 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2009-2010
Detail -
Richard Prince, Untitled , 2009-2010
Collage and acrylic on canvas in six parts
391,16 x 509,27 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled (joke), 2011
Ink jet on canvas
147,32 x 200,03 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2006-2007
Ink jet and acrylic on canvas in two parts
406,4 x 304,8 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled (Oh), 2009
Ink jet on canvas
217,81 x 139,7 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled, 2010
Ink jet on canvas
196,85 x 149,86 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled , 2009
Collage and acrylic on canvas
243,84 x 203,2 cm -
Richard Prince, Oz, 2007
fiberglass, wood, acrylic and bondo
132,08 x 166,37 x 190,5 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled (1,2,3,4), 2008
Collage and graphite on rag board
60,96 x 76,2 cm -
Richard Prince, ‘Untitled (Tiffany)’, 2010
Acrylic on newsprint
55,88 x 61,28 cm (framed); 22 x 24 1/8 inches (framed) -
Richard Prince, Untitled (Tijuana After Dark), 2009
Ink jet and acrylic on canvas
149,86 x 187,96 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled (Girlfriend), 1992
Ektacolor photograph
152,4 x 101,6 cm -
Richard Prince, Untitled (Guests), 2010
Acrylic and collage on newsprint mounted on gatorboard
55,88 x 61,28 cm -
Richard Prince, I'm Not Coming Home, 2009
Collage and acrylic on canvas
116,8 x 86, 4 cm
Exhibitions
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June Presentation
— • Aspen -
In Different Ways, Group Show
— • London, Savile Row -
Art Basel 2015
— • Basel -
New Figures
— • Paris -
Platform, Curated by Nicolas Trembley
— • Brussels -
Art Basel 2013
— • Basel -
Telephone Paintings, Curated by Nicolas Trembley
— • Art 43 Basel, Switzerland -
The Fug
— • Brussels
Museum Exhibitions
Selected press
- Olivier Cena, 'La Chronique d'Olivier Cena', TELERAMA, Novembre 2014 — 3.6 MB
- François Salmeron, 'Richard Prince, New Figures', PARISART, November, 2014 — 937.3 kB
- Jean-Max Colard, ‘Attention, Picasso revient’, LES INROCKUPTIBLES, October 29th, 2014 — 434.9 kB
- 'L'effet de Prince', VOGUE HOMMES, October 20th, 2014 — 386.8 kB
- Viviana Yanez, 'Conozca las 5 fotografias mas caras del mundo', EL PAIS ONLINE, October 15th, 2014 — 309.7 kB
- 'Richard Prince, roi du détournement', Beaux-Arts, November 2014 — 359.2 kB
- 'L'Exposition', VOGUE, October 2014 — 83.2 kB
- Eric Troncy, 'Le règne du Prince', NUMERO, October 2014 — 642.5 kB
- 'L'effet de Prince', Vogue Hommes, September 2014 — 7.0 MB
- Co_SWEuphoria, 'Richard Prince', LA BLOGOTHEQUE, October 1st, 2013 — 4.6 MB
- Jan Tumlir, ‘Richard Prince’, ARTFORUM, Summer 2013 — 2.3 MB
- Randy Kennedy, 'Court Rules in Artist's Favor', THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 25th, 2013 — 152.7 kB
- Robert P. Walzer, 'An Artist Amasses a Rare Collection', THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, November 26, 2011. — 1.8 MB
- Nicolas Trembley, ‘Blague à part’, NUMERO, N°128, November, 2011 — 443.2 kB
- Eric Jansen, ‘Dame de Flair’, AIR FRANCE MADAME, September-November, 2011 — 372.4 kB
- Kevin Mc Garry, 'Richard Prince Desperado pop', L'OFFICIEL HOMMES, Septembre / Novembre, 2011 — 887.9 kB
- Baudouin Galler, 'Richard Prince chez Almine Rech, LE VIFWEEKEND, Septembre, 2011 — 559.6 kB
- CL, 'Culture Américaine', LA LIBRE BELGIQUE, 30 septembre, 2011 — 566.6 kB
- David Kennedy Jones, 'Richard Prince's Library Privileges', THE NEW YORK TIMES STYLE MAGAZINE, September 19, 2011. — 2.3 MB
- Maud Charmoy, 'The Fug de Richard Prince', VOGUE PARIS, September, 2011. — 271.5 kB
- Regina Weinrich, 'Richard Prince covers Jackson Pollock at Guild Hall', HUFFINGTON POST ARTS, September 7th, 2011. — 86.9 kB
- 'Richard Prince', ARTFORUM, Summer, 2011. — 1.4 MB
- Marion Weiss, 'Richard Prince's 'Uncovering Pollock' at Guild Hall', DAN'S PAPER, August 26th, 2011. — 433.5 kB
- 'Richard Prince American Prayer', FLUX NEWS, May/ June, 2011. — 352.5 kB
- R.A. Proctor, 'Paris : Richard Prince 'American Prayer' at the BNF', ARTOBSERVED, June 26th, 2011. — 8.8 MB
- Richard Vialeron, 'La 'Pulp Fiction' de Richard Prince', LE FIGARO, March, 2011. — 1.0 MB
- Fabrice Bousteau, 'Richard Prince à la BNF, Ou comment faire d'un porno de gare un objet d'art', BEAUX ARTS, April, 2011. — 5.5 MB
- George Pendle, 'Beats Art', MODERN PAINTERS, 2009. — 790.6 kB
- Roberta Smith, 'Richard Prince, Pilfering a culture out of joint', NEW YORK TIMES, September 28th, 2007. — 191.5 kB