Dennis Oppenheim

DENNIS OPPENHEIM (Washington, 1938 - New York, 2011).
Untitled, 1992, from the series "Olympic Suite".
Lithograph on 270 gram Vélin d'Arches paper, copy 197/250.
Signed and justified by hand.
Size: 90 x 60 cm.
The Olympic Suite is made up of 50 lithographs and serigraphs chosen to represent various contemporary artistic trends. It was published to commemorate the first centenary of modern Olympism. The artists chosen work in very diverse movements and styles, from the hyperrealism of Antonio López to the abstraction of Sol Lewitt, including abstract expressionism, the geometrism of Arden Quin, conceptual art, pop art, the new realism of Baldaccini and Rotella, and the new fauvism of Dokoupil, among others. Among the artists represented are creators of great international renown, widely recognised by the critics.
Denis Oppenheim trained at the California School of Arts and Crafts, although in 1966 he moved to New York, where he spent the rest of his life. There he came into contact with the leading representatives of the artistic avant-garde. Oppenheim himself was a pioneer of conceptual art, performance art and land art, and his work can be found in major museums, collections and public spaces all over the world.