The Serial Impulse at Gemini G.E.L.

October 4, 2015 – February 7, 2016
West Building, Ground Floor, Outer Tier Galleries

This exhibition is no longer on view at the National Gallery.

Overview: For centuries artists have made multi-part series, undertaking subjects on a scale not possible in a single work. This engagement was especially prevalent in the 1960s, as artists dedicated to conceptual, minimalist, and pop approaches explored the potential of serial procedures and structures. Many prominent artists since then have produced serial projects at the renowned Los Angeles print workshop and publisher Gemini G.E.L. The exhibition will showcase 17 such series created at Gemini by 17 artists over the past five decades. It will include seminal early works by artists such as Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, and Frank Stella as well as more recent serial projects by John Baldessari, Julie Mehretu, Richard Serra, and others.

Organization: Organized by National Gallery of Art, Washington.

Sponsors: The exhibition is made possible by The Exhibition Circle of the National Gallery of Art.

Attendance: 131,370

Other Venues: LACMA, September 11, 2016–January 2, 2017