James Rosenquist

Earth and Moon

Maker

James Rosenquist (American, 1933 - 2017), designer
Charles Ringness, printer

Title

Earth and Moon
Cold Light Suite

Year

1971

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

color lithograph, plexiglas (TM)

Supports

Dimensions

50.2 x 46 x 3.8 cm (19 3/4 x 18 1/8 x 1 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Bayard and Harriet K. Ewing Collection

Object Number

76.069

Type

Publications

  • Journal

Manual / Issue 19: Many Moons

Approximately thirteen moons ago, I asked myself: Is it possible to live under a lunar calendar?

What would such a life reveal? What happens when you measure life in months instead of years? How would you interface with the databases that underlie digitized capitalism? Where to begin?

One begins with one’s own body, of course. Has science fiction taught us nothing?

—Badly Licked Bear, introduction

 

Manual 19 looks up to the skies to consider astronomy and space travel and ponder broader, more ancient associations, including the night in all its inky glory; tides, time, and calendars; the feminine; reflections and mirrors; love and enduring companionship; and lunacy, strangeness, and magic.

Exhibition History

Painting Air
Spencer Finch
Feb 24, 2012 – Aug 19, 2012
A Special Genius
Contemporary American Graphics from the Museum's Collection
Sep 01, 1976 – Oct 03, 1976

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Tombstone

James Rosenquist (American, 1933 - 2017), designer
Charles Ringness, printer
Earth and Moon; Cold Light Suite, 1971
Color lithograph with Plexiglas and styrene beads
50.2 x 46 x 3.8 cm (19 3/4 x 18 1/8 x 1 1/2 inches)
Gift of the Bayard and Harriet K. Ewing Collection 76.069

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