Edward Kienholz

(American, 1927–1994)

Edward Kienholz was an American artist known for his found-object assemblages and installations he referred to as tableauxs. In one of his most controversial works, The State Hospital (1966), Kienholz provided a grisly account of the filth-laden conditions he saw while working at a mental hospital during the 1940s. “I mostly think of my work as the spoor of an animal that goes through the forest and makes a thought trail, and the viewer is the hunter who comes and follows the trail,” he once reflected. “At one point I as the trail-maker disappear. The viewer then is confronted with the dilemma of ideas and directions.” Born on October 23, 1927 in Fairfield, WA, he grew up on a wheat farm where he learned carpentry, metalwork, and mechanics. Briefly attending college, Kienholz worked various jobs as a young man before moving to Los Angeles in 1952. Finding himself amidst a small subset of artist’s in the city, he along with the curator Walter Hopps founded Ferus Gallery. The gallery facilitated friendships with several artists of the time, including Bruce Conner and Wallace Berman, whose work made a lasting impact on Kienholz’s own practice. Throughout the 1960s, the artist created a number of tableauxs that graphically criticized racism, abuse, and other social injustices in ways that certain groups of people found objectionable. Kienholz married Nancy Reddin in 1973, the two went on to produce a number of collaborative works over the following decades. He died on June 10, 1994 in Sandpoint, ID. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., among others.

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Edward Kienholz (553 results)
THE 6 O'CLOCK NEWS

Edward Kienholz

THE 6 O'CLOCK NEWS

Sale Date: November 8, 1993

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INSECTS: FLIES AND COCKROACHES, 1972

Edward Kienholz

INSECTS: FLIES AND COCKROACHES, 1972

Sale Date: October 5, 1993

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DOCUMENTA 5, 1971

Edward Kienholz

DOCUMENTA 5, 1971

Sale Date: October 5, 1993

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BLUE SUDS [&] GREEN SUDS [&] GREY SUDS [MED: , 1971

Edward Kienholz

BLUE SUDS [&] GREEN SUDS [&] GREY SUDS [MED: , 1971

Sale Date: October 5, 1993

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DOME EDITION DUSSELDORF, 1973

Edward Kienholz

DOME EDITION DUSSELDORF, 1973

Sale Date: October 5, 1993

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VOLCHKSEMPFANGER WITH MIRROR, 1983

Edward Kienholz

VOLCHKSEMPFANGER WITH MIRROR, 1983

Sale Date: June 30, 1993

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DWIGHT D. NUTT, 1961

Edward Kienholz

DWIGHT D. NUTT, 1961

Sale Date: June 12, 1993

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VOLSEMPFANGER WITH MIRROR, 1983

Edward Kienholz

VOLSEMPFANGER WITH MIRROR, 1983

Sale Date: May 27, 1993

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FOR A MITRE SAW, 1969

Edward Kienholz

FOR A MITRE SAW, 1969

Sale Date: May 19, 1993

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THE TWILIGHT HOME, 1983

Edward Kienholz

THE TWILIGHT HOME, 1983

Sale Date: May 3, 1993

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DRAWING FOR THE MIDDLE ISLAND NO. 1, 1973

Edward Kienholz

DRAWING FOR THE MIDDLE ISLAND NO. 1, 1973

Sale Date: March 4, 1993

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Untitled, 1955

Edward Kienholz

Untitled, 1955

Sale Date: February 25, 1993

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THE ECONO-CAN, 1977

Edward Kienholz

THE ECONO-CAN, 1977

Sale Date: December 3, 1992

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THE GOD TRACKING STATION I, 1958

Edward Kienholz

THE GOD TRACKING STATION I, 1958

Sale Date: November 18, 1992

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THE LITTLE EAGLE ROCK INCIDENT, 1958

Edward Kienholz

THE LITTLE EAGLE ROCK INCIDENT, 1958

Sale Date: November 18, 1992

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UNTITLED (FROM THE BLACK MONEY SERIES), 1974

Edward Kienholz

UNTITLED (FROM THE BLACK MONEY SERIES), 1974

Sale Date: November 17, 1992

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OBJEKT. KOMPOSITION MODERNA MUSEET, 1970, 1970

Edward Kienholz

OBJEKT. KOMPOSITION MODERNA MUSEET, 1970, 1970

Sale Date: April 30, 1992

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FOR $282.00, 1974

Edward Kienholz

FOR $282.00, 1974

Sale Date: April 25, 1992

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The block head, 1981

Edward Kienholz

The block head, 1981

Sale Date: April 25, 1992

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THE ECONO-CAN, 1977

Edward Kienholz

THE ECONO-CAN, 1977

Sale Date: April 25, 1992

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SAWDY & DOCUMENTATION BOOK: FIVE CAR..., 1971–1972

Edward Kienholz

SAWDY & DOCUMENTATION BOOK: FIVE CAR..., 1971–1972

Sale Date: February 25, 1992

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The billionaire deluxe, 1977

Edward Kienholz

The billionaire deluxe, 1977

Sale Date: December 6, 1991

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NO TITLE GIVEN

Edward Kienholz

NO TITLE GIVEN

Sale Date: November 30, 1991

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TOTEN TANZ, 1989

Edward Kienholz

TOTEN TANZ, 1989

Sale Date: December 1, 1991

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