ARTISTHelnwein

an exhibition curated by John Yau catalogue published by Smart Art Press to coincide with the premiere exhibition at Bergamot Station Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA February 3 - April 1, 1995 - Bergamot Station Arts Center Santa Monica, California February 3 - April 1, 1995 - Thread Waxing Space New York, New York May 2 - June 10, 1995 - Centre Gallery Miami-Dade Community College/Wolfson Campus Miami Florida September 7 - October 17, 1995

catalogue Cover and page 2 and 3 : Helnwein, detail from: "Selection, Ninth November Night" Masterpieces of the Ludwig Collection from antiquity to present day.

Eduardo Arroyo, Harald Braun, Henning Eichinger, Rüdiger Eschert, Barry Flanagan, Detlev Foth, Gottfried Helnwein, Klaus Hähner-Springmühl, Oliver Jordan, Helmut Löhr, Jo Oberhäuser, Jeaume Plensa, Klaus Schweier/ Wolf Reiser, Roland Topor, Heinz Zolper u.a.

Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio Lakeview Museum of Arts and Science, Peoria, Illinois Nexus Contemporary Arts Center, Atlanta, Georgia Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland . ...the portraits of Hendrix, Joplin, and Lennon are particulary stirring because their ghostlike treatment translates as a poetic and humble tribute to major creative forces whose lives were tragically cut short. As exemplified by the paintings of Helnwein, the purpose of a contemporary rock and roll portrait may extend well beyond biographical signification to stimulating reflection upon larger issues of social or political consequence.