JAY STUCKEY S UDDENLY August 10 - 31, 2020
an online exhibition curated by derek b o shier
ANAT EBGI ANAT EBGI
Jay Stuckey: Suddenly Curated by Derek Boshier August 10 – 31, 2020
It is a genuine honor to have Derek Boshier curate this show. I first met Derek around ten years ago via our mutual friend, and fellow artist, Jason David. Being a self-professed “student of the game,” I knew of Derek well before we met. His 1961, “Special K” painting, as well as a host of other works are legendary to me. To paraphrase LCD Soundsystem from their 2002 song “Losing My Edge,” Derek was there. He hung out with Peter Blake and Pauline Boty in The Day!
From the moment we met Derek was, and continues to be, a well spring of energy. While he’s happy to share stories from his past, Derek doesn’t rest on his laurels; he is constantly active, constantly curious, and always, always making new work. Over the years of our friendship I have learned a great deal from Derek, and not just in terms of studio practice, but also in the more nuts and bolts aspects to forging a career as a practicing artist. He is a true friend and guide.
Given my respect and admiration for Derek, it was with some trepidation that I asked him to curate this show. What if he says “no”? So many thanks to Anat for suggesting it and encouraging me to approach him with the idea. But given what I have written above, of course Derek said yes. He is always searching, always ready to engage. A heartfelt Thank You to Anat and Derek for making this show happen. I still can’t believe I got to work with Derek Boshier on an exhibition. My Stars!
- Jay Stuckey
Jay Stuckey's (b. 1968, Washington, D.C.), paintings and drawings explore the liminal space between the conscious and unconscious worlds exposing the familiar and strange within a cartoonish, primal dimension. Stuckey received his MFA from the School of the Art Institute, Chicago, and BFA from Brown University. He has exhibited his work internationally at Deutscher Kunstlerbund, Berlin; Institut Franco-American, Rennes; Anna Zorina Gallery, New York; Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco; Blank Projects, Cape Town; Goethe Institute, Johannesburg; Green Papaya Art Projects, Manila. His work is included in the public collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA and Collection Majudia, Montreal. Stuckey lives and works in Los Angeles.
Derek Boshier (b. 1937, Portsmouth, UK) began his career exhibiting in London in the 1960’s after graduating from the Royal College of Art in 1959, where he studied alongside fellow Pop Artists David Hockney and RB Kitaj. Boshier has shown extensively in the U.S. and Europe, including recent group exhibitions at The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg in Germany, and in a two-person show at Galerie Albert Baronian in Brussels. His work has been acquired by The Menil, Houston, TX; The Tate Gallery of British Art and The British Museum in London; The Brooklyn Museum, New York; and The Centre Pompidou, Paris, among many other collections. He lives and works in Los Angeles.
2660 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90034 | +1 (310) 838 2770 | www.anatebgi.com
Stuckey is an action painter, but not in a normal art world sense—as in New York action painters—rather his work is all abo ut action; he paints in narratives about action. His work is full of energy, depicting every day life, events and gatherings of people engaging in action.
DEREK BOSHIER ANAT EBGI
Jay Stuckey You're A Giant, 2020 Oil, graphite and crayon on canvas 60 x 44" [HxW] (152.4 x 111.76 cm) #JS1223
Price: 9,000.00 USD
2660 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90034 | +1 (310) 838 2770 | www.anatebgi.com Jay Stuckey, You're A Giant (detail), 2020 I absolutely love abstract painting, but when I tried to do it myself there just wasn’t enough meat on the bones. Where my passions lie, I needed people doing debaucherous or joyous things. I needed narrative! ANAT EBGI
Jay Stuckey Nyx, 2019 Oil and graphite on canvas 44 x 60" [HxW] (111.76 x 152.4 cm) #JS1222
Price: 9,000.00 USD
2660 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90034 | +1 (310) 838 2770 | www.anatebgi.com ANAT EBGI
Jay Stuckey State Of The Union, 2020 Oil on canvas 33 x 70" [HxW] (83.82 x 177.8 cm) #JS1221
Price: 9,000.00 USD
2660 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90034 | +1 (310) 838 2770 | www.anatebgi.com Jay Stuckey, State Of The Union (detail), 2020 I’ve always loved humor as a tonic, as a way of disarming the viewer—approaching a subject with a wink. ANAT EBGI
Jay Stuckey Boat, 2020 Oil on canvas 33 x 70" [HxW] (83.82 x 177.8 cm) #JS1220
Price: 9,000.00 USD
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Jay Stuckey Submarino Pt. II, 2019 Oil on canvas 33 x 70" [HxW] (83.82 x 177.8 cm) #JS1219
Price: 9,000.00 USD
2660 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90034 | +1 (310) 838 2770 | www.anatebgi.com Jay Stuckey, Submarino Pt. II (detail), 2019 ANAT EBGI
Jay Stuckey I Love You Super Girl, 2019 Oil, collage and graphite on canvas 60 x 44" [HxW] (152.4 x 111.76 cm) #JS1213 Price: 9,000.00 USD
2660 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90034 | +1 (310) 838 2770 | www.anatebgi.com ANAT EBGI
Jay Stuckey Capsule 18, 2020 Oil, graphite, collage, crayon, and colored pencil on canvas 33 x 45" [HxW] (83.82 x 114.3 cm) #JS1225
Price: 6,000.00 USD
2660 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90034 | +1 (310) 838 2770 | www.anatebgi.com Jay Stuckey, Capsule 18 (detail), 2020 With the characters in the paintings, I think of them as this really large theater group. Folks will appear and sometimes they disappear, but then they come back a few paintings later. It's a continuation of this very grand narrative and I get to see where it goes. ANAT EBGI
Jay Stuckey Neighborhood, 2019 Oil on canvas 33 x 45" [HxW] (83.82 x 114.3 cm) #JS1202
Price: 6,000.00 USD
2660 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90034 | +1 (310) 838 2770 | www.anatebgi.com Jay Stuckey, Neighborhood (detail), 2019 ANAT EBGI
Jay Stuckey Pissing Contest (Dusk), 2019 Oil on canvas 19 x 26" [HxW] (48.26 x 66.04 cm) #JS1190
Price: 2,500.00 USD
2660 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90034 | +1 (310) 838 2770 | www.anatebgi.com ANAT EBGI
Jay Stuckey Safe Cracker, 2020 Oil on canvas 16 x 14" [HxW] (40.64 x 35.56 cm) #JS1228
Price: 2,000.00 USD
2660 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90034 | +1 (310) 838 2770 | www.anatebgi.com Jay Stuckey, Safe Cracker (detail), 2020 ANAT EBGI
Jay Stuckey Drinks, 2018 Oil on canvas 14 x 16" [HxW] (35.56 x 40.64 cm) #JS1207 Price: 2,000.00 USD
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Jay Stuckey Man With A Gun (For Dave Smith), 2020 Oil on canvas 13.5 x 12" [HxW] (34.29 x 30.48 cm) #JS1230
Price: 1,800.00 USD
2660 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90034 | +1 (310) 838 2770 | www.anatebgi.com Everything ends and begins with drawing. ANAT EBGI
Jay Stuckey Destroy All Music, 2020 Oil and graphite on canvas 13.5 x 12" [HxW] (34.29 x 30.48 cm) #JS1229
Price: 1,800.00 USD
2660 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90034 | +1 (310) 838 2770 | www.anatebgi.com Jay Stuckey, Destroy All Music (detail), 2020 ANAT EBGI
Jay Stuckey Tank, 2020 Oil on canvas 12 x 13.5" [HxW] (30.48 x 34.29 cm) #JS1227
Price: 1,800.00 USD
2660 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90034 | +1 (310) 838 2770 | www.anatebgi.com Jay Stuckey, Tank (detail), 2020 ANAT EBGI
Jay Stuckey Just Keep Dancing, 2019 Oil on canvas 12 x 13.5" [HxW] (30.48 x 34.29 cm) #JS1212
Price: 1,800.00 USD
2660 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90034 | +1 (310) 838 2770 | www.anatebgi.com ANAT EBGI
Jay Stuckey Tank, 2020 Colored pencil and graphite on paper 7 x 10" [HxW] (17.78 x 25.4 cm) #JS1232
Price: 725.00 USD
2660 S La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90034 | +1 (310) 838 2770 | www.anatebgi.com