V a ru ja n B o g h o s i a n

P r e v i e w o f t h e C u r r e n t E x h i b i t i o n at t h e

C u r r i e r M u s e u m o f A rt

J u n e 10 – S e p t e m b e r 4, 2017

S i g n i f i c a n t A va i l a b l e C o n s t ru c t i o n s f ro m P r i vat e C o l l e c t i o n s & C o l l e c t i o n o f t h e A rt i s t O f f e r e d f o r S a l e b y K e n t F i n e A rt , N e w Y o r k Cover Image: Detail of “The Magician,” Artwork details follow. Above Image: Exhibition text for “The Curious Magic of Varujan Boghosian,” at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire, 2017 Above Image: Installation view of “The Curious Magic of Varujan Boghosian,” at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire, 2017 Above Image: Installation view of “The Curious Magic of Varujan Boghosian,” at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire, 2017 V a ru ja n B o g h o s i a n

S i g n i f i c a n t A va i l a b l e C o n s t ru c t i o n s f ro m P r i vat e C o l l e c t i o n s & C o l l e c t i o n o f t h e A rt i s t

C o n tac t D o u g l a s W a l l a

DKW@K e n t F i n e A rt . n e t T h e M ag i c i a n , 1980

W o o d , I ro n , L e at h e r , F o u n d O b j e c t s

35 x 29 x 13 1/2 i n c h e s

P rov e na n c e Cordier & Ekstrom, New York Private Collection, Connecticut

E x h i b i t i o n Varujan Boghosian: Constructions. Cordier & Ekstrom, New York, 19 November — 20 December, 1980. Illustrated.

O v e r T h e T o p , 1980

W o o d a n d c o l l e c t e d o b j e c t s

29 1/4 x 26 1/4 i n c h e s

LITERATURE Varujan Boghosian: Constructions. Cordier & Ekstrom, New York, 19 November — 20 December, 1980. Illustrated.

N ot e s “An exemplar of the art of bricolage for the past six decades, Over the Top is a superb example of his gifted hand. The term coined by Claude Levi-Strauss in The Savage Mind (1962), exists in French with no English equivalent, and describes a high level of sophistication utilizing primitive materials and mythical thought.

Boghosian showed with the legendary , founded by Eleanor Ward, consistently between 1963 to 1966. At this time, the Stable Gallery showcased various young and emerging artists including: Joseph Cornell, Alex Katz, Marisol Escobar, Joan Mitchell, Isamu Noguchi, , , and Larry Rivers as well as ’s first one-man show. The unorthodox and experimental spirit of this time has remained with Boghosian and informed his developing relationship with the appropriation of everyday objects and their subsequent plastic manipulations.” —Varujan Boghosian: Constructions. Cordier & Ekstrom, New York, 1980. Illustrated. T h r e e Y e l l ow O b j e c t s , 1998

W o o d c o n s t ru c t i o n

28 1/2 x 20 1/4 x 5 1/2 i n c h e s

E x h i b i t i o n Varujan Boghosian: Master Bricoleur. Kent Fine Art, New York, 12 November 2015 — 23 January 2016.

L i t e r at u r e

W a l l a , D o u g l a s . Varujan Boghosian: Master Bricoleur. New York: 2016. Illustrated pp. 18 T h e J u g g l e r , c i rc a 1990

C a s t b ro n z e , s t e e l , fa b r i c , & a bac u s

27 1/2 x 24 1/4 x 5 1/2 i n c h e s

E x h i b i t i o n Varujan Boghosian: Master Bricoleur. Kent Fine Art, New York, 12 November 2015 — 23 January 2016.

L i t e r at u r e

W a l l a , D o u g l a s . Varujan Boghosian: Master Bricoleur. New York: 2016. Illustrated pp. 14–17.

F o u r W h i t e O b j e c t s , 2008

W o o d C o n s t ru c t i o n

29 3/4 x 20 x 5 1/4 i n c h e s

E x h i b i t i o n Varujan Boghosian: Master Bricoleur. Kent Fine Art, New York, 12 November 2015 — 23 January 2016.

L i t e r at u r e

W a l l a , D o u g l a s . Varujan Boghosian: Master Bricoleur. New York: 2016. Illustrated pp. 19.