Louisiana Museum of Modern Art: Richard Prince Solo Show

Normality as Special Effect

Richard Prince conjured great art out of everyday banalities - he provided normality with special effects and thus became a pioneer of Appropriation Art. Through charm, wit, and a pinch of restraint, he still distinguishes himself from contemporaries such as Jeff Koons. The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is bringing Prince a little closer to its audience beginning November 17. The solo show entices with »seductive and strange« transformations.

November 17, 2022
Richard Prince Untitled (Cowboy), 2016 C-print in two parts Courtesy the Artist
Courtesy the Artist. © Richard Prince Studio
Richard Prince, Untitled (Cowboy), 2016 C-print in two parts

Richard Prince (b. 1949) belongs to the so-called The Pictures Generation – a young generation that rebelled against the »image-denying« tendencies of the 1970s. Jeff Koons probably emerged as the best-known face of the movement. In contrast to him, Prince worked in a more subtle and restrained manner. He deciphered visual codes of banal consumer and entertainment culture – jokes, photos, advertising, the entire everyday cult couldn’t escape from him. He sampled and refined these codes, promoted them to a »seductive and strange« aesthetic that clearly stood out from the banal foundation. He took the same approach with his famous Cowboys series: He photographed cutouts of men on horseback wearing Western hats and smoking cigarettes, well known from tobacco advertising, and re-contextualized them. In this way, he became a pioneer of Appropriation Art and sparked debates about copyright and intellectual property.

Beginning Nov. 17, the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, Denmark, proves in its solo show Richard Prince that the Pictures Generation representative has a trained eye – a trained eye for big themes that »imperceptibly penetrate and permeate everything that surrounds us.« Through April 10, the museum is showing plenty of Prince's »normalcy as special effect.«Art.Salon

Richard Prince Uden titel (Kæreste), 1993 Ektacolor-fotografi, 14 x 20,3 cm Courtesy the Artist.
Courtesy the Artist. © Richard Prince Studio Foto: Jena Combo
Richard Prince Uden titel (Kæreste), 1993 Ektacolor-fotografi, 14 x 20,3 cm

Auction results of Richard Prince

Richard Prince - Two works: (i-ii) Untitled
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20th Century & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York
December 2023
Phillips, 7 -
Est.: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Realised: 5.334 USD
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Richard Prince - Untitled (12 string)
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20th Century & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York
December 2023
Phillips, 7 -
Est.: 18.000 - 25.000 USD
Realised: not available
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Richard Prince - The Way She Looks in the Morning
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21st Century Evening Sale
November 2023
Christies, New York
Est.: 2.500.000 - 3.500.000 USD
Realised: 2.712.000 USD
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Richard Prince - Untitled
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21st Century Evening Sale
November 2023
Christies, New York
Est.: 800.000 - 1.200.000 USD
Realised: 756.000 USD
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Richard Prince - Camp Nurse
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20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale
November 2023
Christies, Hong Kong
Est.: 22.000.000 - 28.000.000 HKD
Realised: 20.945.000 HKD
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Richard Prince - Untitled
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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session
November 2023
Phillips, New York Auction
Est.: 80.000 - 120.000 USD
Realised: 120.650 USD
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Richard Prince - Untitled (Car Hood)
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Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale
November 2023
Christies, New York
Est.: 1.200.000 - 1.800.000 USD
Realised: 1.320.500 USD
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Richard Prince - Queen Elizabeth II, from Instagram New Portraits
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Editions & Works on Paper
October 2023
Phillips, New York Auction
Est.: 1.000 - 2.000 USD
Realised: 762 USD
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Richard Prince - Good Painting (I was only kidding!)
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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
October 2023
Phillips, London Auction
Est.: 40.000 - 60.000 GBP
Realised: 50.800 GBP
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Richard Prince - Study
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10th Shanghai Auction Anniversary: 20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale
September 2023
Christies, New York
Est.: 500.000 - 800.000 CNY
Realised: 693.000 CNY
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