The Ovitz Family Collection was begun in the late 1970’s by Los Angeles-based art collectors and patrons Michael and Judy Ovitz and is recognized among the top contemporary art collections in the world. Past, Present, Future Perfect: Selections from the Ovitz Family Collection includes recently acquired paintings, sculpture, and photography by 18 international artists.
Michael Borremans, Jesse Chapman, Jules de Balincourt, Tim Eitel, Olafur Eliasson, Dan Flavin, Matt Greene, Rachel Harrison, Klara Kristalova, Daniel Lefcourt, George Henry Longly, Victor Man, Julie Mehretu, Richard Prince, Anselm Reyle, Dana Schutz, Macrae Semans, and Jeff Wall.
H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute
Past, Present, Future Perfect: Selections from the Ovitz Family Collection
October 20, 2007 – February 2, 2008
Gallery
Michael Borremans
1963 born Belgium, lives and works in Ghent, Belgium
The Rug, 2006
oil on canvas
39 ¾ x 47 ¼ inches
Jesse Chapman
1974, born Richland, WA, lives and works in
The Introvert, 2007
oil on canvas
66 x 80 inches
Jules de Balincourt
1971, born Paris, France, lives and works in Brooklyn, NY, USA
Untitled, 2007
oil and acrylic on panel
96 x 132 inches
Jules de Balincourt
1971, born Paris, France, lives and works in Brooklyn, NY, USA
Untitled (lake), 2007
oil and acrylic on panel
48 x 33 ½ inches
Tim Eitel
1971, born Leonberg, Germany, lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Cornered, 2006
oil on canvas
9 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches
Olafur Eliasson
1967, born Copenhagen, Denmark, lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Colour Motoric Entrance, 2004
wood frame, mirror, color effect filter
82 ¾ x 33 ½ x 6 inches
Matt Greene
1972, born USA, lives and works in Los Angeles, CA, USA
The Guardians, 2007
mixed media, graphite, acrylic on canvas
72 x 144 inches
Rachel Harrison
1973, born New York, lives and works in New York, NY, USA
Warren Beatty, 2007
mixed media
87 x 23 x 28 inches
Klara Kristalova
1967, born Sweden, lives and works in Norrtälje, Sweden
Hole, 2007
stoneware
11 x 13 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches
Daniel Lefcourt
1975, born New York, lives and works in New York, NY, USA
Controlling Interests, 2007
acrylic on board
77 x 93 ½ inches
George Henry Longly
1978, born England, lives and works in London, England
Vulgar Geometry, 2007
black laminated MDF, neon light, screenprint
dimensions variable
Victor Man
1974, born Romania, lives and works in Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania, Romania
Untitled, 2007
oil on canvas mounted on wood
13.8 x 13.8 inches
Julie Mehretu
1970, born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, lives and works in
New York, NY, USA and Berlin, Germany
Untitled (Dervish), 2005
ink and acrylic on canvas
36 x 48 inches
Julie Mehretu
1970, born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, lives and works in
New York, NY, USA and Berlin, Germany
High Life (or Graceland after C. Albani), 2006
ink and acrylic on canvas
72 x 96 inches
Richard Prince
1949, born Panama Canal Zone, US, lives and works in New York, USA
Untitled (de Kooning), 2006
acrylic, collage and charcoal on canvas
64 x 80 inches
Anselm Reyle
1970, born Tűbingen, Germany, lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Untitled, 2007
bronze, chrome, enamel varnish, veneer plinth
99 x 86 x 28 cm (sculpture)
88 x 112 x 48 cm (plinth)
Dana Schutz
1976, born Livonia, MI, USA, lives and works in New York, NY, USA
How We Would Give Birth, 2006
oil on canvas
60 x 72 inches
Macrae Semans
1973, born Minnesota, lives and works in New York, NY, USA
Untitled,2007
wood, fiberboard, steel, enamel, dye
52 x 90 x 80 inches
Macrae Semans
1973, born Minnesota, lives and works in New York, NY, USA
Untitled (Bubble), 2007
aluminum, steel, plastic flooring, homosote
48 x 34 x 28 ½ inches
Macrae Semans
1973, born Minnesota, lives and works in New York, NY, USA
Untitled (Weepy), 2007
aluminum, wood, paint
45 x 22 x 11 ½ inches
Cohen Resource Room
Jeff Wall
1946, born Vancouver, Canda, lives and works in Vancouver, Canada
After “Spring Snow” by Yukio Mishima, chapter 34, 2000-2005
c-print
25 3/8 x 29 inches
Artspace Studio
Dan Flavin
American, 1933-1996
Alternate Diagonal of March 2, 1964 (to Don Judd), 1964
four 4 foot red and one 8 foot yellow fluorescent lights with fixtures
overall: 144 x 10 1/2 inches, Edition 3/3
Dan Flavin
American, 1933-1996
Untitled (to Cy Twombly), 1972
cool white and daylight fluorescent light
48 inches square across a corner