Matthew Marks Gallery

KARL WIRSUM
Eye Adjustment 1963–2020

March 16–April 20, 2024

523 West 24th Street
New York

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  • Tongue Tied 1966
    Acrylic on canvas in painted wood frame

  • Bubble Gum Pop 1964
    Oil on canvas in wood frame

  • Baseball Girl 1964
    Acrylic on canvas in wood frame

  • Sketchbook September 1 – November 9, 1965
    Spiral bound stiff wraps, containing seventy-four sheets, each ink and/or graphite on paper

  • Untitled 1966
    Ink on paper

  • Untitled 1967
    Ink on paper

  • Youdue 1966
    Oil on canvas in painted wood frame

  • Spawning a Yawn with a Yellow Awning On 1966
    Acrylic on canvas in painted wood frame

  • Viedt 1966
    Acrylic on canvas in painted wood frame

  • Mane and Hairdress 1969
    Acrylic on canvas in painted wood frame

  • Untitled 1969
    Ink on paper

  • Wayward Bust c. 1970
    Acrylic on canvas in painted wood frame

  • Risk Watch 1974
    Acrylic on cardboard in painted wood frame

  • Gargoyle Gargle Oil c. 1969
    Acrylic on mirror and wood

  • China Clown c. 1973-74
    Acrylic on papier mâché, fabric, shoes, and painted wood chair

  • Lolly Pup 1972-73
    Acrylic on wood

  • Standing Figure c. 1967-71
    Acrylic on wood

  • Magnet Hands 1972
    Crayon and ink on chipboard

  • Dry Docked Little Anthony Monument 1987
    Oil on canvas in painted wood frame

  • Nurse Worse, Chris Teen, and Mary O’Net 1972
    Acrylic on wood and fabric

  • Untitled 1978
    Acrylic on canvas in painted wood frame

  • Mask Plunged into the Abyss II 1982–83
    Acrylic and collage on paper mounted on a wood and rubber plunger

  • Study for Left in the Dust 2012
    Colored pencil and graphite on paper

  • Untitled (Study for Oops Goops) 1997
    Colored pencil and collage on paper

  • Study for Gorilla Carnival 2013
    Colored pencil on paper

  • Chard 2011
    Acrylic on canvas in painted wood frame

  • Eye Adjustment 2012
    Acrylic on panel

  • Sputter in the Niche of Time 2009
    Acrylic on canvas in painted wood frame

  • Phoenix Lowering 2020
    Acrylic on panel

  • Let’s Send a Letter Later 2009
    Acrylic on canvas in painted wood frame

  • Some Underwear Over the Rainbow 2013
    Acrylic on panel in two parts