{
  "id": 16662341,
  "title": "At 60, a Legendary LA Print Workshop Still Urges Us to Pay Attention",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/at-60-a-legendary-la-print-workshop-still-urges-us-to-pay-attention",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-26T21:32:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hyperallergic",
    "slug": "hyperallergic",
    "url": "https://hyperallergic.com/at-60-a-legendary-la-print-workshop-still-urges-us-to-pay-attention/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Los Angeles — Gemini G.E.L., a renowned printmaking workshop established in 1966 by Sydney B. Felsen and Stanley Grinstein, recently commemorated its 60th anniversary with an exhibition titled (Almost) Every Year: Sixty Years of Printmaking at Gemini G.E.L. Curators Susan Dackerman and Helen Molesworth curated the showcase, focusing on how the venue fostered dialogue among visiting artists and encouraged experimentation beyond conventional boundaries.\n\nUpon opening, Gemini attracted notable New York artists including Josef Albers, Man Ray, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Claes Oldenburg, Frank Stella, and Ellsworth Kelly. Simultaneously, they acknowledged the growth of Los Angeles’s art community by inviting David Hockney, Ed Ruscha, Ron Davis, and Bruce Nauman to participate.\n\nBy the 1980s, Gemini had embraced women artists like Dorothea Rockburne, Vija Celmins, Susan Rothenberg, and Elizabeth Murray. The workshop has long been celebrated for its gender equality, as highlighted by the curators during the gallery talk. Exhibited works demonstrate Gemini’s commitment to fostering diverse artistic voices, showcasing collaborations and contrasts that encourage viewers to reevaluate their perceptions of printmaking.\n\nNotable pieces such as Bruce Nauman’s \"Pay Attention\" (1973), a striking 1-color lithograph, and Edward and Nancy Kienholz’s \"The Econo-Can\" (1977), a metal sculpture with a Fresnel lens system, serve as examples of the diverse approaches to printmaking. The exhibition also features innovative works that challenge traditional notions of prints, such as Joel Shapiro and Richard Tuttle’s polychromatic, geometric abstractions, and a multi-colored screenprint on a 20-foot-long perforated piano-player roll by Allen Ruppersberg titled \"Great Speckled Bird\" (2013).",
  "summary": "From Robert Rauschenberg and Josef Albers to Vija Celmins and Julie Mehretu, artists have tinkered outside their comfort zones at Gemini G.E.L.",
  "key_points": [
    "Gemini G.E.L. founded in 1966 by Sydney B. Felsen and Stanley Grinstein.",
    "Exhibition (Almost) Every Year celebrates 60 years of printmaking innovation.",
    "Curators highlight gender equality and diverse artistic voices in printmaking."
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}