JAMES ROSENQUIST | New Russian Business

Heland Wetterling Gallery, Stockholm
Wetterling Teo Gallery, Singapore
Private Collection, USA
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2014

Beverly Hills, Gagosian Gallery, Leo Castelli: An Exhibition in Honor of His Gallery and Artists, January - March 1996
Chicago, Feigen Incorporated, Target Practice: Recent Paintings by James Rosenquist, May - July 1996, p. 7, illustrated in colour
Singapore, Wetterling Teo Gallery, James Rosenquist: New Works, 1996, August - September 1997, n.p., illustrated in colour
New York, Acquavella Contemporary Art, Inc., James Rosenquist: Monochromes, October - November 2005, p. 61, illustrated 

Suzanne Muchnic, ‘Castelli: An Ageless Passion for Art’, Los Angeles Times, 1 February 1996, p. F11 (text)
Alan G. Artner, 'James Rosenquist's Emotion-free Shooting Gallery', Chicago Tribune, 5 July 1996, p. 39 (text) 

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although there is less contrast in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. The turnover edges are covered with black tape. Extremely close inspection reveals a minor and unobtrusive spot of wear to the centre of the left vertical edge, and a speck of paper adhered to the extreme upper right vertical edge. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultra violet light.
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“I want to illustrate the stark look and confrontation of a handgun… Young people are confused by the way guns are depicted in the movies and on television. It shows the hero being shot, getting up brushing himself off, and then going on to act in another movie – becoming an even bigger star. The reality of being shot is really death forever and a big flame usually comes out of a real gun. These paintings are intended to be nondecorative and oblique. I hope they question the idea of who really is the target.”
James Rosenquist cited in: Exh. Cat., Richard L. Feigen Gallery Chicago, James Rosenquist: Target Practice: Recent Paintings by James Rosenquist, 1996, p.1.