CHRISTOPHER GEORGESCO:

 


BORN

1950 - Lincoln, Nebraska          
         

SOLO EXHIBITION

2006 - "New Paintings", Thaiphoon, Roermond, The Netherlands
2005 - "Leaving the Square," NEWSPACE, Los Angeles, CA
2003 - "New Painting & Sculpture", NEWSPACE, Los Angeles, CA
2001 - "Isotopes," NEWSPACE, Los Angeles, CA
1999 - "Urns & Vessels", NEWSPACE, Los Angeles, CA
1990 - "Christopher Georgesco", Jan Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1983 - "Christopher Georgesco: New Aluminum Sculpture", Newspace, Los Angeles, CA
1982 - "Stainless Steel Pieces", NEWSPACE, Los Angeles, CA
1981 - "Nine Year Retrospective", NEWSPACE, Los Angeles, CA
1980 - "Georgesco: New Sculpture", NEWSPACE, Los Angeles, CA
1979 - "Georgesco: Split Plane Series", NEWSPACE, Los Angeles, CA
1978 - "Christopher Georgesco: Sculpture", NEWSPACE, Los Angeles, CA
1977 - "Christopher Georgesco: Tripods and Columns", NEWSPACE, Los Angeles, CA
1976 - "Concrete Columns", NEWSPACE, Los Angeles, CA
1974 - "Floor Pieces", Studio, Venice, CA
1973 - "Cement Block", Studio, Venice, CA
1972 - "Wood and Canvas Pieces", Studio, Venice, CA

         

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 

2007 - "For the Children",  Ludwig Museum of Art, Aachen, Germany (Catalog)

2005 - "Experience Color" 2005/06 El Paseo Exhibition: Palm Desert = Art Destination,"City Palm Desert, CA
2003 - "LAPD: Pattern & Decoration in Los Angeles" Rosamond Felsen Gallery, Santa 
           Monica, CA; Courtesy: Newspace, Los Angeles, CA.  Curated by Michael Duncan. September.
        -  "Sculpture Outlet" Newspace, Los Angeles, CA
2000 - "New Sculpture at Newspace," Newspace, Los Angeles, CA
            Permanent Collection, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
1997 - Gramercy International Art Fair at the Chateau Marmont with Newspace, Hollywood, CA
1996 - Gramercy International Art Fair at the Chateau Marmont with Newspace, Hollywood, CA
1997 - "Newspace in Las Vegas", CAC, Las Vegas, NV
1994 - "Balls", Newspace, Los Angeles, CA
1992 - "Real Space; Sculpture Survey", The Works Gallery, Long Beach, CA
1988 -  Hoffman/Borman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1988 -  MOCA Contemporary Art, L.A. /  Third Biennial Art Auction  (Catalog) 
1987 - "A Southern California Collection", Cirrus Gallery Los Angeles, CA (Catalog)
1984 - "Constructed Metal - Modern Sculpture", College of Creative Studies, (Catalog)
            University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA (Catalog)
           "Broad Spectrum: Contemporary LA Painters and Sculptors 84" (Catalog)
            The Design Center of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (catalog)
1983 -  Santa Monica City College, Sculpture Garden, Santa Monica, CA
1982 -  "Aspects of Sculpture", John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1982 -  The Brook House Sculptutre Invitational at Kaiser Center, Curated by The Oakland Museum (Catalog)
1980 - " Sculpture in California; 1975 - 1980", San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA (catalog)
           "The Plaza Pasadena", Pasadena Civic Center, Pasadena, CA
1979 - "Newspace in San Diego", University Art Museum, California State University San Diego, San Diego, CA
           "Our Own Art", Newport Harbor Museum of Art, Sculpture Garden, Newport Beach, CA
1977 - "Four Californians", La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA (catalog)
           "Recent Acquisitions: Selected Works 1974-1977", La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA
           "Big Summer", Newspace, Los Angeles, CA
1976 - "Los Angeles 8", Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (catalog) St. Augustine Church, Santa Monica, CA
           "Five Sculptors - USA", Carl Schlossberg Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA
1973 -  Jack Glenn Gallery, Corona Del Mar
         

AWARDS

1973 -19th Annual California Purchase Prize Competition, Laguna Beach
            Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, California, juried by Wayne Thiebaud
         

COMMISSIONS

1980 - "Receptor", Plaza Pasadena, Pasadena Civic Center, California
         

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

2007 - Kunstler, Les Artiste, Katalog, Ludwig Fourm Musumn of Art, Aachen, Germany

2006 - "Hip Hollywood Homes" Author, Sue Hostetler, Clarkson Publishers, Page 93

2005 - "Experience Color" 2005-06 El Paseo Exhibition, Palm Desert=Art Destination,CA.

           Art in America, Art News / Alternating Months 2005-2006

2005 -Wallpaper Magazine, November, Pages 140-145, Dirctor, Leila Latchin

2005 - Desert Sun, Cover Today Section, "Outdoor Art" , by Richard Guzman

2003 - Miles, Christopher, "Sculpture" ARTFORUM, Summer Issue
         - Frank, Peter, "Pick of the Week" LA WEEKLY, June 6-12 
         - Myers, Holly, LOS ANGELES TIMES, "Branching Out", May 23.
         - "Georgesco Works Sizzle" LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 1
         - Parr, Jorie, "Desert Inspires Artist" THE DESERT SUN, April 27.
2000 - Martin, Victoria, "New Sculpture at Newspace," ARTWEEK, September
1999 - Pagel, David, LOS ANGELES TIMES, January 14
1990 - LOS ANGELES TIMES, August
         - ANGELES Magazine August, Christopher Georgesco at Jan Turner, L.A.
1987 - Wortz, Melinda, "A Southern California Collection", catalog, Cirrus Gallery, December 86- January 87
1984 - "A Broad Spectrum; Contemporary LA Painters and Sculptors '84", catalog, 
           The Design Center of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
           "Constructed Metal: Modern Sculpture", catalog, College of Creative Studies, University of California Santa Barbara,
           Santa Barbara, CA, January - February, p 5 reproduction
1983 - Muchnic, Suzanne, "The Galleries", LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 25, p 13-14, reproduction 
           Estes, Jane, "Pasadena Bridges Falling Down, Going Up", STAR NEWS, April 25, p A43, reproduction
1982 - Loper, Mary Lou, "Art Lady Hits the Gallery Road", LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 1, p 2
1981 - Muchnic, Suzanne, LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 5, p 13-14, reproduction
           Armstrong, Richard, "Christopher Georgesco at Newspace", ART IN AMERICA, No. 9, November, p 176-177
           Wilson, William, LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 6, p 8
1980 - Wilson, William, Muchnic, Suzanne, LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 15
           Hubbard, Harold N., "Sculpture in California 1975-1980", catalog,
           San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA, May - July, p 34-35 reproduction
          "Pasadena's $ 115 Million Plaza Officially Opens", LOS ANGELES TIMES, September 28, p 30
1979 - Armstrong, Richard, "Los Angeles", ARTFORUM, November, p 76-77, reproduction
           Muchnic, Suzanne, LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 16, p 12
           "Newspace in San Diego", catalog, University Art Museum, 
           California State University San Diego, San Diego, CA, reproduction
           Singerman, Howard, "Preserving Constructivism", ARTWEEK, March 3, p 5
1978 -  Wilson, William, "A Critical Guide to the Galleries", LOS ANGELS TIMES, February 24, p 12
           "More Art News", LOS ANGELES TIMES, June
            Goerz, Gay, "Sculpture Dedicated", EVENING OUTLOOK, Current Living, June 5, reproduction
1977 -  Wilson, William, "A Critical Guide to the Galleries", LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 11, p 11
            Wilson, Willam,LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 25
            Spelman, Martha, "Geometry in Concrete", ARTWEEK, March 5, Vol. 8, #10, reproduction
            Muchnic, Suzanne, "Four Abstractionists - Krebs, Spence,
            Therrien, Georgesco", ARTWEEK, August 27, Vol. 8, #28, P 8
            Wortz, Melinda, "Psychological Manipulations", ARTNEWS, May issue, p 104-106, reproduction
            Armstrong, Richard, "Four Californians", catalog, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, reproduction
1976 -  Wilson, William, "A Critical Guide to the Galleries", LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 20, p 10
            Seldis, Henry J./Wilson, William, "A Critical Guide to the Galleries", LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 27, p 4
           "More Art News", LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 11
            Wilson, William, "Surfeit of Cinderellas at LACMA", LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 4,
            Ianco-Starrels, Josine, 'LA 8 Due at County Museum", LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 14, p 4
            LOS ANGELES TIMES, View Section, April 14
            "LA 8: Painting and Sculpture '76", catalog, Los Angeles County
            Museum of Art, April - May 1976, reproduction
            "Art News", LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 16
            Marmer, Nancy, "L.A. 1976: The Dark Underside", ARTFORUM, July issue, p 32-35, reproduction
            Jacobs, Jody, "A Big Apple Benefit for a Health Center", LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 22, p 2-3
1972 - Leopold, Michael, "New Names, New Faces", THE ART GALLERY, October issue, p W5, reproduction
         

SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

        Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY

        Grand Hyatt Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

        Santa Barbra Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA

        Knapp Communicatons, Los Angeles, CA

        McCrory Corporate, New York, NY

        La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA

        University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

        Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Los Angeles, CA

        Raychem Corporation, Menlo Park, CA

        Warner Brothers Records, Los Angeles, CA

        Pasadena Plaza, City of Pasadena, CA

        University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

        Sea Horse Corporation, Manzanillo, Mexico

        Princes Cruise Lines, Italy

        Pasadena City Collegse, Pasadena, CA

        Smithsonian Archives of American Art, Washington, DC

SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

	Mr. Edward Albee, Montauk, NY
	Mr. & Mrs. David Anderson, Los Angeles, CA
	Dr. & Mrs. Leon Banks, Los Angeles, CA
	Tony Brotman, Beverly Hills, CA
	Mr. & Mrs. Start Buchhalter, Los Angeles, CA
	Mr. Joseph Coloumbe, Pasadena, CA
	Paul Cook, Menol Park, CA
	Janet Dow, Los Angeles, CA
	Linda & Gregory Fischback, Pacific Palisades, CA
	Philip & Beatrice Gersh, Los Angeles, CA
	Carol & Aubrey Glaser, Los Angeles, CA
	Mr. & Mrs. Glaser, Beverly Hills, CA
	Joni & Monte Gordon, Los Angeles, CA
	Mr. Merv Grifffin, Kingworld Productions, CA
	Robert Halff, Beverly Hills, CA
	Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Hirsh, Beverly Hills, CA
	Robert Hunka, Los Angeles, CA
	Carl Johnson, Beverly Hills, CA
	Dr. & Mrs. Donald Kelly, Los Angeles, CA
	Ann Kneedler, Santa Monica, CA 
	Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lebeau, San Rafael, CA
	Susan Leigh, Encino, CA
	Elliot Leonard, Los Angeles, CA
	Gilbert and Victoria LeVasseur, Laguna, CA
	Roger Litz, Los Angeles, CA
	James Ludwig, San Francisco, CA
	Roslyn Lyon, Los Angeles, CA
	Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Mandel, Los Angeles, CA
	Dr. & Mrs. Steve Miller, Beverly Hills, CA
	Mr. & Mrs. H. S. Montgomery II, Los Angeles, CA
	Mr. & Mrs. Fred Nicholas, Los Angeles, CA
	Martha Padve, Pasadena, CA
	Rachel Perry, Beverly Hills, CA
	Mr. & Mrs. Gifford Phillips, Santa Monica, CA
	Karen & Burt Pines, Los Angeles, CA
	Phyllis Plous, Carpenteria, CA
	Mr. & Mrs. John Rex, Carpenteria, CA
	Mr. & Mrs. Monte Rifkin, Los Angeles, CA
                Mr. Jarrow l Rogovin, Los Angeles, CA
	Mr. Mrs. Eugene Rosenfeld, Los Angeles, CA
	Mr. & Mrs. Roger Sacher, Los Angeles, CA
	Nancy & Barry Sanders, Beverly Hills, CA
	Ruh S. Schaffner, Santa Barbara, CA
	Sally Sirkin Lewis, J. Robert Scott, Los Angeles, CA
	Dr. & Mrs. Gus Sirot, Guilford, CT
	Mr. & Mrs. Gene Spertus, Los Angeles, CA
	Marguerite & Tony Staude, Big Sur, CA
	Steve Sztopek, Los Angeles, CA
	Alta Tingle, Los Angeles, Ca
	Keni Valenti, New York, NY
	Mr. & Mrs. Philip Verleger, Los Angeles, CA
	Mr. & Mrs. Wertlieb, Marina del Rey, CA
                Reagan Sibler, Bel Air, CA
        Anna & Jim Miller, Seven Palms Valley, CA
                Mr. & Mrs. Heiber, Aachen, Germany
               Peter Hendricks , Sustern, Holland
                Carlos & Carlene Gutierrez, Guanajuato, Mexico

  

             
             
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