Richard Diebenkorn Exhibitions
Richard Diebenkorn: The 1993 Portfolio
- Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, 29 May 2025 - 28 August 2025
Gemini G.E.L. is pleased to present Richard Diebenkorn: The 1993 Portfolio, an exhibition showcasing the artist’s final body of lithographs, opening Thursday, May 29, 2025, with a public reception from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. The exhibition coincides with the release of "Richard Diebenkorn: The Catalogue Raisonné of Prints," a landmark two-volume publication documenting the artist’s complete print oeuvre of over 400 prints spanning five decades, which includes collaborations with Crown Point Press, Tamarind, Gemini G.E.L., and others.
The exhibition features a series of ten untitled lithographs published in 1993, created during Diebenkorn’s final collaboration with Gemini G.E.L. The prints are rendered in a palette of soft blacks and velvety grays, composed of subtle lines, tonal washes, and abstracted forms. Many of the images evolved over multiple stages, as the artist reworked the Mylar sheets with additions and subtractions resulting in several editioned states. Eight of these works were originally issued together as a print portfolio and accompanied by two essays, one by Gemini G.E.L. co-founder Sidney Felsen and the other by workshop manager James Reid. The essays reflect on the unique, long-distance collaboration on the project during the last months of Diebenkorn’s life.
The exhibition features a series of ten untitled lithographs published in 1993, created during Diebenkorn’s final collaboration with Gemini G.E.L. The prints are rendered in a palette of soft blacks and velvety grays, composed of subtle lines, tonal washes, and abstracted forms. Many of the images evolved over multiple stages, as the artist reworked the Mylar sheets with additions and subtractions resulting in several editioned states. Eight of these works were originally issued together as a print portfolio and accompanied by two essays, one by Gemini G.E.L. co-founder Sidney Felsen and the other by workshop manager James Reid. The essays reflect on the unique, long-distance collaboration on the project during the last months of Diebenkorn’s life.