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RICHARD HAWKINS
The Forrest Bess Variations

Richard Hawkins
Passage to Perfection, 2022
Oil on canvas and artist’s frame
19 3/4 x 18 3/4 inches (50.2 x 47.6 cm)
Richard Hawkins
With Loathing Strangely Mixed, 2020
Acrylic on panel in artist frame
88 1/4 x 70 1/4 inches (224 x 178.5 cm)
Richard Hawkins
A Region-Specific Vision, 2019
Oil and collage on panel
48 3/4 x 36 3/4 x 1 1/2 inches (123.8 x 93.3 x 3.8 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Dandy Spirit Guide Lecture on Ancient Feeds, Ever-Refreshed, 2019
Oil and collage on panel
49 x 50 3/4 x 1 1/2 inches (124.5 x 128.9 x 3.8 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Proposal for a monument, 2019
Oil on panel
51 x 49 x 1 1/2 inches (129.5 x 124.5 x 3.8 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Death to Mike Kelley (in an attemptedly Peter Saul manner), 2019
Oil, acrylic and collage on panel
61 x 79 x 2 1/4 inches (154.9 x 200.7 x 5.7 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Emptied, Lost and Swallowed Up in Thee (Quietism), 2019
Oil on panel
79 1/2 x 61 1/2 x 3 inches (201.9 x 156.2 x 7.6 cm)
Richard Hawkins
In Utero Seminis Excremento #1 - #20, 2018
20 mixed media on paper works, framed
Paper: 15 x 12 inches each (38.1 x 30.5 cm each)
Frame: 18 3/4 x 15 3/8 x 1 3/8 inches (47.6 x 39.1 x 3.5 cm)
Richard Hawkins, In Utero Seminis Excremento #1 - #20, 2018 (detail)
Richard Hawkins
The Anal Birth of Man and Two Dead Daughters, 2016
Glazed ceramic in artist's frame
22 3/4 x 25 3/4 x 1 5/8 inches (57.8 x 65.4 x 4.1 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Norogachian Consecration of Blood and Sperm, 2016
Glazed ceramic in artist's frame
22 3/4 x 25 3/4 x 1 5/8 inches (57.8 x 65.4 x 4.1 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Norogachian Prostitute Priestess of the Sun, 2016
Glazed ceramic in artist's frame
22 3/4 x 25 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches (57.8 x 65.4 x 11.4 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Priestess Of The Sun, Hermaphroditic Blue, 2015
Glazed ceramic in artist's frame
25 3/4 x 22 3/4 x 3 7/8 inches (65.4 x 57.8 x 9.8 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Brig #1: A coy fish, 2012
Oil on canvas and acrylic on panel
63 x 49 x 1 5/8 inches (160 x 124.5 x 4.1 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Brig #4: Not under my roof you're not, 2012
Oil on canvas and acrylic on panel
63 x 49 x 1 5/8 inches (160 x 124.5 x 4.1 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Vault #3, 2012
Oil on canvas and acrylic on panel
63 x 49 x 1 5/8 inches (160 x 124.5 x 4.1 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Vault #2, 2012
Oil on canvas and acrylic on panel
63 x 49 x 1 5/8 inches (160 x 124.5 x 4.1 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Ankoku 22 (Resource file: Strangle-kiss), 2012
Collage
27 3/4 x 40 3/8 x 1 5/8 inches (70.5 x 102.6 x 4.1 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Ankoku 82 (Resource folder: Pestilence), 2012
Collage
27 1/8 x 31 1/4 x 1 1/2 inches (68.9 x 79.4 x 3.8 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Ankoku 58 (Disbellmered), 2012
Collage
18 x 15 1/2 x 1 inches (45.7 x 39.4 x 2.5 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Ankoku 69 (Woman – ass in front), 2012
Collage
17 1/4 x 15 x 1 inches (43.8 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Urbis Paganus IV.9.V. (Discobulus), 2009
Mixed media on mat board
20 x 15 inches (50.8 x 38.1 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Loiterer 6, 2009
Acrylic and collage on paper
23 1/2 x 18 inches (59.7 x 45.7 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Dragonfly 4, 2009
Oil and pencil on paper
18 1/8 x 16 1/2 inches (46 x 41.9 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Cruel Poet 2, 2009
Watercolor and collage on paper
14 x 16 5/16 inches (35.6 x 53.3 cm)
Richard Hawkins
In between shows, 2009
Oil on linen
37 x 42 inches (94 x 106.7 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Herr Ledermann, Ex-pat., 2009
Oil on linen
37 x 42 inches (94 x 106.7 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Peanut Gallery, Grand Opening, 2006
Oil on linen
48 x 60 inches (121.9 x 152.4 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Sunburn (spitting off the balcony), 2006
Oil on linen
60 x 72 inches (152.4 x 182.9 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Neronic, 2022
Acrylic on panel and artist's frame
Frame: 88 1/4 x 70 1/4 x 1 7/8 inches (224.2 x 178.4 x 4.8 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Cavalier, 2022
Acrylic on panel and artist's frame
Frame: 75 1/4 x 70 1/4 x 1 7/8 inches (191.1 x 178.4 x 4.8 cm)
Richard Hawkins
The Celestial Body, 2022
Oil on canvas on board and artist's frame
36 1/8 x 41 inches (91.8 x 104.1 cm)
Richard Hawkins
To the Limits of Consciousness, 2022
Oil on canvas and artist’s frame
20 7/8 x 20 3/4 inches (53 x 52.7 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Passage to Perfection, 2022
Oil on canvas and artist’s frame
19 3/4 x 18 3/4 inches (50.2 x 47.6 cm)
Richard Hawkins
With Loathing Strangely Mixed, 2020
Acrylic on panel in artist frame
88 1/4 x 70 1/4 inches (224 x 178.5 cm)
Richard Hawkins
A Region-Specific Vision, 2019
Oil and collage on panel
48 3/4 x 36 3/4 x 1 1/2 inches (123.8 x 93.3 x 3.8 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Dandy Spirit Guide Lecture on Ancient Feeds, Ever-Refreshed, 2019
Oil and collage on panel
49 x 50 3/4 x 1 1/2 inches (124.5 x 128.9 x 3.8 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Proposal for a monument, 2019
Oil on panel
51 x 49 x 1 1/2 inches (129.5 x 124.5 x 3.8 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Death to Mike Kelley (in an attemptedly Peter Saul manner), 2019
Oil, acrylic and collage on panel
61 x 79 x 2 1/4 inches (154.9 x 200.7 x 5.7 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Emptied, Lost and Swallowed Up in Thee (Quietism), 2019
Oil on panel
79 1/2 x 61 1/2 x 3 inches (201.9 x 156.2 x 7.6 cm)
Richard Hawkins
In Utero Seminis Excremento #1 - #20, 2018
20 mixed media on paper works, framed
Paper: 15 x 12 inches each (38.1 x 30.5 cm each)
Frame: 18 3/4 x 15 3/8 x 1 3/8 inches (47.6 x 39.1 x 3.5 cm)
Richard Hawkins, In Utero Seminis Excremento #1 - #20, 2018 (detail)
Richard Hawkins
The Anal Birth of Man and Two Dead Daughters, 2016
Glazed ceramic in artist's frame
22 3/4 x 25 3/4 x 1 5/8 inches (57.8 x 65.4 x 4.1 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Norogachian Consecration of Blood and Sperm, 2016
Glazed ceramic in artist's frame
22 3/4 x 25 3/4 x 1 5/8 inches (57.8 x 65.4 x 4.1 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Norogachian Prostitute Priestess of the Sun, 2016
Glazed ceramic in artist's frame
22 3/4 x 25 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches (57.8 x 65.4 x 11.4 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Priestess Of The Sun, Hermaphroditic Blue, 2015
Glazed ceramic in artist's frame
25 3/4 x 22 3/4 x 3 7/8 inches (65.4 x 57.8 x 9.8 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Brig #1: A coy fish, 2012
Oil on canvas and acrylic on panel
63 x 49 x 1 5/8 inches (160 x 124.5 x 4.1 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Brig #4: Not under my roof you're not, 2012
Oil on canvas and acrylic on panel
63 x 49 x 1 5/8 inches (160 x 124.5 x 4.1 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Vault #3, 2012
Oil on canvas and acrylic on panel
63 x 49 x 1 5/8 inches (160 x 124.5 x 4.1 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Vault #2, 2012
Oil on canvas and acrylic on panel
63 x 49 x 1 5/8 inches (160 x 124.5 x 4.1 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Ankoku 22 (Resource file: Strangle-kiss), 2012
Collage
27 3/4 x 40 3/8 x 1 5/8 inches (70.5 x 102.6 x 4.1 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Ankoku 82 (Resource folder: Pestilence), 2012
Collage
27 1/8 x 31 1/4 x 1 1/2 inches (68.9 x 79.4 x 3.8 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Ankoku 58 (Disbellmered), 2012
Collage
18 x 15 1/2 x 1 inches (45.7 x 39.4 x 2.5 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Ankoku 69 (Woman – ass in front), 2012
Collage
17 1/4 x 15 x 1 inches (43.8 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Urbis Paganus IV.9.V. (Discobulus), 2009
Mixed media on mat board
20 x 15 inches (50.8 x 38.1 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Loiterer 6, 2009
Acrylic and collage on paper
23 1/2 x 18 inches (59.7 x 45.7 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Dragonfly 4, 2009
Oil and pencil on paper
18 1/8 x 16 1/2 inches (46 x 41.9 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Cruel Poet 2, 2009
Watercolor and collage on paper
14 x 16 5/16 inches (35.6 x 53.3 cm)
Richard Hawkins
In between shows, 2009
Oil on linen
37 x 42 inches (94 x 106.7 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Herr Ledermann, Ex-pat., 2009
Oil on linen
37 x 42 inches (94 x 106.7 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Peanut Gallery, Grand Opening, 2006
Oil on linen
48 x 60 inches (121.9 x 152.4 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Sunburn (spitting off the balcony), 2006
Oil on linen
60 x 72 inches (152.4 x 182.9 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Neronic, 2022
Acrylic on panel and artist's frame
Frame: 88 1/4 x 70 1/4 x 1 7/8 inches (224.2 x 178.4 x 4.8 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Cavalier, 2022
Acrylic on panel and artist's frame
Frame: 75 1/4 x 70 1/4 x 1 7/8 inches (191.1 x 178.4 x 4.8 cm)
Richard Hawkins
The Celestial Body, 2022
Oil on canvas on board and artist's frame
36 1/8 x 41 inches (91.8 x 104.1 cm)
Richard Hawkins
To the Limits of Consciousness, 2022
Oil on canvas and artist’s frame
20 7/8 x 20 3/4 inches (53 x 52.7 cm)
Richard Hawkins
Passage to Perfection, 2022
Oil on canvas and artist’s frame
19 3/4 x 18 3/4 inches (50.2 x 47.6 cm)
Richard Hawkins lives and works in Los Angeles. Recent solo exhibitions include Greene Naftali, New York (2022, 2019, 2018, 2016); Tate, Liverpool (2014); Le Consortium, Dijon, France (2013); and the Art Institute of Chicago, which traveled to the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2010). His work is in the collections of the Hessel Museum of Art, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Tate, London; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, among others.
RICHARD HAWKINS
The Forrest Bess Variations
RICHARD HAWKINS in conversation with The Brooklyn Rail
RICHARD HAWKINS on Forrest Bess for Frieze, 2022
Christian Liclair on RICHARD HAWKINS at Greene Naftali for The Brooklyn Rail, 2022
Evan Moffitt on RICHARD HAWKINS at Greene Naftali for TheGuide.Art, 2022
RICHARD HAWKINS at Greene Naftali featured in Hyperallergic by Cassie Packard, 2022
Dennis Cooper and Richard Hawkins, Interview, 2021
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The Forrest Bess Variations
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My Own Personal Bess
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