George Condo has only had two jobs. The first was working at Dia Art Foundation, and the second for Andy Warhol in the early 1980s. At Warhol’s factory, he honed the craft of silkscreen printing in a 'painterly' way. This formative experience instilled a desire to create genuinely radical art.
Discover the editions
A trio of portraits pay homage to Condo's unique ability to portray the inner psyche of the human mind. Together, they celebrate his career-spanning history with printmaking, with the proceeds supporting the future of Dia. Each of Condo's original works have been meticulously translated in close collaboration with master printmakers at Make-Ready in London.
I think they were extremely astute and in choosing the images that were not only sort of poppy and vibrant, but also you could get the textural quality of painting.
George Condo
Condo Concepts
George Condo coined two phrases to describe the conceptual framework of his approach to making art – artificial realism and psychological cubism. Unpack them below.
In Conversation
Jessica Morgan, director of Dia, sat down with George Condo in his studio to discuss our collaboration. Condo recounts his journey from the early days in New York to becoming an art world legend – learning the art of printmaking along the way.
Film Credits
Crew:
DP, Oresti Tsonopoulos
DP, Tim Craig
AC, Alex Munro
AC, Mike Iles
Audio, Jan Midelfort
Makeup Artist, Aina Lee
Colourist, Nielsan Boho at DOMA
Archive photography:
Nat Finklestein
Steven Shore
Ugo Mulas
