Gallery exhibition
Edward and Nancy Kienholz
The Merry-Go-World or Begat by Chance and the Wonder Horse Trigger
Installation photography / 
Edward and Nancy Kienholz: The Merry-Go-World or Begat by Chance and the Wonder Horse Trigger
Installation photography / 
Edward and Nancy Kienholz: The Merry-Go-World or Begat by Chance and the Wonder Horse Trigger
Installation photography / 
Edward and Nancy Kienholz: The Merry-Go-World or Begat by Chance and the Wonder Horse Trigger
Installation photography / 
Edward and Nancy Kienholz: The Merry-Go-World or Begat by Chance and the Wonder Horse Trigger
Installation photography / 
Edward and Nancy Kienholz: The Merry-Go-World or Begat by Chance and the Wonder Horse Trigger
Installation photography / 
Edward and Nancy Kienholz: The Merry-Go-World or Begat by Chance and the Wonder Horse Trigger
Edward & Nancy Reddin Kienholz / 
The Merry-Go-World or Begat By Chance and the Wonder Horse Trigger, 1988-1992 / 
mixed media tableau / 
115 x 184 in. (292.1 x 467.4 cm)
Edward & Nancy Reddin Kienholz / 
Abu-Ben Monoseries #42, 1992 / 
mixed media assemblage / 
37 1/4 x 39 1/2 x 4 in. (94.6 x 100.3 x 10.2 cm)
Edward & Nancy Reddin Kienholz / 
Angel Monoseries #11, 1991 / 
mixed media assemblage / 
71 x 30 1/4 x 5 in. (180.3 x 76.8 x 12.7 cm)
Edward & Nancy Reddin Kienholz / 
Carmen Monoseries #33, 1991 / 
mixed media assemblage / 
48 x 33 x 10 in. (121.9 x 83.8 x 25.4 cm)
Edward & Nancy Reddin Kienholz / 
Dwowd Monoseries #36, 1990 / 
mixed media assemblage / 
60 x 36 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (152.4 x 92.1 x 18.4 cm)
Edward & Nancy Reddin Kienholz / 
Elle Monoseries #13, 1992 / 
mixed media assemblage / 
64 x 30 x 10 in. (162.6 x 76.2 x 25.4 cm)
Edward & Nancy Reddin Kienholz / 
Methenge Monoseries #8, 1991 / 
mixed media assemblage / 
48 x 36 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (121.9 x 92.1 x 12.1 cm)
Edward & Nancy Reddin Kienholz / 
Tank Monoseries #28, 1989 / 
mixed media assemblage / 
50 x 25 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (127 x 65.4 x 19.1 cm)
Edward & Nancy Reddin Kienholz / 
Yip Monoseries #14, 1991 / 
mixed media assemblage / 
81 1/2 x 25 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (207 x 64.8 x 16.5 cm)
Edward & Nancy Reddin Kienholz / 
Drawing from Abu-Ben, 1992 / 
mixed media assemblage / 
Left panel: 36 3/4 x 43 1/2 x 4 in. (93.3 x 110.5 x 10.2 cm) / 
Right panel: 36 1/2 x 12 x 3 in. (92.7 x 30.5 x 7.6 cm)
Edward & Nancy Reddin Kienholz / 
Prototype for Abu-Ben #3, 1991 / 
mixed media assemblage / 
44 x 37 x 4 in. (111.8 x 94 x 10.2 cm)
Edward & Nancy Reddin Kienholz / 
Prototype for Carmen #1, 1991 / 
mixed media assemblage / 
48 x 32 x 9 1/2 in. (121.9 x 81.3 x 24.1 cm)
Edward & Nancy Reddin Kienholz / 
Prototype for Elle #1, 1990 / 
mixed media assemblage / 
64 x 33 1/2 x 9 in. (162.6 x 85.1 x 22.9 cm)
Edward & Nancy Reddin Kienholz / 
Prototype for Methenge #2, 1991 / 
mixed media assemblage / 
35 x 36 x 5 in. (88.9 x 91.4 x 12.7 cm)
Edward & Nancy Reddin Kienholz / 
Prototype for Yip #2, 1990 / 
mixed media assemblage / 
61 3/4 x 32 x 7 in. (156.8 x 81.3 x 17.8 cm)
24 Oct 2019 - 22 Feb 2020

press release

artist profile


EVENT

Kienholz on Film
19 and 22 February 2020, 12-5:30pm

Join us for a screening of rare footage, documentaries, and films from our archive featuring the forthright and quick-witted collaborators in life and art, Edward and Nancy Kienholz. ⁠

Event is free. Kindly RSVP to rsvp@lalouver.com or (310) 822-4955



Program details here.


ARTICLES

Ollman, Leah. “How the Kienholz ‘Merry-Go-World’ invites you to spin the wheel of (mis)fortune." Los Angeles Times, 26 December 2019.
full article, PDF | latimes.com

Teicholz, Tom. "A Turn on Kienholz's Merry Go-Round." Forbes, 28 December 2019.
forbes.com


CATALOGUE

Edward and Nancy Reddin Kienholz<br>
The Merry-Go-World or Begat By Chance and the Wonder Horse Trigger Catalogue

Kienholz: The Merry-Go-World or Begat by Chance and The Wonder Horse Trigger
Foreword by Peter Goulds
Introduction by Lisa Jann
84 pages, 63 color illustrations
Softcover

Purchase here or view catalogue online