Richard Prince at Gagosian Gallery

“I was trying to imitate or channel what my kids were doing, because, you know, I can draw,” explains iconic appropriation artist Richard Prince of his new body of work ‘High Times.’  Titled after the counterculture magazine, which requested work from Prince for a 2016 cover, the new work is inspired by drawings from the late 90s that aim for immediacy and feeling that studied drawing couldn’t achieve for Prince.  Here, in a piece over 18 x 20 feet, Prince inkjet prints, paints and collages his way into a body of work that overwhelms with manic energy.  (On view at Gagosian Gallery’s 21st Street location through Dec 15th).

Richard Prince, installation view of ‘High Times’ at Gagosian Gallery on 21st Street, November, 2018.