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Karl Wirsum

Mr. Whatzit: Selections from the 1980s

September 7 – October 8, 2017

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Mr. Whatzit on the Road to Burmashave

Karl Wirsum

Mr. Whatzit on the Road to Burmashave, 1985

Acrylic on canvas (with painted wood frame), 48.25 x 36.5 inches 

Mr. Dry Iced "T"

Karl Wirsum

Mr. Dry Iced "T", 1987

Acrylic on canvas (with painted wood frame), 38.5 x 56.5 inches 

Martian Arts Made with Pre-War Rubber

Karl Wirsum 

Martian Arts Made with Pre-War Rubber, 1984

Acrylic on canvas (with painted wood frame), 58.5 x 42.375 inches 

Half Pint Apple Playing Paper Bag Pipe Music

Karl Wirsum

Half Pint Apple Playing Paper Bag Pipe Music, 1989

Acrylic on canvas (with painted wood frame), 64.5 x 48.5 inches 

If It's Tuesday It Must Be Nairobi Except in Nebraska

Karl Wirsum 

If It's Tuesday It Must Be Nairobi Except in Nebraska, 1987

Acrylic on canvas (with painted wood frame), 58.5 x 41 inches 

Spool Fool

Karl Wirsum

Spool Fool, 1985

Acrylic on canvas (with painted wood frame), 50.5 x 36.5 inches 

Thumb Thwack

Karl Wirsum

Thumb Thwack, 1986

Acrylic on canvas (with painted wood frame), 50.5 x 38.25 inches 

Hi! Water Mark Whaz the Point

Karl Wirsum

Hi! Water Mark Whaz the Point, 1988

Acrylic on canvas (with painted wood frame), 56.75 x 40.75 inches 

Study for Drop a Lozenge Ferret Attitude on the Way to the Letter Drop

Karl Wirsum

Study for Drop a Lozenge Ferret Attitude on the Way to the Letter Drop,1985

Mixed media on paper, 24 x 18 inches 

Study for Looking at a Curve Ball in Cuernavaca

Karl Wirsum

Study for Looking at a Curve Ball in Cuernavaca, 1983

Ink and color pencil on paper, 24 x 18 inches 

Study for Hand Me Down Sumi

Karl Wirsum

Study for Hand Me Down Sumi, 1986

Color pencil on paper, 18x 24 inches 

Shower Girl Taking a Curtain Call

Karl Wirsum 

Shower Girl Taking a Curtain Call, c.1985 

Color pencil on paper, 24 x 18 inches 

Karl Wirsum, Mr. Whatzit: Selections from the 1980s, installation view at Derek Eller Gallery, New York

Karl Wirsum, Mr. Whatzit: Selections from the 1980s, installation view at Derek Eller Gallery, New York 

Karl Wirsum, Mr. Whatzit: Selections from the 1980s, installation view at Derek Eller Gallery, New York

Karl Wirsum, Mr. Whatzit: Selections from the 1980s, installation view at Derek Eller Gallery, New York 

Karl Wirsum, Mr. Whatzit: Selections from the 1980s, installation view at Derek Eller Gallery, New York

Karl Wirsum, Mr. Whatzit: Selections from the 1980s, installation view at Derek Eller Gallery, New York 

Karl Wirsum, Mr. Whatzit: Selections from the 1980s, installation view at Derek Eller Gallery, New York

Karl Wirsum, Mr. Whatzit: Selections from the 1980s, installation view at Derek Eller Gallery, New York 

Karl Wirsum, Mr. Whatzit: Selections from the 1980s, installation view at Derek Eller Gallery, New York

Karl Wirsum, Mr. Whatzit: Selections from the 1980s, installation view at Derek Eller Gallery, New York 

Karl Wirsum, Mr. Whatzit: Selections from the 1980s, installation view at Derek Eller Gallery, New York

Karl Wirsum, Mr. Whatzit: Selections from the 1980s, installation view at Derek Eller Gallery, New York 

Mr. Whatzit on the Road to Burmashave Mr. Dry Iced "T" Martian Arts Made with Pre-War Rubber Half Pint Apple Playing Paper Bag Pipe Music If It's Tuesday It Must Be Nairobi Except in Nebraska Spool Fool Thumb Thwack Hi! Water Mark Whaz the Point Study for Drop a Lozenge Ferret Attitude on the Way to the Letter Drop Study for Looking at a Curve Ball in Cuernavaca Study for Hand Me Down Sumi Shower Girl Taking a Curtain Call Karl Wirsum, Mr. Whatzit: Selections from the 1980s, installation view at Derek Eller Gallery, New York Karl Wirsum, Mr. Whatzit: Selections from the 1980s, installation view at Derek Eller Gallery, New York Karl Wirsum, Mr. Whatzit: Selections from the 1980s, installation view at Derek Eller Gallery, New York Karl Wirsum, Mr. Whatzit: Selections from the 1980s, installation view at Derek Eller Gallery, New York Karl Wirsum, Mr. Whatzit: Selections from the 1980s, installation view at Derek Eller Gallery, New York Karl Wirsum, Mr. Whatzit: Selections from the 1980s, installation view at Derek Eller Gallery, New York