Plots On Loan
Raymond Pettibon's *Plots On Loan* exemplifies the artist's signature fusion of dense, hand-written text and bold ink imagery, weaving together fragmented narratives that blur the boundaries between literature, comics, and fine art. The work reflects Pettibon's characteristic engagement with American cultural mythology, language, and subversion, inviting viewers to piece together layered meanings from its cryptic visual and textual dialogue. True to his practice, the piece operates as both image and story, challenging conventional distinctions between the two.
- Location
- Sotheby's, New York, NY
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby'sView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Prints & Multiples Online
November 30, 2018
Estimate: $1,200 to $1,800
Lot 19
Spotted works by Raymond Pettibon
Artists in conversation
Jean-Michel Basquiat
American · b. 1960
Basquiat similarly combined raw ink drawing with handwritten text and fragmented language to subvert American cultural mythology, working in a neo-expressionist mode that blurs fine art and street culture with bold monochromatic marks and dark conceptual undertones.
Mike Kelley
American · b. 1954
Kelley shared Pettibon's punk aesthetic roots and deep engagement with American cultural mythology, creating conceptually dense works that mix image and text with dark humor and a deliberate subversion of mainstream cultural narratives.
Öyvind Fahlström
Swedish · b. 1928
Fahlström pioneered the integration of cryptic text and bold figurative ink imagery into layered narrative compositions, creating works where language and image operate simultaneously as both visual and literary puzzles with conceptual and political depth.
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