Untitled (Eric, from the series "Men in the Cities")
2025
From Robert Longo's iconic "Men in the Cities" series, this silkscreen captures the artist's distinctive exploration of power, vulnerability, and urban alienation through his signature depictions of figures in states of apparent collapse or ecstasy. Executed in colour silkscreen on Somerset Tub Sized Satin Radiant White paper with a protective matte varnish seal, the work demonstrates Longo's continued engagement with printmaking as a medium for disseminating his politically charged imagery. Part of edition 394 of 1,273, this 2025 iteration reflects the enduring relevance of the series that first established Longo's reputation in the 1980s New York art scene.
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- Colour silkscreen on Somerset Tub Sized Satin Radiant White paper with matte varnish seal
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- 394 of 1273
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David Salle
American · b. 1952
Like Longo, Salle emerged from the 1980s Pictures Generation and creates large scale figurative works that explore urban alienation and psychological tension through bold graphic imagery, often referencing the human body in ambiguous states of tension or vulnerability.
Eric Fischl
American · b. 1948
Fischl shares Longo's preoccupation with figurative work that examines power dynamics and psychological unease in contemporary American life, depicting bodies in charged and emotionally ambiguous poses that echo the expressive physical drama central to Men in the Cities.
Julian Schnabel
American · b. 1951
Schnabel is a close contemporary of Longo within the neo expressionist movement, producing monumental figurative works that similarly blend political charge with expressive physicality and a theatrically heightened depiction of the human form under stress or transformation.
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