Raymond Pettibon

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Interview:
Raymond Pettibon: Gumby, Vavoom, and Baseball Players
ART21: Are any of the characters in your work ever heroes? Say, the baseball players . . . PETTIBON: I’m not in awe of what most people would consider heroes, which would be someone of stature and power. In fact, those would tend to be people who I don’t respect at all. The public has a kind of natural awe of them that tends to... continue reading
10/01/2003
Interview:
Raymond Pettibon: Political Cartoons—Patty Hearst and the Presidents
ART21: There’s an anger and a kind of social criticism in your work. Can you talk about that? Where does that anger come from? PETTIBON: Well, it just wells up from deep inside me, so watch out: it’s likely to blow any time! (LAUGHS) continue reading
10/01/2003
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