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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Lari Pittman puts a lot of sexual imagery into his paintings, but don't overthink it

Lari Pittman’s work has been shown at every major museum in LA. He’s on the board at MOCA and the Hammer. He’s been a tenured professor at UCLA since the late ‘90s.

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By Madeleine Brand • Sep 20, 2017 • 1 min read

Lari Pittman’s work has been shown at every major museum in LA. He’s on the board at MOCA and the Hammer. He’s been a tenured professor at UCLA since the late ‘90s. Museum director Lisa Phillips says that Lari Pittman is one of the most important painters of his generation because he bucked the minimalist trend before it was fashionable to do so.

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    Lari Pittman

    Los Angeles-based contemporary artist

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