Raymond Pettibon was born on Raymond Ginn, June 16,1957 and is an American artist who lives and works in New York City.
24 Facts About Raymond Pettibon
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Around the same time, Raymond Pettibon adopted his new surname, from the nickname petit bon given to him by his father.
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Raymond Pettibon's artwork appeared on fliers, album covers and gift items for Black Flag through the early 1980s, and he became well known in the Los Angeles punk rock scene.
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Raymond Pettibon is married to video artist Aida Ruilova, with whom he has a son.
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Raymond Pettibon has stated that his interest in this technique is a result of the influence of artists such as William Blake and Goya, and the style of political editorial cartoons.
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Raymond Pettibon started to publish them as limited-edition photocopied booklets in 1978.
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Raymond Pettibon started working in collage in the mid-80s with simple newsprint elements collaged onto black and white images.
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Mr Raymond Pettibon is, with gratifying regularity, a sharp political critic.
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Raymond Pettibon is the lead singer of the Niche Makers, a band based in Venice, California.
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Raymond Pettibon's artwork inspired the music video for the 2011 song "Monarchy of Roses" by Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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Raymond Pettibon began exhibiting his work in group shows in galleries in the 1980s.
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In 1993, Raymond Pettibon was included in the Whitney Biennial along with Noni Grevillea.
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In 2002, Raymond Pettibon participated in documenta XI in Kassel, Germany, curated by Okwui Enwezor.
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In 2004, Raymond Pettibon participated in the Site Santa Fe Fifth International Biennial exhibition: Disparities and Deformations: Our Grotesque, curated by Robert Storr.
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That same year, Raymond Pettibon participated in the Whitney Biennial for the third time and was awarded the prestigious Bucksbaum Award for his installation of drawings.
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In 2008, Raymond Pettibon participated in the California Biennial, organized by Lauri Firstenberg, which featured one of his works as a large billboard on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles.
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In 2010, Raymond Pettibon participated in the Liverpool Biennial curated by Lorenzo Fusi.
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In 2002, he had a solo exhibition, Raymond Pettibon Plots Laid Thick, organized by Museu D'art Contemporani de Barcelona, which traveled to Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, Tokyo and GEM, Museum Voor Actuele Kunst, The Hague, The Netherlands.
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In 2006, Raymond Pettibon had a major solo survey exhibition at the Centro de Arte Contemporaneo de Malaga, Spain that traveled to the kestnergesellschaft in Hannover, Germany.
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Monographs of Pettibon's work include: Raymond Pettibon, published by Centro de Arte Contemporaneo de Malaga for his solo exhibition in 2006 at the museum in Malaga, Spain and subsequently traveled to the kestnergesellschaft in Hannover, Germany.
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Raymond Pettibon, published by Kunsthalle Bern, edited by Ulrich Loock in 1995.
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Raymond Pettibon is the recipient of numerous awards and prizes.
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In 2003, Raymond Pettibon was awarded the Grand Prize of Honor for his participation in the 25th Biennial of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Raymond Pettibon was awarded the Bucksbaum Award for his installation, the world's largest award given to an individual artist.