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Gerald Laing

Gerald Laing

British, 1936–2011
WA-00022645
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
PaintingPost-Impressionism
Representation
None documented
3
Institutional Exhibitions
73
Works in Collection
156
Assets Indexed
0
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
90%
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Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Popular Mechanics in Printmaking
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1970
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Pop Art Prints, Drawings, and Multiples
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1970
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The Machine as Seen at the End of the Mechanical Age
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1968–1969

Source Registry (1)

About

Why this artist matters now

Gerald Laing pioneered a newsprint painting technique depicting mass-media imagery on large canvases, establishing him as a central figure in both American and British Pop art. His early work included iconic portraits like Brigitte Bardot (1968), created after encounters with Warhol and Lichtenstein in New York. After three decades working in sculpture, he returned to painting to address Abu Ghraib atrocities and celebrity mortality.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Movement
Post-Impressionism
Medium
Painting
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Artworks (73)

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Artwork sources (3)

73 published of 138 catalogued · 130 with image
  • MoMA
    65 publishedof 130 catalogued122 img
  • Art Institute Chicago
    7 published7 img
  • Tate
    1 published1 img
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Images

Artsy artist portrait
Artsy
Stacy, from Baby Baby Wild Things & Brigitte Bardot (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago
Stacy, from Baby Baby Wild Things & Brigitte Bardot (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

5
Movements1
Post-Impressionism
Collections4
Art Institute of ChicagoMuseum of Modern ArtTatePhillips
Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
Tate
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Exhibitions and timeline

Group ExhibitionPopular Mechanics in Printmaking
New York · 1970
Group ExhibitionPop Art Prints, Drawings, and Multiples
New York · 1970
Group ExhibitionThe Machine as Seen at the End of the Mechanical Age
New York · 1968