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MONKEY BUSINESS: AN ARGUMENT FOR HUMANITY

Past exhibition
14 June - 28 July 2023
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  • Cover for 1958 issue of MAD Magazine with colorful pink and orange abstract painting done by chimpanzee
    J. FRED MUGGS, MAD Magazine, No. 38, 1958
  • Cover of SMS painted in black and purple by Congo the chimpanzee
    CONGO, Cover design for S.M.S., No. 5, 1968
  • Jackson Pollock with works and article in Life Magazine
    JACKSON POLLOCK, ARNOLD NEWMAN, "Jackson Pollock: Is He the Greatest Living Painter in the United States," in Life Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 6, 1949
  • Interior of Life Magazine with color photos of Pollock working and essay by Dorothy Seiberling
    JACKSON POLLOCK, DOROTHY SEIBERLING, Life Magazine, Vol. 47, No. 19, 1959
  • Open magazine with models photographed by Cecil Beaton for Vogue with brief text
    JACKSON POLLOCK, CECIL BEATON, Jackson Pollock in Vogue, 1951
  • An AI generated image in the style of Elaine de Kooning, in green, pink, blue and yellow
    DALL·E, Action Painting in the Style of Elaine de Kooning.png, 2023
  • An AI generated image in the style of Jackson Pollock in red, blue, green, black, and white
    DALL·E, Action Painting in the Style of Jackson Pollock.png, 2023
  • An AI generated image in the style of Lee Krasner in reds, creams, lilacs, and yellows
    DALL·E, Action Painting in the Style of Lee Krasner.png, 2023
  • An AI generated image in the style of Franz Kline, in black and white
    DALL·E, Action Painting in the Style of Franz Kline.png, 2023
  • Green splotches of paint on white canvas
    SABLE, Original art by Sable, 2023
  • A red splotch of paint on white canvas
    MELODY, Original art by Melody, 2023
  • Blue, peach, and black paint mixed together on white canvas
    JANICE, Original art by Janice, 2023
  • Blue, peach, and black paint mixed together on white canvas
    KRAMER, Original art by Kramer, 2023
  • Black and white photograph of a chimpanzee drawing while a crowd of people watch
    Unknown Artist, Arty Betsy Tells All, 1957
  • Black and white photograph of a chimp posing next to one of their paintings
    Unknown Artist, Chimp Has Brush With Fame (With Text), 1957
  • Black and white photograph of a chimp posing with one of their paintings
    Unknown Artist, Chimp Has Brush With Fame (Without Text), 1957
  • A black and white photograph of a chimp painting
    Unknown Artist, A Simian Briton. So They Cite the Work of "Congo," A Chimp at the London Zoo, c. 1957
  • Black and white photograph of a monkey painting with earlier work behind them
    SUNDAY TELEGRAPH, NY Exclusive No. 4 / Beauty, A Three-Year Old Chimpanzee Busily At Work In Her "Studio" in Cincinnati Zoo, 1961
  • Black and white photograph of children gathered around a chimpanzee painting on an easel
    KEYSTONE PRESS AGENCY, INC., Jenny with Brush at the Ready, 1958
  • Black and white photograph of chimpanzees painting Easter eggs with explanatory text above
    Unknown Artist, There's No Time for Monkey Business at the Frankfurt Zoo as Easter Nears, 1959
  • Black and white photograph of a chimpanzee nuzzling a woman in gratitude for a drawing
    KEYSTONE PRESS AGENCY, INC., Sally the Chimp Turns Artist / Who Draws at the Zoo: Sally Takes to Art, 1960
  • Black and white photograph of chimpanzee drawing while a woman stabilizes the canvas
    KEYSTONE PRESS AGENCY, INC., Sally the Chimp Turns the Tables and Becomes an Artist / Who Draws at the Zoo: Sally Takes to Art, 1960
  • Black and white photograph of a chimpanzee and woman drawing
    KEYSTONE PRESS AGENCY, INC., Sally, The Contented Artist... / Who Draws Who at the Zoo: Sally Takes to Art, 1960
  • Black and white photograph of monkey painting
    SUNDAY TELEGRAPH, Monkey 2 / Beauty, A Three-Year Old Chimpanzee Busily At Work In Her "Studio" in Cincinnati Zoo, 1961
  • Black and white photograph of a woman looking at two framed paintings, one by a chimpanzee and one by a donkey, with explanatory text above
    UPI TELEPHOTO, Woman Looking at Paintings Made by a Chimpanzee and a Donkey, 1963
  • Black and white photograph of laughing chimpanzee at easel with woman
    Unknown Artist, Judy, the Chimpanzee, with Cheryl Miller, 1966
  • Black and white photograph of two people holding hands in front of Paintings by Chimps exhibition
    GARY SETTLE, Paintings by Chimps / She Seeks Support For This Soul-Stirring Experience, 1967
  • Black and white photograph of a monkey with paintings on the walls, with a border with typewritten explanatory text
    ASSOCIATED PRESS WIREPHOTO, Artistic Monkey, 1974
  • Black and white photograph a gorilla tasting paint with explanatory text beneath
    MEYER LIEBOWITZ, Mopie, A Young Gorilla at New York's Bronx Zoo, 1975
  • Black and white photograph of a chimpanzee sitting with paints, looking at camera
    UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL, The Zoo School, 1976
  • Back of mans head as he looks at painting done by chimpanzee
    TADEUSZ DABROWSKI, Man Looking at Painting Made by Chimpanzee, 1978
  • Chimpanzee in an artist's smock paints at an easel with a bikini clad model sitting above
    BELGA-PAR, L'artiste et son modèle, 1971
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