I’ve been looking forward to the William T. Wiley retrospective (What’s It All Mean: William T. Wiley In Retrospect) that opens at the Berkeley Art Museum on March 17th. When I read Kenneth Baker’s review on the retrospective this morning it occurred to me that I fall into the category of those who can’t think of a specific work he’s done, but “I know one when I see one.”
Jesse Hamlin’s article says:
The show spans the fertile 50
The show spans the fertile 50-year career of the venerable Bay Area artist who can’t be pinned down. It features 80 sculptures, paintings, drawings, watercolors, prints, installations, books, films, videos and the delightful pinball machine, titled “Punball: Only One Earth.” Created for a show at San Francisco’s Electric Works gallery, it brings together such signature Wiley characters as Mr. Unnatural, the globe-face guy and Buster the hourglass.
Meanwhile, some of Wiley’s prints are on view in a continuing show at the M.H. de Young Museum, “I Keep Foolin’ Around: William T. Wiley as Printmaker.” It includes lithographs and etchings from the Fine Art Museums’ collection, including works from its William T. Wiley Print Archive and Crown Point Press Archive.
