"The Long Beach Museum of Art is pleased to present Jux founder Robert Williams: Fearless Depictions, a survey exhibition featuring 57 paintings spanning from 2001 to the present, along with two large-scale sculptures by the iconic Southern California artist. Robert Williams ' epic, cartoon-inspired history paintings draw deeply from American vernacular culture and its visual slang, using concrete, relatable, and often absurd imagery to deliver sharp social commentary."
"Raised amid the custom hot rod scene in New Mexico before relocating to Southern California, Williams immersed himself in the world of automotive art and design. He studied at the Chouinard Art Institute, where he honed his skills as an illustrator while much of the art world turned toward Abstract Expressionism and Conceptualism. His career began in commercial art, including serving as studio art director for Kustom Kulture legend Ed "Big Daddy" Roth in 1965."
The Long Beach Museum of Art presents Jux founder Robert Williams: Fearless Depictions, a survey of 57 paintings from 2001 to the present and two large-scale sculptures. Robert Williams creates epic, cartoon-inspired history paintings that draw from American vernacular culture and visual slang, using concrete, relatable, and often absurd imagery to deliver sharp social commentary. Williams was raised in the custom hot rod scene in New Mexico and later moved to Southern California, immersing himself in automotive art and design. He studied at the Chouinard Art Institute and worked in commercial art, including as studio art director for Ed "Big Daddy" Roth in 1965. By the late 1960s Williams contributed to ZAP Comix and in 1994 founded Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine.
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