Raymond Pettibon - Untitled (You're Showing, I'm Telling)

Untitled (You're Showing, I'm Telling), n.d.

Screenprint on white wove paper

Signed lower right: Raymond Pettibon

Image/Sheet: 24" H x 18" W

Provenance: Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York

About This Piece

In Untitled (You’re Showing, I’m Telling), Raymond Pettibon brings together image and text in the sharp, irreverent visual language that has defined his practice since the late 20th century. Rendered in his characteristic graphic style, the composition pairs hand-drawn imagery with a fragment of text that feels both narrative and disjointed, inviting multiple interpretations. The tension between what is seen and what is stated becomes central to the work, as Pettibon destabilizes the relationship between illustration and meaning.

Emerging from the artist’s deep engagement with American counterculture, literature, and mass media, the work reflects Pettibon’s ability to fuse high and low references into a singular, psychologically charged image. His use of stark line work and open space emphasizes both immediacy and ambiguity, allowing the viewer to oscillate between humor, critique, and unease. At once intimate and confrontational, Untitled (You’re Showing, I’m Telling) exemplifies Pettibon’s enduring exploration of language, authorship, and the fractured narratives embedded within contemporary life.

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