Richard Prince American, b. 1949
Overview
Two Guys Twice, 2001-02-01
"I never had a penny to my name, so I changed my name." -- RICHARD PRINCE
Richard Prince is a key figure in the "Pictures Generation", a collective of artists who emerged in the 1970s and 1980s in New York City. Known for his use of appropriation, Prince repurposes mass media imagery to critique consumer culture and the concept of authorship. His work challenges traditional notions of originality and authorship, often using familiar commercial and media images to comment on the commodification of art and culture. Through his work, Prince has become a significant voice in contemporary art, exploring the intersections of identity, desire, and American iconography.
His most famous works include the "Jokes" series. Prince’s art has been exhibited in major institutions worldwide, and his works have been part of significant collections, including the Guggenheim Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Richard Prince has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions at major institutions worldwide. Prince’s works are held in the collections of prestigious museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), Museum of Modern Art (New York), Victoria and Albert Museum (London), and the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston).
Works
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Two Guys Twice, 2001-02-01 -
Hole/Sarah M.Gellar (Buffy the vampire), 2000
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Untitled, 1993
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Untitled (From Cowboys & Girlfriends), 1992
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Three Girlfriends, One with Motorcycle (Gang), 1987-88
Press
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Prouvé to Prince: Laffanour and Riva Bridge Design Eras in Paris
Laurent Moïsi, Whitewall, October 23, 2025 -
A Closer Look: A Roundup of Art Happenings in Palm Beach
Whitney Schott, Palmer, February 20, 2024 -
The Artful Life: 7 Things Galerie Editors Love This Week
Palm Beach Exhibition Features Masterpieces from the Wynn Fine Art CollectionLucy Rees, Galerie Magazine, February 13, 2024 -
Collecting Art with Charles Riva
An InterviewSPLISH, September 29, 2020
Exhibitions
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LEVEL PART III
Group Exhibition – Paris 7 - 31 Oct 2025François Laffanour and collector Charles Riva bring contemporary international artists into dialogue with iconic pieces by 20th-century designers. For the third installment of this collaboration initiated in 2023, Laffanour |...Read more -
Selected Works
Group Exhibition - Brussels 22 Apr - 2 Oct 2025The Charles Riva Collection is proud to inaugurate its new exhibition space in the heart of Brussels, a magnificent townhouse that provides a refined and intimate setting for showcasing the...Read more -
Selected Works
Group Exhibition - Dubai 14 Apr - 2 Oct 2025The show brings together seminal works from Riva’s renowned international holdings, alongside his latest acquisition: Mute by London-based painter Preslav Kostov. Kostov’s expressive figurative language stood in dynamic dialogue with...Read more -
SANS TITRE
Charles Riva Collection x Wynn Fine Art: Palm Beach 8 Feb - 14 Jun 2024Sans Titre included prominent artists such as Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Sherrie Levine, Ed Ruscha, Robert Motherwell, Richard Prince, and George Condo. The title Sans Titre reflects a common practice...Read more
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LEVEL
Group Exhibition - Brussels 18 Apr - 1 Jul 2023Charles Riva is particularly fond of this idea of putting works of different origins in relation, which stems from his desire to break away from the white cube concept which is typical for contemporary art galleries. The collaboration with François Laffanour, whom he has known for a long time, was therefore a natural choice: a cross between furniture and graphic arts, mutually enriching each other, with pieces of exceptional quality, hence the ambitious title of the exhibition LEVEL.Read more
The exhibition presents on one hand, modern design, with major figures such as Jean Prouvé, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier, enhanced with some poetic design pieces by contemporary Korean designer, Choï Byung Hoon. On the other hand, the public will discover a selection of works by contemporary American artists such as Paul McCarthy, Richard Prince and the conceptual artist Christopher Woo. The exhibition creates an aesthetic complementarity between these two worlds, under the watchful eye of François Laffanour and Charles Riva. Through this collaboration, the duo implement the vision of art they share: to enhance the works by contextualizing them, by creating real living spaces at the crossroads of interior architecture. -
COWBOY
Riva Project: Brussels 20 Apr - 8 Jul 2017The exhibition offers a reflection on the figure of the cowboy, taking as its point of departure the work of Cécile Defforey. A recurring element in her practice, the artist...Read more
