Bill Beckley

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Hot and Cold Faucets with Drain

1975

Collection of the Museum of Modern Art New York.
Collection of Sammlung Hoffmann, Berlin.
Collection of the Artist.

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Deirdre's Lip

1978

Collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.
Collection of Galerie Hans Mayer, Dusseldorf
Collection of Sammlung Hoffmann, Berlin

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Basel Unlimited 2016

Deirdre's Lip, Bill Beckley, 1978 (Left)

Damascus Gate, Frank Stella, 1970 (Right)

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Alphabetic Dietetic

1979

Cibachrome photographs and aluminium.

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Deirdre's Lip

1978

Galerie Hans Mayer

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Deirde's Lip

1979

Whitney Biannual

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Shoulder Blade

1978

First shown at the Museum of Modern Art in Projects room. Oct 14 to November 28, 1978

Collection of Jeff Koons, NY and Gianfranco d’Amato, Naples

Edition of 3

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MOMA Projects Show, 1978

MoMA Projects Room

October 14 to November 28 1978

1. Mao Dead, 1976, Rising Sun Falling Coconut, 1978
Collection of MoMA

2. Shoulder Blade, 1978

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MOMA Projects Show, 1978

MoMA Projects Room October 14 to November 28

1978 Rising Sun, Falling Coconut

1978 Underarm
Underarm Collection of Jeff Koons, NY

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The Underarm

1977

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Rising Sun, Falling Coconut

1978

Collection of Sammling Hoffman.
Private collection, Florence.

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Paris Bistro

1978

Private collection, Naples.

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Elements of Romance

1977

Collection of Ginevra Grigalo, Bologna.
Collection of the Artist

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Daniel Templon Gallery, Paris, 1977

1977

1. Installation at Daniel Templon Gallery Paris, 1977
The Dining Room, The Bathroom, The Kitchen.

2. Installation at Daniel Templon Gallery Paris, 1977
The Kitchen, The Tennis Court, The Balcony.

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The Dining Room

1977

The Neuman Collection, New York, and Chicago.

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The Bathroom

1977

Solomon collection, Paris.

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The Kitchen

1977

Private collection Paris.
Collection of the Artist.

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The Parlor

1977

Collection of the Artist.

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The Tennis Court

1977

Collection of Laura DeCoppet/Leo Castelli, New York.

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The Living Room

1977

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Boat

1976

Private collection New York.

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Bus

1976

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Mao Dead

1975

Collection of Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Collection of Gianfranco D’Amato, Naples
Collection of Sammlung Hoffman Berlin.

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Sunset by the Bayside Inn

1975

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Headlights and Seagulls

1975

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Sad Ending

1975

Collection of the artist.

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Melancholy Ending

1975

Collection of the Artist.

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Drop and Bucket

1975

Variations in size
Collection of Basel Kunstmuseum, Basel Switzerland.
Collection of Marc Benda, New York.
Collection of The Artist.

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Joke About Elephants

1974

Collection of Jeff Koons.
Collection of Artist

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First Sexual Experience

1974

Collection of the Artist.

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The Elevator

1974

Collection of the Artist.

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Banana Slip

1974

Collection of the Artist.

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Up Down

1974

Collection of the Artist.

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Rabbit Turtle

1975

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Study for Rabbit / Turtle

1974

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Snake

1974

Collection of the Artist.

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Rising Turtles Watching the Setting Sun

1974

Collection of Sammlung Hoffmann.
Collection of the Artist.

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De Kooning's Stove

1974

Collection of the Artist.
Published in Abrams Modern Art, 1979.

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Circle Line

1974

Collection of the Estate of Sam Hunter, Princeton N.J.

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The Three Bears

1974

Collection of the Artist.

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Roses Are, Violets Are, Sugar Are

1974

Collection of the Artist.

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Roses Are, Violets Are, Sugar Are

1978

Collection of the Deutsche Bank Frankfort.

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Bill Beckley at the John Gibson Gallery

1973

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Exhibition John Gibson Gallery, March 1973

1973

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Egg Story

1973

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The Traffic Light

1973

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Joke About Elephants

1973

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Cake Story

1973

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Joke About Elephants

1973

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112 Greene Street Show

1972

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An analogue of an

1972

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Interrelation of In and On

1972

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Song for pole vaulter

1972

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Song for a Chin-up

1971

Performed by student at Juilliard

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Song For a Sliding Board

1971

Performed by student at Juilliard

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Turtle, Trumpet

1971

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Turtle Trumpet

1971

Performed by Bill Beckley

Photo by Shunk- Kender

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Avoidance of Ann

1972

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The Origin of And

1972

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Raven Recitations

1971

I bought a raven in a pet shop on South Street in Philadelphia. Over a period of several months I trained the raven to recite the word “Dark,” and photographed the raven while he said it. Then I drove him to Pennsylvania and released him into the wild.

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Golf

1971

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Popsicles and Silent Pingpong

1973

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Silent Ping Pong

1971

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Silent Ping Pong Paddles with case

1971

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Silent Ping Pong

1971

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Bill Beckley with Silent Ping Pong Tables

1971

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Study for Short Stories for Popsicles

1971

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Brooklyn Bridge Swings

1971

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Raven Recitations

1971

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Short Story for Hopscotch

1971

Installation at Konrad Fischer Gallerie Düsseldorf

With Sol Lewitt cubes

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Rooster bed lying

1971

Installed in 112 Greene Street

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My Ears Are Clogged

1970

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Tyler show

1970

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Wall Talking to Floor

1970