George Herms (born 1935) is an American artist best known for creating assemblages out of discarded, often rusty, dirty or broken every-day objects, and juxtaposing those objects so as to infuse them with poetry, humor and meaning. He is also known for his works on paper, including works with ink, collage, drawing, paint and poetry. The prolific Herms has also created theater pieces, about which he has said, "I treat it as a Joseph Cornell box big enough that you can walk around in. It's just a continuation of my sculpture, one year at a time." Legendary curator Walter Hopps , who met Herms in 1956, "placed Herms on a dazzling continuum of assemblage artists that includes Pablo Picasso , Kurt Schwitters , Marcel Duchamp , and Joseph Cornell, as well as California luminaries Wallace Berman and Edward Kienholz ." Often called a member of the West Coast Beat movement , Herms said that Wallace Berman taught him that "any object, even a mundane cast-off, could be of great interest if contextualized properly." "That’s my whole thing," Herms says. "I turn shit into gold. I just really want to see something I've never seen before." George Herms lives and works in Los Angeles.
38-434: Herms is a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include: George Herms (born 1935), American artist René Herms (1982-2009), German middle-distance runner Herms Niel (1888-1954), German composer of military songs and marches See also [ edit ] Herm (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
76-662: A Fellowship at the Getty Research Institute in 2000. Otis College of Art and Design Otis College of Art and Design is a private art and design school in Los Angeles, California , United States. Established in 1918, it was the city's first independent professional school of art. The main campus is located in the former IBM Aerospace headquarters at 9045 Lincoln Boulevard in Westchester, Los Angeles . The school's programs, accredited by
114-686: A catalogue was produced; two shows at Ace Gallery in Los Angeles (2003, 2004); a retrospective exhibition curated by Walter Hopps at the Santa Monica Museum of Art (2005); a show at Franklin Parrasch Gallery in New York (2006); a show at Galerie Vallois , Paris (2007); a show at Susan Inglett Gallery, New York (2008); an avant-garde "jazz opera" performed at REDCAT Gallery, CalArts ’ experimental art venue (2011); and
152-707: A catalogue; "Collage, The Americans" at The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas (1983), which produced a catalogue; "Contemporary Collage: Extensions" at Galleries of the Claremont Colleges (1983), which produced a catalogue; "Narrative Sculpture" at Palm Springs Desert Museum (1984), which produced a catalogue; "American/European: Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture" at L.A. Louver Gallery (1984); "Gala, Gala" at The Museum of Contemporary Art ( MOCA ), Los Angeles (1985); "American/European: Painting and Sculpture" at L.A. Louver Gallery (1985); "San Francisco: 1945–1965" at
190-680: A catalogue; "Loans from the Norton Simon Museum" at LACMA (1988); "Poetic Objects" at the San Antonio Museum of Art in San Antonio, Texas (1988–89), which traveled and produced a catalogue; "Rezoning ( bill bissett , George Herms, Jess and Al Neil)" at Vancouver Art Gallery in British Columbia, Canada (1989), which produced a catalogue; "Artists Against AIDS" at Pacific Design Center (1989), which produced
228-1059: A catalogue; "Southern California Artists 1940–1980" at the Laguna Beach Museum of Art in Laguna Beach, California (1981), which produced a catalogue; "Collage and Assemblage" at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson, Mississippi (1981), which traveled and produced a catalogue; a group show at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE) (1981); "Humor in Art" at the Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art (1981); "California: A Sense of Individualism" at L.A. Louver Gallery in Venice, California (1981); "California: The State of Landscape 1972–1981" at Newport Harbor Art Museum (1981), which traveled and produced
266-601: A catalogue; "The 'Junk Aesthetic': Assemblage of the 1950s and Early 1960s" at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Fairfield County Branch in Stamford, Connecticut (1989), which traveled; and "Forty Years of California Assemblage" at the Wight Art Gallery at UCLA (1989), which traveled and produced a catalogue. Herms participated in major group exhibitions in the 1990s, including "The Denim Jacket Show" at
304-653: A catalogue; "The West as Art" at Palm Springs Desert Museum in Palm Springs, California (1982), which produced a catalogue; "Contemporary Triptychs" at Galleries of the Claremont Colleges in Claremont (1982); "American/European Painting and Sculpture" at L.A. Louver Gallery (1983); "Boxed Art" at Laguna Beach Museum of Art (1983); "Annual Exhibition, American Academy in Rome" in Rome, Italy (1983), which traveled and produced
342-838: A lecturer in Studio Art at University of California, Irvine , and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); Sculpture at UCLA and University of California, San Diego ; and, Public Art at the Santa Monica College of Design, Art and Architecture . From 1977 to 1979, he was a Visiting Artist at California State University, Fullerton . In 1981, Herms was an artist in residence at the University of Denver in Colorado, and in 1991 an artist in residence at The Robbins Foundation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1994, he
380-578: A show at OHWOW Gallery in Los Angeles (2013); "George Herms: On and Off the Wall" at Louis Stern Fine Arts in Los Angeles (2013) George Herms's work has been selected for group exhibitions, beginning with the "Gangbang" exhibition in 1960 at the Batman Gallery in San Francisco . The following year George Herms was included in the ground-breaking exhibition "The Art of Assemblage" at
418-823: A show at California State University at Fullerton (1984); a show at the Oscarsson/Siegeltuch Gallery in New York (1986); a show at the Tyler Gallery at Temple University in Philadelphia (1988); a retrospective organized at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery for which a catalogue was produced (1992); a show at Redbud Gallery in Houston, Texas (2002); a show at Seraphin Gallery, Philadelphia (2002), for which
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#1732775548030456-541: Is known for its digital media programs. In 2024, Animation Career Review ranked its animation program #22 in the United States, and in 2023, #8 in California. In 2023, it also ranked Otis as #13 for visual effects programs in the United States, and #10 in California for Game Design. Otis is also known for its fine arts programs. In 2023, Animation Career Review ranked its graphic design program as #21 in
494-550: Is located in the Westchester area of Los Angeles, close to the Los Angeles International Airport . The main building (built in 1963) was designed by architect Eliot Noyes for IBM, and is famous for its computer " punched card " style windows. However, Otis would not live to see the college's grand opening as he died the previous year in 1917. The building was extensively remodeled in 1997 by
532-504: Is one of the most culturally diverse private schools of art and design in the country. In 2022, the college received the largest donation in its history from the Spiegel Family Fund, which was founded by CEO of Snapchat (Snap Inc.), Evan Spiegel . The donation paid off the debt of the graduating class, 77% of whom identify as people of color. The president of Otis College is Charles Hirschhorn , since June 2020. Otis
570-510: The Ferus Gallery scene of the 1960s. Many prominent artists associated with Southern California's Light and Space movement were involved with the school, as well as leaders of the conceptual art world of the 1970s. Moreover, Otis nurtured significant Latino artists, including Marisol Escobar , and the mural group Los Four also originated at Otis in the 1970s. The school was originally named Otis Art Institute . From 1978 until 1991, it
608-880: The Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art (1975); "Great Egg Sale" at the Newport Harbor Art Museum (1976); "Painting and Sculpture in California: The Modern Era" at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (1976–77), which traveled and was catalogued; "3 Generations-Studies in Collage," Margo Leavin Gallery in Los Angeles (1978); and "100 + Directions in Southern California Art, Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art (1978). Herms
646-637: The Museum of Modern Art in New York, which traveled to a number of other venues and produced a catalog, and Herms's work was selected for inclusion in "Object Makers" at Pomona College in Claremont . In 1963, his work appeared in the group exhibition "California Collage Show" at the Pasadena Museum of Art in Pasadena, California and was also selected for "Fifty California Artists," an exhibition at
684-745: The Oakland Museum in Oakland, California (1985), which produced a catalogue; "Sculpture and Sculptor's Drawings" at the L.A. Louver Gallery (1986); "Shrines and Altars" at Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin (1986); "Recent Acquisitions" at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in Los Angeles (1987); "Assemblage" at Kent Fine Art, Inc. in New York (1987), which produced a catalogue; "Artists Against AIDS" at Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles (1988), which produced
722-560: The WSCUC and National Association of Schools of Art and Design , include BFA and MFA degrees. Otis, long considered one of the major art institutions in California, began in 1918, when Los Angeles Times founder Harrison Gray Otis bequeathed his Westlake, Los Angeles , property to start the first public, independent professional school of art in Southern California. The current Otis College main campus (since spring 1997)
760-617: The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, which exhibition traveled and produced a catalog. In 1964, his work was included in "Sterling Holloway Collection" at UCLA. In 1967, he participated in the group exhibition"Selection, 1967: Recent Acquisitions in Modern Art," at the University of California, Berkeley . The next year, the University of California at Irvine chose Herms's works for "Assemblage in California." Following his participation in other major group exhibitions in
798-634: The 1960s, Herms continued to be selected for major group exhibitions in the 1970s, including: "Tableaux d'Aujourd'hui" at Maitre Binoche in Paris (1971); "Surrealism is Alive and Well in the West," at the Baxter Gallery at Caltech in Pasadena, California (1972), which produced a catalogue; "Kurt Schwitters and Related Developments," at the La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art (1973); "Poets of
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#1732775548030836-759: The Cities of New York and San Francisco 1950–1965," Dallas Museum of Fine Arts (1974), which traveled and produced a catalogue; and, in 1974, Herms was selected for exhibitions at Giancarlo Bocchi Gallery in Milan, Italy , Nicholas Wilder Gallery in Los Angeles, and by the Otis Library, at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, California; "Other Voices" at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts (1975); "Assemblage' and "3 Los Angeles Sculptors" at
874-683: The MacArthur Public Art Program in Los Angeles (1987); "Moon Dial" in Beverly Hills, California (1988); and, "Portals to Poetry" in Citicorp Plaza in Los Angeles (1989). In 1962, artist Jess Collins and poet Robert Duncan awarded George Herms the "Servant of Holy Beauty" award. The National Endowment for the Arts Herms received three Individual Fellowships in 1968, 1977 and 1984, respectively. Herms
912-702: The Molly Barnes Gallery (1969, 1970); a retrospective of works from 1960 to 1972 at California State University, Los Angeles (1972) and the Memorial Union Art Gallery at UC Davis (1973), for which catalogues were produced; a show at TJB Gallery in Newport Beach, California (1975) called "Pseudonymphia" and featuring the work of several of Herms's imaginary artists such as Paul Mistrie, Eric Hammerscoffer, Iris Firewater, Sigmund Fletcher, and Astropoet Moonstone (Tarzan Feathers
950-1163: The Newport Harbor Art Museum (1990); "Novel Ideas" at the Laguna Art Museum in Laguna Beach (1990); "Crossing the Line: Word and Image in Art" at the Montgomery Gallery at Pomona College in Claremont, California (1990); "Artist's Artists" at Long Beach Museum of Art in Long Beach, California (1990); "Wallace Berman, Bruce Conner, Jay DeFeo, George Herms and Jess" at Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York (1991); "California Artist's Books" at The Armory Center in Pasadena, California (1991); "Poem Makers: Wallace Berman, George Herms and Jess" at L.A. Louver Gallery in Los Angeles (1992); and, "Sight, Vision: The Urban Milieu #3 (Wallace Berman, Bruce Conner, Jay DeFeo, Wally Hedrick, George Herms, and Jess") at Gallery Paule Anglim in San Francisco (1992). In 2011, Herms
988-615: The United States, and #4 in California. In 2024, Animation Career Review also ranked its Illustration program as #15 in the United States, and #3 in California. Finally, it is known for its fashion design program. Under the direction of Rosemary Brantley , this program is considered one of the top fashion design programs of its kind in the U.S. Otis Fashion Design is housed at the California Market Center in downtown Los Angeles. Students benefit from working closely with design mentors and are trained in all aspects of
1026-616: The college when it moved from its original location across the street from MacArthur Park near downtown Los Angeles. The Galef Center, made for the Fine Arts department, was designed by Fredrick Fisher and built in 2001. A ceramics school was begun by Peter Voulkos at Otis in the 1950s and was part of art movements like the Craft-to-Art movement, also known as the American Clay Revolution , which influenced
1064-542: The design process while emulating a fashion design studio, and following the industry's seasonal schedule. Visiting critics have included designers such as Bob Mackie , Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein , Vera Wang , Diane von Fürstenberg , Isabel Toledo , Isaac Mizrahi , and Todd Oldham . Major designers such as Eduardo Lucero and Rick Owens are alumni of the program. Originally located in MacArthur Park ,
1102-501: The makers, the takers, and the fakers. Which will you be?" Herms did not have a formal art school education, yet he has been called the "godfather of West Coast assemblage art." During the late 1950s, Herms resided in a number of different cities in California, including Berkeley , Larkspur and Hermosa Beach before returning for a short period of time to Topanga in 1961. In 1959, Herms became an original member of Bruce Conner 's Rat Bastard Protective Association . Herms has been
1140-489: The money and "bought some jazz records and lived on $ 13 per month," and returned to Los Angeles, living for some time in Topanga Canyon, where he met the artists Wallace Berman on the occasion of his 20th birthday. Herms helped Wallace Berman hang his first show in 1957 at Ferus Gallery . Reportedly, Herms decided to become an artist when a transient sat down next to him in a Sacramento bus depot and said, "There's
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1216-528: Was affiliated with New York's Parsons School of Design and known as Otis–Parsons (full name: Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design , a division of the New School for Social Research). This affiliation allowed students to spend a semester or more at the Parsons schools in New York and Paris. In summer 1991, it became independent again and known as Otis College of Art and Design. As of 2005, it
1254-627: Was also awarded the Rome Prize, Fellowship in Sculpture from The American Academy in Rome from 1982 to 1983. Herms was subsequently granted a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in Sculpture from 1983 to 1984. In 1987, he was awarded a Working Grant from the Pollock Krasner Foundation and, in 1989, he was a Finalist in the "Pico Seagate" competition. Herms also received the 1998 Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Award and
1292-637: Was an artist in residence at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. One of George Herms's earliest solo shows, "Secret Exhibitions," was mounted in 1957 in Hermosa Beach . Herms has been the subject of many other one-person exhibitions, including shows organized by the Semina Gallery in Larkspur, California (1960); the Batman Gallery in San Francisco (1961); two shows at Rolf Nelson Gallery in Los Angeles (1963, 1966); two shows at
1330-545: Was born in 1935 in Woodland, California . His grandfather was an entomologist and one-time mayor of Berkeley, California , and his father was an agronomist. During World War II, Herms was sent by his parents to the College of Engineering at Berkeley, which he left after approximately six weeks when "the football season was over." Subsequently, he worked for Remington Rand, on the Universal Automatic Computer (UNIVAC), before leaving for Mexico and other travels. His parents offered him $ 100 per month to return to college, so he took
1368-448: Was included in a number of important group exhibitions in the 1980s, including "Recent Acquisitions" at the Newport Harbor Art Museum (1980); "Major Works" at L.A. Louver Gallery (1980); "Sculpture in California 1975–80" at the San Diego Art Museum in San Diego, California (1980), which produced a catalogue; "Furnishings by Artists" at the Art Gallery at Otis Art Institute of the Parsons School of Design in Los Angeles (1980), which produced
1406-415: Was not included in the show); several shows at L.A. Louver in Venice, California (1976, 1982, 1986, 1989); a retrospective exhibition at Newport Harbor Art Museum in Newport Beach, California (1979), which traveled and for which a catalogue was produced; a show at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art in Santa Ana, California (1980); an exhibition at the University of Denver Art Gallery (1981);
1444-403: Was the focus of a group show at the Museum of Contemporary Art at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles entitled "Xenophilia (Love of the Unknown)." Herms work was included in the 2016-2017 exhibition "Based on a True Story: Highlights from the di Rosa Collection" at di Rosa, Napa, curated by Amy Owen. George Herms has had public art commissions, including "Clock Tower Monument in Unknown" at
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