The Calumet, 1961. Artwork: © The Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative/Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Robert Indiana: The American Dream is a major exhibition including seminal examples of paintings and sculpture created by the artist beginning in the early 1960s and developed throughout subsequent decades of his artistic career. It examines Indiana’s critique of the duality of the American Dream—both its promise and its privations—highlighting the connections between the artist’s personal history and the social, political, and cultural realities of postwar America. The exhiibtion reflects on the critical and political underpinnings of Indiana’s work, as well as his enduring impact as an artist, and includes loans from several prominent institutions.
Installation view of Robert Indiana: The American Dream, Pace Gallery, New York, May 9–August 15, 2025
Installation view of Robert Indiana: The American Dream, Pace Gallery, New York, May 9–August 15, 2025
Installation view of Robert Indiana: The American Dream, Pace Gallery, New York, May 9–August 15, 2025. Left to right, Red Sails (1963) and Flagellant (1963/1969)
Installation view of Robert Indiana: The American Dream, Pace Gallery, New York, May 9–August 15, 2025. Left to right, Flagellant (1963/1969), The Calumet (1961), and Jesus Saves (1969)
Installation view of Robert Indiana: The American Dream, Pace Gallery, New York, May 9–August 15, 2025. Left to right, The Black Yield Brother III (1963–64) and Florida (1966)
Installation view of Robert Indiana: The American Dream, Pace Gallery, New York, May 9–August 15, 2025. Left to right, Mississippi (1965), A Divorced Many Has Never Been the President (1961–62), The American Stock Company (1963), and New Glory Penny (1963)
Installation view of Robert Indiana: The American Dream, Pace Gallery, New York, May 9–August 15, 2025. Left to right, New Glory Penny (1963), US 66 (States)/US 66 (Cities) (2002), and USA 666 (The Sixth American Dream) (1964–66)
Installation view of Robert Indiana: The American Dream, Pace Gallery, New York, May 9–August 15, 2025. Left to right, USA 666 (The Sixth American Dream) (1964–66) and The Imperial LOVE (1966)
Installation view of Robert Indiana: The American Dream, Pace Gallery, New York, May 9–August 15, 2025. Left to right, The Black Marilyn (1967/1998), New Castle (1969), The American LOVE (1966–2000), and Ms America (2001)
Installation view of Robert Indiana: The American Dream, Pace Gallery, New York, May 9–August 15, 2025. Left to right, The Demuth Five (1963), New Castle (1969), and Terre Haute (1960)
FIVE, SiX, and SEVEN, from ONE Through ZERO (The Ten Numbers) (1980–2003), on display in Robert Indiana: The American Dream, Pace Gallery, New York, May 9–August 15, 2025
