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Robert Indiana working on the sculpture Flagellant, with Love Rising in the background. A cat sits atop the sculpture

Pace is pleased to announce its global representation of The Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative, the primary organization advocating for the achievement of the artist and maintaining a collection and archive of his work. At the vanguard of Pop art and assemblage, Robert Indiana made use of letters and numerals in his bold sculptures, paintings, and prints to explore American identity and iconography as well as the universal power of abstraction. Employing language and color as key materials for his works across media, Indiana called himself an “American painter of signs,” developing a uniquely graphic visual vocabulary that—imbued with literary, political, and spiritual import—made him one of the most inventive and enduring figures in the history of American art.

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Polaroid of the artist in his studio at 25 Coenties Slip in New York making Flagellant (1963/1969) with Love Rising (The Black and White Love) (1968) in the background. Image courtesy of The Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative and Star of Hope Foundation, Vinalhaven, Maine

Polaroid of the artist in his studio at 25 Coenties Slip in New York making Flagellant (1963/1969) with Love Rising (The Black and White Love) (1968) in the background. Image courtesy of The Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative and Star of Hope Foundation, Vinalhaven, Maine