Raymond Pettibon at Bergamot Station's Track 16 Gallery, February 2006

Raymond Pettibon (born Raymond Ginn on June 16, 1957) is an artist and sometime musician and lyricist, known for his comic-like drawings with disturbing, ironic or ambiguous captions. His subject matter is sometimes violent and anti-authoritarian. He works primarily in ink on paper and many of his drawings are monochromatic, although he sometimes introduces color through the use of crayon, pencil, or watercolor. In addition to his paper works, Pettibon has experimented with video art and has recently produced large art installations by arranging his paper works within a room in the context of larger drawings made on the walls of the galley. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (343x1134, 133 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (343x1134, 133 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... Anti-authoritarianism is opposition to authoritarianism, which is defined as concentration of power in a leader or an elite not constitutionally responsible to the people or the doctrine that advocates such absolutism in rule, as in autocracy, despotism, dictatorship, and totalitarianism. ... Something which is monochromatic has a single color. ... Wax crayons A crayon is a stick of colored wax, charcoal, chalk, or other material used for writing and drawing. ... A selection of colored pencils. ... Watercolor is a painting technique making use of water-soluble pigments that are either transparent or opaque and are formulated with gum to bond the pigment to the paper. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... It has been suggested that Street installation be merged into this article or section. ...

Pettibon earned an economics degree from UCLA and worked as a high school mathematics teacher for a short period, before pursuing a career in art in 1977. Binomial name Ucla xenogrammus Holleman, 1993 The largemouth triplefin, Ucla xenogrammus, is a fish of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Ucla, found in the Pacific Ocean from Viet Nam, the Philippines, Palau and the Caroline Islands to Papua New Guinea, Australia (including Christmas Island), and the... High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory secondary education. ... Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, known today as the father of geometry; shown here in a detail of The School of Athens by Raphael. ...

In the 1980s, his brother, Greg Ginn, played guitar in the influential punk rock band Black Flag. Initially, Pettibon had been a bass player in the group when it was known by the name Panic. When the band discovered that another band called Panic existed, Pettibon suggested the name Black Flag and designed their distinctive "four bars" logo. Around the same time, Pettibon adopted his new surname; speculation suggests that he did so in order to deter being referred to publicly as "Ray Ginn" (as in Ronald Reagan, already a much-hated figure amongst punk rockers). Gregory Regis Ginn (born June 8, 1954) is a guitarist, songwriter and singer. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Black Flag was a hardcore punk band formed in 1976 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn, the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ...

Pettibon’s artwork appeared on flyers and records for Black Flag and became well known in the Los Angeles punk rock scene. He soon started producing artwork for other bands on the SST Records label, including The Minutemen. In 1990 he provided the cover art for Sonic Youth's Goo LP. He also released numerous books through the SST label, though most are now out of print and sometimes command high prices. Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... SST Records is a Lawndale, California based independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by Black Flag founder/guitarist Greg Ginn. ... The Minutemen were a punk rock band from San Pedro, California comprising singer/guitarist D. Boon, singer/bassist Mike Watt and drummer George Hurley. ... Sonic Youth is a rock group formed in New York City in 1981. ... Goo is an album by alternative rock band Sonic Youth, released on June 26, 1990. ...

Since then, he has gained acclaim in the international art scene, with his first major exposition in 1995. His works are included in the permanent collections of public galleries throughout the world, including a large collection at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles have all exhibited Pettibon's artwork. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (or SFMOMA) is a major modern art museum and San Francisco landmark. ... The Philadelphia Museum of Art, located at the west end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphias Fairmount Park, was founded in 1876 in conjunction with the Centennial Exposition of the same year and is now among the largest and most important art museums in the United States. ... Night view of Whitney Museum of American Art The Whitney Museum of American Art is an art gallery and museum in New York City founded in 1931 by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. ... MOCA, Downtown Los Angeles. ...

In 2002 Pettibon gained more widespread popular exposure when the Foo Fighters commissioned him to design the artwork for their One by One album. Foo Fighters are a rock group formed by musician Dave Grohl in 1995. ... One by One is the fourth album by Foo Fighters, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music). ...

In 2004 he was the recipient of the prestigious Bucksbaum Award[1]. The $100,000 prize is awarded biennially to a solo artist who has exhibited at the Whitney Biennial. The prize has increased interest in Pettibon's work; a few weeks later one of his ink on paper works commanded a record $66,000 at auction[2]. The Bucksbaum Award was established in 2000 by the Bucksbaum Family Foundation and the Whitney Museum of American Art. ... Begun in 1932, by the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Whitney Biennial is a world-renowned showcase for recent American art, typically by the young and not neccisarily well known. ...

Also in 2004, he can be seen working on some new pieces in Mike Watt's music video for "Tied A Reed 'Round My Waist", while Watt shows the camera some other recently finished Pettibon works as well as a Black Flag promotional flyer depicting Richard Nixon. That same year, several of Pettibon's Black Flag flyers were reproduced in the 10th Anniversary Edition of Henry Rollins' book Get In The Van. Michael David Watt (born December 20, 1957 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is a bass guitarist, singer and songwriter, best-known for co-founding the punk rock bands The Minutemen and fIREHOSE; as of 2003, he is also the bassist for the reunited Iggy Pop & The Stooges. ... Black Flag may refer to: Black Flag (insecticide), a brand of insecticide made by the Fountainhead Group Czarny Sztandar (1903), a Białystok anarchist organisation Chernoe Znamja (1905), a Geneva anarchist newspaper Black Flag (band), a hardcore punk band Black Flag (newspaper), an anarchist newspaper Black Flag Army, a bandit... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... Henry Rollins (born February 13, 1961 as Henry Lawrence Garfield) is an American Grammy Award-winning hardcore/punk singer/songwriter; spoken word artist, book author (prose and poetry), radio and TV personality; occasional movie actor, comedian, and voice-over artist. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

Pettibon occasionally dabbles in music, sometimes leading a group called Super Sessions that has played in the Los Angeles area. He has also contributed lyrics to songs on fIREHOSE's Flyin' The Flannel and Mr. Machinery Operator albums, and in October 2006 will be making his recording debut as a vocalist on the Unknown Instructors' second album The Master's Voice. Indoor firehose A firehose is a thick, high-pressure hose used to carry water or other fire retardant (such as foam) to a fire to extinguish it. ... Front cover of the first Unknown Instructors album, The Way Things Work. The Unknown Instructors are an all-star improvisational rock outfit that features the former rhythm section of The Minutemen and fIREHOSE, bassist Mike Watt and drummer George Hurley; Saccharine Trust members, guitarist Joe Baiza and vocalist Jack Brewer... The Masters Voice is the forthcoming second album by American improvisational band Unknown Instructors, due out in March, 2007. ...

He currently lives in Venice Beach, California. Venice Beach and Boardwalk Venice, California, is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California. ...

External links

• A few flyers for Black Flag shows, from Mike Watt's homepage: [3]
• pbs.org Art21: Raymond Pettibon] (includes images and interviews)
• Mike Watt's "Tied A Reed 'Round My Waist" video, featuring Raymond Pettibon at work (QuickTime)
• "The Underbelly Artist" by Michael Kimmelman, New York Times Magazine, October 9, 2005.
• Bad at Sports Pettibon Interview [4]
• Performance with Rudiger Carl at SASSAS sound. concert archives (streaming QuickTime)