Exhibition in LA: Works On Paper
An exhibition entitled ‘Don Van Vliet Works On Paper‘ runs 27 October 2007 – 1 December 2007 at David Kordansky Gallery in Los Angeles. The exhibition is organized in collaboration with Michael Werner...
View ArticleDon Van Vliet at Galerie Michael Werner on 5th May, 1985 by Carl Berger
Ahm gonna tell you the story of how I came to meet Don Van Vliet. Well, to be honest, I stood in front of him, yes, but whether that qualifies as a “meeting” I’m not sure. In May 1985 about 30...
View ArticleDon Van Vliet at Michael Werner by Jutta Koether
This was printed in the May 1987 edition of Artscribe. Last year Captain Beefheart, one of the few musicians left on earth who doesn’t just deserve the label unique but actually embodies uniqueness,...
View ArticleCaptain Beefheart Gaining International Acclaim – for Painting by John Rogers
Article from the Associated Press, published 22nd June 1995. A long time ago, in an artistic dimension somewhere in another galaxy called the 1960s, there emerged an unlikely musical hero, name of...
View ArticleStatic Struggle and Transcendence – Don Van Vliet’s Universe by Pamela Popeson
Article taken from Volume 13 #1 of Cover Magazine (March 1999). Many thanks to Brian Smith for kindly sending me a copy of the magazine. Don Van Vliet; poet, musician, composer, anti-rockstar, aka the...
View ArticleYeah, I’m happy. Happy as a clam by Dave Dimartino
This article first appeared in Mojo Magazine, December 1993 as an introduction to an interview with the man himself. Please also see John French’s response to this article. He is alive. A recluse....
View ArticleLook At My Beef Art: Works On Paper By Don Van Vliet
This review of the 2017 exhibition ‘Works On Paper’ was published on The Quietus website 5 August 2017 See original article Look At My Beef Art: Works On Paper By Don Van Vliet Adam Lehrer An...
View ArticleRalf Love Don : Galerie Michael Werner Exhibition 2021
A collection of Don’s paintings and drawings is being exhibited at Michael Werner’s Cologne Gallery from 4 September to 16 October 2021, under the title “Ralf Love Don”. Galerie Michael Werner is...
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