Eternal Hexagon

1964 · Portfolio

May one see it?

Not receiving at present

Washington, D.C., United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

early 1960s
MoMA buys “The American Dream, I”
Alfred H. Barr Jr. acquires the painting The American Dream, I for the Museum of Modern Art; after this the artist’s career takes off.
1962
First solo exhibition in New York
Eleanor Ward’s Stable Gallery hosts his first solo exhibition in New York.
1963
Warhol films “Bob Indiana Etc.”
Andy Warhol makes a portrait of him, the four-minute silent film Bob Indiana Etc., in which Wynn Chamberlain and John Giorno also appear.
1964
Break-up with Kelly and the birth of LOVE
After parting from Ellsworth Kelly, Indiana reworks an earlier, cruder version of the piece (according to the art historian Susan Elizabeth Ryan, in 1964 it was a far more explicit four-letter word beginning with F, its second letter, a U, tilted to the right) into the famous stacked LOVE with its tilted O, and sends the first cards to friends and acquaintances in the art world. Its red, blue and green are thought to nod to Kelly’s colours, and the relationship was not made public until 2013.
1964
Star of Warhol’s film “Eat”
He plays the lead in Andy Warhol’s 45-minute film Eat, in which he eats a mushroom.
1966
LOVE exhibition at the Stable Gallery
For his solo show devoted to the LOVE series, the first silkscreen of the image is printed as the gallery’s exhibition poster.