The Arena of Love. Dwan Gallery, Los Angeles 1965

Announcement for a groupshow held from Jan. 5 to Feb. 1 1965, 30 x 22.2 cm, printed b/w. Features images of Hershey's kisses with labels presenting artists' names and information about the show. Listed participants include Yves Klein, Duchamp, M. Rayse, Andy Warhol, Lichtenstein, Billy Apple, Kienholz, Ramos, and Copley among others. Rear of sheet with address of Dwan Gallery written in pencil. Copy shows moderate creasing, scarce document.

Dwan Gallery (1959-1971) was one of the most important galleries of the postwar period in the U.S. Founded by Virginia Dwan (1931-2022) in a Los Angeles storefront in 1959, it was followed by a second space in New York City in 1965. Dwan presented groundbreaking exhibitions and projects by Kienholz, Yves Klein, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg, Robert Smithson, Michael Heizer et al.