Andrea Zittel

Rules of Raugh
September 30 – October 28

A drawing on brown paper featuring a stylized, puzzle-like tree trunk next to a bare, black tree with twisted branches, influenced by Andrea Zittel's design principles.

A technical drawing of a mechanical part with a sectional view, showing internal components such as gears and a layer structure, executed in fine line art on beige paper influenced by Andrea Zittel's concepts.

A minimalist drawing by Andrea Zittel features an open rectangular box on a textured tan background, with widely spaced double lines creating a shadow illusion, suggesting the box is slightly elevated on a surface.

An ink drawing by Andrea Zittel of two intersecting, cubic architectural forms on beige paper, framed with a white mat and light wood. The drawing features detailed lines suggesting texture and shadow, creating a 3D effect.

Abstract line drawing on beige paper by Andrea Zittel, framed in white, featuring interconnected geometric shapes creating a minimalist three-dimensional form.

An abstract pencil drawing by contemporary artist Andrea Zittel, depicting two textured vertical forms reflected over a horizontal line, suggesting a landscape with water, framed in a light wooden frame.

Illustration of a stylized, abstract sculpture resembling a broad chair or monument inspired by Andrea Zittel, drawn in a monochrome sepia tone on a plain background.

A sketch of a wooden table with an irregular, organic shape inspired by Andrea Zittel on a textured brown background, featuring shadow detail underneath, drawn in a minimalist style.

Press Release

Richard Levy Gallery is proud to present Rules of Raugh by Andrea Zittel. Rules of Raugh comprises nine etching and aquatint prints. Accompanied by a list of “rules,” these sketch-like images are a partial plan for Zittel’s utilitarian utopia.

Andrea Zittel is widely known for her experimental modes of living and her compartmental habitat constructions. Concerned with efficiency and esthetics, she investigates space usage and lifestyle through an ongoing conceptual project entitled “Raugh.” A combination of “rough” and “raw,” Raugh (pronounced raw) galvanizes constructed space that deteriorates beautifully, maximizes comfort, absorbs dirt, and has a place for everything. Raugh is a concept, a personal manifesto for art making through which Zittel attempts to close the gap between art, design, life, and fun. Andrea Zittel lives and works at A-Z West, her compound in Joshua Tree, CA.

Zittel’s work is exhibited and collected internationally and she was recently awarded the Smithsonian American Museum of Art’s prestigious Lubelia Artist Award. A major survey of Zittel’s work will open in October at The Contemporary Art Museum in Houston and will travel to the New Museum, NY, LA MoCa, and the Vancouver Art Museum.

Dates: September 30–October 28, 2005
Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 11 am–4 pm
Location: 514 Central Avenue SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Contact: 505.766.9888, info@levygallery.com, www.levygallery.com @levygallery