The eagerly anticipated “LLYN FOULKES” opens at the Hammer, featuring 150 works from private and public collections spanning the American artist’s impressive and inspiring career. From landscapes to narratives to collage, Foulks is both precise and raw, delicate and brutal, always smart and subtle.

Foulkes began his career in 1959 at the groundbreaking Ferus Gallery, with a solo show there in 1961 (a year before Andy Warhol’s Soupcans!) and gained a following for his huge landscapes which incorporated man-made elements, as well as his more Pop Art works. When Foulkes debuted his Bloody Head series 2001, art world heads exploded from the visual equivalent of Bob Dylan going electric at the Newport Folk Festival (Google that bit of ancient history, kids!). It was a radical departure in terms of content, but not in theme.

but wait, there’s more! The Hammer says:

The show will also feature a video of Foulkes playing his Machine, a one-man instrument consisting of horns, bass, organ pipes, percussion and more. 

The exhibition runs through May 19, 2013. Please see it! It will rock your world, change your perception of current art, and spin your brain around on its stem.