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LG Williams

The Official Website of LG Williamsand The Estate of LG Williams™

Beverly Hills · Waikiki
EST. 1969 artist · writer · publisher
Issue 2026.05 current edition
Biography & complete record

Curriculum Vitae

Artist · Writer · Publisher · 1981–2026

The complete record of LG Williams — education, honors, teaching, exhibitions, criticism, press, and publications, spanning 1981–2026. Revised May 2026.

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§ 01

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY

LG Williams is a Los Angeles artist and was recently an Endowed University Instructor at The Academy of Art University. He has served as the Emmy Henning Distinguished Professor of Visual Art and Art History at D(D).DDDD University, and as Robert Hughes Distinguished Visual Artist-In-Residence at The Lodge in Hollywood, CA. Williams’s practice spans many artistic disciplines, including art criticism and art history.

Williams received his M.F.A. from the University of California, Davis. He has exhibited at national and international venues, among them The Internet Pavilion of La Biennale di Venezia 2011, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, di Rosa Art Preserve, Laguna Art Museum, Klaipėdos Kultūrų Komunikacijų Centras, Cologne Art Fair, Artissima, LISTE, Art-O-Rama, ARCO, Super Window Project, Gloria Maria Gallery, Lance Fung Gallery, Steven Wirtz Gallery, and Gallery Subversive.

Williams’s artworks are held in museums and private collections in Europe, the U.S., and Japan. According to Kenneth Baker, art critic for the |San Francisco Chronicle, “Williams wants to hold open a space in which painting might resume in earnest.” His exhibition In Abstentia, held at Super Window Project in Kyoto, was reviewed in Artforum in May 2011. In 2014, Donald Preziosi (Emeritus Professor of Art History, UCLA) included Williams in his Art, Religion, Amnesia: The Enchantments of Credulity (Routledge). In 2012, Baron Osuna (Super Window Project), for Gloria Maria Gallery, co-curated LG Williams / The Estate of LG Williams, Anthology: 1985–2012, a mid-career retrospective in Milan; Thomas Frangenberg of The University of Leicester wrote the catalog essay.

Williams’s work has also appeared in Artforum, The New York Times, Times Literary Supplement, The Guardian, Japan Times, Los Angeles Times, La Stampa, Bookforum, Purple Diary, Huffington Post, San Francisco Bay Guardian, East Bay Express, Daily Californian, Juxtapoz Magazine, Java Magazine,LA Weekly, OC Weekly, Artweek, Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles (CARLA), and Sacramento Bee, among others.

An heir to West Coast and Beat Generation art, Williams is one of the youngest members of the Rat Bastard Protective Association, whose membership includes Bruce Conner, Wally Hedrick, Jay DeFeo, Joan Brown, Manuel Neri, and Wallace Berman.

Williams has taught studio art, art history, art appreciation, and graphic design at the University of California, Davis; the University of Southern California; California College of the Arts; Arizona State University; and the University of Hawaii, among others.

In 2008, when arts reporter Steven Heller selected the Top 10 Art Books of the Year for The New York Times Sunday Book Review, he singled out Williams’s opening sentence from his clandestine introductory essay — written under a pseudonym — for E Pluribus Venom: The Art of Shepard Fairey.

In 2009, Cengage Learning / Wadsworth published Williams’s Drawing Upon Art: A Workbook for Gardner’s Art Through the Ages (edited by Dr. Julia Friedman), an innovative pedagogical tool designed to facilitate learning art history through drawing. In 2011–12, Williams served as the art critic for The Tokyo Weekender, the oldest free English-language publication in Japan.

In 2016, Williams (PCP Press) conceived and produced Wasted Words and Dust Bunnies by Dave Hickey (the latter edited by Dr. Julia Friedman). Both were reviewed in the Times Literary Supplement, while the UCLA Hammer Museum, SITE Santa Fe, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA), and the Las Vegas Contemporary Art Center (C.A.C.) featured events with Hickey and Friedman. Additionally, Wasted Words appeared in Netflix’s Velvet Buzzsaw, the Los Angeles–set art-horror film starring Jake Gyllenhaal.

In 2018, Williams published Wayne Thiebaud Lectures on Art and Drawing, his compilation of Thiebaud’s student lectures, with an introductory essay by Dr. Gene Cooper, Professor Emeritus, California State University, Long Beach. Recently, Williams published three compilations of “tweets” and “Twitter poems” by the Los Angeles artist-iconoclast Raymond Pettibon: SCKONTHIS!!, Tuff Luyv, and my fists r free.

Williams is perhaps best known for his post-consumer, trans-dimensional aesthetic theory, Prosperity Aesthetics™ (PA™). PA™ — sometimes referred to as The Prosperity Art Principle, The Wealth Art Principle, or The Principle of Artistic Success — is an aesthetic belief among progressive-minded artists that financial blessing and physical well-being derive from the will of art. Faith in art, positive speech, and donations to artistic causes (esp. Prosperity Aesthetics LLC) increase one’s artistic esteem and material wealth — financial wealth being the most visible indication of divine creative favor. Since the COVID pandemic, Williams has transformed and empowered more than 100,000 Zoom viewers from 20 countries through his live Prosperity Aesthetics™ seminars.

In 2005, Williams received an Honorary Doctorate from The Institute for Subversive Art and Analysis in Cedar Rapids.

§ 02

EDUCATION

3 entries
Institute for Subversive Art and AnalysisCedar Rapids, IA
Ph.D., Docteur Honoris Caustica
Award Committee Chair: Haleh Niazmand
University of California, DavisDavis, CA
M.F.A. Visual Art
Committee: Wayne Thiebaud, Bob Arneson & David Hollowell
Kansas City Art InstituteKansas City, MO
B.F.A. Sculpture
Committee Chair: Dale Eldred
§ 03

HONORS AND AWARDS

7 entries
  • Endowed University Instructor, The Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
  • Robert Hughes Distinguished Visual Artist-In-Residence, The Lodge, Los Angeles, CA
  • Rat Bastard Protective Association International Award, Lemon, Honolulu, HI
  • Emmy Hennings Distinguished Professor of Visual Art and Art History, D(D).DDDD University
  • Award of Excellence, California State Exhibition, Sacramento, CA
  • Marshall Pitcher Award, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
  • Hallmark National Achievement Award, New York, NY
§ 04

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

32 entries

2021–2022

  • Academy of Art University, 79 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, (800) 544-2787

2012

  • Arizona State University, PO Box 872102, Tempe, AZ 85287-2102, (480) 965-6536

2011–2012

  • Phoenix College, 1202 W. Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85013, (602) 285-7800

2008–2016

  • D(D).DDDD University, Online University

2005

  • University of Southern California, Watt Hall 104, University Park Campus, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0292, (213) 740-2311

2004–2005

  • Chaminade University, 3140 Waialae Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816-1578, (808) 735-4711

2004

  • University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 2500 Campus Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, (808) 956-7221
  • Hawaiʻi Pacific University, 1164 Bishop Street, Honolulu, HI 96813, (808) 544-0200

1990–2003

  • College of Alameda, 555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway, Alameda, CA 94501, (510) 522-7221

2002

  • Berkeley City College (Vista College), 2050 Center Street, Berkeley, CA 94704, (510) 981-2800

2001

  • Cerritos College, 11110 Alondra Boulevard, Norwalk, CA 90650-6298, (800) 433-3243

2000–2001

  • University of California, Berkeley, 2150 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94720-4505, (510) 642-6000

2000

  • Moorpark College, 7075 Campus Road, Moorpark, CA 93021, (805) 378-1400

1996–1998

  • University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, (530) 752-0530
  • California College of the Arts, 1111 8th Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, (800) 447-1278
  • Chabot College, 25555 Hesperian Boulevard, Hayward, CA 94545, (510) 723-6600
  • Laney College, 900 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA 94607, (510) 834-5740

1995–1996

  • Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022, (650) 949-7777
  • John F. Kennedy University, 100 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-4817, (800) 696-5358

1995

  • City College of San Francisco, 50 Phelan Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94112, (415) 239-3000

1994–1998

  • Merritt College, 12500 Campus Drive, Oakland, CA 94619, (510) 531-4911

1994

  • Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, CA 92866, (714) 997-6815
  • College of Marin, 835 College Avenue, Kentfield, CA 94904, (415) 457-8811
  • College of Marin, Indian Valley Campus, 1800 Ignacio Boulevard, Novato, CA 94949, (415) 883-2211

1992–1994

  • John F. Kennedy University, 100 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-4817, (800) 696-5358
  • Patten College, 2365 Coolidge Avenue, Oakland, CA 94601, (510) 261-8500

1993–1994

  • Laney College, 900 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA 94607, (510) 834-5740

1990–1991

  • Chabot College, 25555 Hesperian Boulevard, Hayward, CA 94545, (510) 723-6600
  • Ohlone College, 43600 Mission Boulevard, Fremont, CA 94539, (510) 659-6000

1985–1987

  • University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, (530) 752-0530

1986

  • University of California, Davis, ASUC Art Center, Davis, CA 95616, (530) 752-0530

1982

  • Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790-1300, (309) 438-8311
§ 05

SELECTED ARTIST RESIDENCIES

13 entries
  • Clayoquot Wilderness Resort, Vancouver Island, Canada
  • Cottar's Safari Camp, Kenya
  • Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle, Thailand
  • Halekulani, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
  • Hotel President Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Jade Mountain Resort, St. Lucia
  • Le Royal Monceau Raffles Paris, Paris, France
  • Likuliku Lagoon Resort, Fiji
  • Royal Malewane, South Africa
  • The Brando, Tahiti
  • The Lanesboroug, London, United Kingdom
  • The Ritz-Carlton, Okinawa, Japan
  • Twin Farms, Barnard, Vermont, United States
§ 06

GALLERIES

6 entries
  • Abandoned Gallery, Wailuku, HI
  • Dai Bak Hap Gallery, Berkeley, CA
  • FUCKTHATGALLERY, Honolulu, CA
  • HI Gallery, Honolulu, CA
  • Lemon Gallery, Honolulu, CA
  • Miracle Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA
§ 07

WIKIPEDIA PAGES

7 entries
§ 08

RECENT PUBLIC EVENTS, LECTURES, AND SERVICE

23 entries

2018

  • (Invited Lecture) “The Rat Bastard Protective Association,” Subcultures course led by Professor Bryan Reynolds, University of California, Irvine (Irvine, CA).

2016

  • (Invited Lecture) “LG Williams: In Person Artist Lecture,” Laguna Art Museum (Laguna Beach, CA, December 15).
  • (Public Conversation) “Dave Hickey in Conversation with Julia Friedman,” UCLA Hammer Museum (Los Angeles, CA, May 11).
  • (Public Discussion) “25 Women: Essays on Their Art,” book celebration and discussion with Dave Hickey introduced by Dr. Julia Friedman, Artbook @ Hauser Wirth & Schimmel (Los Angeles, CA, May 12).
  • (Public Conversation) “Dave Hickey in Conversation with Julia Friedman,” SITE Santa Fe (Santa Fe, NM, April 15).
  • (Invited Lecture) Julia Friedman, book signing and lecture, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (Scottsdale, AZ, March 31).
  • (Public Conversation) “Dave Hickey in Conversation with Julia Friedman,” Las Vegas Contemporary Art Center (Las Vegas, NV, March 5).
  • (Participation) Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA (Los Angeles, CA, February 11–14).

2015

  • (Invited Lecture) “Shepard Fairey’s Obama Hope Scam,” invited by Professor James Nesbit, Art History Department, University of California, Irvine (Irvine, CA).

2013

  • (Invited Lecture) “Mona Lisa’s Smile,” Spirit of the Senses Salon (Phoenix, AZ).

2012

  • (Guest Lecture) “Myths and Legends in Conceptual Art,” Beat Seminar, Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ, October 3).
  • (Juror) Summer Show, Harry Wood Gallery, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts (Tempe, AZ, April–June).

2011

  • (Guest Lecture) “MUSCLE: Gender, Identity, Treason, Sex, Innovation and Sustainability: The Art of Wally Hedrick,” Beat Seminar, Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ, February 8).
  • (Guest Lecture) “For Sale By Artist: La Biennale di Venezia – 2011,” Intermedia Graduate Seminar, Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ, October 24).

2005

  • (Invited Lecture) “Contemporary Trends in Recent RV Art,” in conjunction with The 2005 Traveling Western RV Biennial Art Show, John Natsoulas Center for the Arts (Davis, CA, March 5).

2004

  • (Invited Lecture) “De-Coding The Mona Lisa,” Hawai‘i Pacific University (Honolulu, HI, November 4).
  • (Invited Lecture) “De-Coding The Mona Lisa,” University of Hawai‘i (Honolulu, HI, September 2).
  • (Invited Lecture) “De-Coding The Mona Lisa,” University of Hawai‘i (Downtown) (Honolulu, HI, September 8).
  • (Invited Lecture) “The ‘Swinging’ Big Lebowski,” Hawai‘i Pacific University (Honolulu, HI, July 29).

2003

  • (Artist Lecture) “LG Williams,” San Francisco Art Institute (San Francisco, CA).
  • (Artist Lecture) “LG Williams,” di Rosa Art Preserve (Napa, CA).
  • (Artist Lecture) “LG Williams,” Ox-Bow School (Napa, CA).
  • (Artist Lecture) “LG Williams,” College of Alameda (Alameda, CA).
§ 09

COURSES TAUGHT

14 entries
  • Art Appreciation
  • Art History I: Prehistory to Gothic
  • Art History II: Renaissance to 19th C
  • Ceramics I & II
  • Drawing
  • Graduate Seminar
  • Graphic Design
  • History of Photography
  • Introduction to Art
  • Life Drawing
  • Painting
  • Photoshop & Illustrator
  • Two-Dimensional Design
  • Undergraduate Seminar
§ 10

EXHIBITIONS: ONE AND TWO PERSON

50 entries

2025

  • Erik David Gallery, Beverly Hills — "Even More Gauling" (September 15 – November 15)

2013

  • Gloria Maria Gallery, Milan, Italy — “Closed,” curated by Chiara Guidi (September 19–November 17).

2012

  • Gloria Maria Gallery, Milan, Italy — “LG Williams / The Estate of LG Williams™ / Super Window Project: Anthology 1987–2012” (November 14–December 21).

2011

  • The Container, Tokyo, Japan — “Anything But” (June 6–August 30).
  • Super Window Project, Kyoto, Japan — “In Absentia” (February 7–March 6).
  • Tana Bookshelf Gallery, Tokyo, Japan — “Salaryman / Superman” (February 3–6).

2010–2011

  • Super Window Project, Kyoto, Japan — “Closed” (November 15–January 9, 2011).
  • Telephonebooth Gallery, Kansas City, MO — “2010 Winter Invitational” (December 4–January 4, 2011).

2010

  • Telephonebooth Gallery, Kansas City, MO — “Closed” (June 1–30).
  • FUCKTHATGALLERY, Waikiki, HI — “You Feel Good < Grope >” (May 4–29).
  • FUCKTHATGALLERY, Waikiki, HI — “Stupid Fucking Closed” (April 1–May 1).
  • FUCKTHATGALLERY, Waikiki, HI — “Party Every Night” (February 20–March 20).
  • FUCKTHATGALLERY, Waikiki, HI — “White Flag” (January 16–February 13).

2009

  • FUCKTHATGALLERY, Waikiki, HI — “Band-Aid” (September 15–October 11).

2008

  • Abandoned Gallery, Happy Valley (Maui), HI — “If You’re Not Laughing at the Morons…” with Shermine Sawalha (March 3–April 1).

2007–2008

  • Happy Valley (Maui), HI — “House Where the Bottom Fell Out.”
  • Telephonebooth Gallery, Kansas City, MO — “One Square Foot” (November 10–February 28).
  • Abandoned Gallery, Wailuku, HI — “Stupid Fucking.”

2005

  • Gallery Subversive, Cedar Rapids, IA — “Truly Yours : )” (April 16-May 16).
  • artLA — Santa Monica Civic Center Auditorium (Jan. 27-30).

2004–2005

  • Lemon, Honolulu, HI — “Rat Bastard Protective Association (Hawaii) International Award Exhibition.”
  • Lemon, Honolulu, HI — “One Awesome Sculpture and That’s All!” (October 2–November 4).
  • Lemon, Honolulu, HI — “Help Wanted!” (June 11–July 8).
  • World Wide Web — “Help Wanted: The Craigslist Exhibition” (March 10–31).

2003

  • Hi Gallery, Waikiki, HI — “Honolulu Times” (July 28–August 21).

2002

  • dai bak hap gallery, Berkeley, CA — “New Work” (April 28–May 21).
  • Princess Center for the Arts, Montreal, Canada — “10 New Installations.”
  • dai bak hap gallery, Berkeley, CA — “March to April” (April 1–May 1).
  • Hi Gallery, Waikiki, HI — “Look, Jump, Mistake” (December 28–January 10).

2001

  • Hi Gallery, Waikiki, HI — “Recent Work” (March 28–August 21).
  • World Wide Web — “DON’T BE, DON’T BELIEVE, AFRAID OF BEING.”
  • World Wide Web — “B HERE | B GONE.”

2000

  • Miracle Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA — “LA HELLO, LA GOODBYE” (November 28).
  • World Wide Web — “Nine Variations on the Bottom Line.”

1999

  • Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco, CA — “Recent Paintings” (June 22–July 14).
  • Lance Fung Gallery, New York, NY — “( ( blow: Wall Drawings” (June 22–July 14).
  • Nexus, Berkeley, CA — “CATHEXIX: LG Williams & Wally Hedrick” (April 8).
  • World Wide Web — “The Dow.”
  • World Wide Web — “Year in Rearview.”
  • World Wide Web — “Figuerlich Art Und Konzeptkunst.”

1997

  • California Fine Arts, Hollywood, CA — “HACHACHACHA” (May 9–15).
  • Gallery 16, San Francisco, CA — “Clean Shorts and Recent Wood” (February 13–March 22).

1992

  • Olga Dollar Gallery, San Francisco, CA — “LG Williams” (September 17–October 23).

1988–1989

  • Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, CA — “LG Williams” (December 8–January 27).

1988

  • Allport Gallery, San Francisco, CA — “LG Williams: Drawings” (November 10–December 3).
  • Davis Art Center, Davis, CA — “LG Williams” (July 1–29).

1987

  • University of California, Davis, Davis, CA — “LG Williams” (June 5–July 2).

1985

  • Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO — “LG Williams B.F.A. Exhibition.”
  • Athena Gallery, Kansas City, MO — “LG Williams.”

1981

  • Center for the Visual Arts Gallery, Illinois State University, Normal, IL — “LG Williams”
§ 11

EXHIBITIONS: GROUP

120 entries

2025

  • Marfa Invitational, Marfa, TX — “LG Williams: Marfa Invitational 2025” (May 15–22).

2024

  • UCLA Daily Bruin — “Hold On – Just Give Me a Minute” (May 22).
  • UCLA Daily Bruin — “It’s Better to Be Mediocre #2” (February 28).
  • Artforum Magazine — “The Big Board” (February).
  • UCLA Daily Bruin — “Party Every Night” (January 24).

2023

  • “The Street & The Shop” — curated by Michael Slenske (December 2–3).
  • Artforum Magazine — “Hollow Subjects Hollow Representations” (December).
  • The Brooklyn Rail — “Artist / Fix-It Man” (December).
  • UCLA Daily Bruin — “[Floor Creaking]” with Dr. Bryan Reynolds (November 20).
  • The Brooklyn Rail — “Pick Your Preferred Post-Critical Platitudes” (October).
  • Artforum Magazine — “Devils of Contemporary Art” (September).
  • The Brooklyn Rail — “The Development of Expertise in the Visual Arts” (July/August).
  • The Brooklyn Rail — “Thank You Millionaires! Thank You Billionaires!” (May).
  • The Brooklyn Rail — “The Art Fairs: Paintings, Drawings, and Prints” (March).
  • Artforum Magazine — “For Your Consideration: House Where The Bottom Fell Out” (February).
  • The Brooklyn Rail — “Amounts to Nothing: The Fucked-Up Figure Paintings” (December/January).

2022

  • Artforum Magazine — “PCP Press 1997–2022” (December).
  • Artforum Magazine — “Bankrupt or $0.00” (September).
  • Artforum Magazine — “A Long Time Coming” (February, archived).

2021

  • Artforum Magazine — “How Do You Like Me Now?” (September).

2019

  • Creative Center Osaka (CCO), Osaka, Japan — “Only Connect Osaka,” curated by Yutaka Inagawa, Mouhitori, Hitomi Kanemoto, Hitoko Urago, Soshi Matsunobe. Artists included Bibah Akhyar, Soshi Matsunobe, Morgane Tschiember and others (February 23–March 17).

2016–2017

  • Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA — “Permanent Collection Exhibition,” featuring Wayne Thiebaud, Manuel Neri, Wallace Berman, Peter Alexander, Billy Al Bengston, John Altoon, Mary Weatherford, Llyn Foulkes, George Herms and others (October 16–January 15, 2017).

2015

  • Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen, Germany — “Le Souffleur: Schürmann Meets Ludwig: from the Gaby and Wilhelm Schürmann Collection,” featuring Jasper Johns, Gerhard Richter, On Kawara, Monika Baer, Chuck Close, Guerilla Girls, Richard Hamilton, Lee Lozano, Franz West, Raymond Pettibon and others (March 22, 2015–January 31, 2016).

2013

  • Klaipeda Culture Communication Center, Klaipeda, Lithuania — “What Is It?,” curated by Julija Cistiakova, with Abraham Cruzvillegas, Seth Price, Hans Op de Beeck, Maurizio Cattelan & Pierpaolo Ferrari, Dan Perjovschi, Dora García, and Christian Jankowski (October 11–November 10).
  • Alfred Gallery (גלריה אלפרד), Tel Aviv, Israel — “Traggicon” (June 13–July 5).
  • Parc du Domaine les Crayères, Reims, France — “Geometrie Variable,” curated by Baron Osuna (May 17–June 30).
  • Artra Gallery, Milan, Italy — “ARTRA–Arte Contemporanea Milano,” curated by Chiara Guidi (April 6–23).

2012

  • Trans Art Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan — “Trans Art Tokyo” (November 21–December 25).
  • Telephonebooth Gallery, Kansas City, MO — “2012–13 Winter Invitational,” curated by Tim Brown (January 4–March 20).

2011

  • Internet Pavilion, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy — “Padiglione Internet BYOB Venezia” (June 3–November 27).

2010

  • FUCKTHATGALLERY, Waikiki, HI — “Here’s the Rub” (December 12–January 16, 2010)

2009

  • FUCKTHATGALLERY, Waikiki, HI — “The Big Bad World™” (October 17–November 14).
  • California State University, Sacramento, Library Gallery and Annex, Sacramento, CA — “In Our Time and Place: Selections from the Rene di Rosa Collection (Traveling Exhibition),” curated by Richard Reisman (September 10–November 12).

2005

  • Kunstpanorama, Lucerne, Switzerland — “Linc Art in a Box: Boxx.com” (February 25–March 20).
  • John Natsoulas Center for the Arts, Davis, CA — “The 2005 Traveling Western RV Biennial Art Show” (March 5).
  • Post, Los Angeles, CA — “Group Show” (January 13–February 12).

2004–2005

  • Linc Real Art, San Francisco, CA — “Group Show” (December 9–January 9).

2004

  • Post, Los Angeles, CA — “Hero-Glyph” (November 13–December 30).
  • Lemon, Honolulu, HI — "Super-Sized Toilet Paper for Big F**king A**holes" (October 28 – November 22)
  • Linc Real Art, San Francisco, CA — “wouldworker” (June 3–30).
  • Lemon, Honolulu, HI — “Inaugural Exhibition” (May 10–June 1).
  • Kunstpanorama, Lucerne, Switzerland — “Minifesto” (January 8–February 10).

2003

  • Linc Art, San Francisco, CA — “Tossed Salad” (April 5–May 1).
  • di Rosa Preserve, Napa, CA — “Faux Real,” curated by Charles Linder (February 1–27).

2002

  • Lucky Tackle, Berkeley, CA — “Making Ends Meet (The 20–50 Show)” (June 28).

2001

  • Cerritos Art Gallery, Cerritos College, Cerritos, CA — “Take Off!” (September 2–October 4).

1999

  • California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA — “Add / Drop / Add” (September 6–26).
  • Nexus Gallery, Berkeley, CA — “FLAT” (May 7).

1997

  • Gallery 16, San Francisco, CA — “Books, Prints and Multiples” (November).
  • Georgia State University, University Plaza, Atlanta, GA — “Custom-Made-International” (July 5).
  • di Rosa Art Preserve, Napa, CA — “COME-ON / IN-WARD” (Permanent installation).
  • California Museum of Art, Burbank Art Center, Santa Rosa, CA — “Group Exhibition” (May).
  • Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA — “Homeless Art Project Rock Concert” (April).
  • Eastern Oregon State University, Hoke Gallery, La Grande, OR — “Native American” (May 17–23).
  • California Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA — “Group Exhibition” (January 2–March 27).
  • The Living Room, Santa Monica, CA — “Dreams of Life and Death” (January 8–February 1).

1996

  • Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA — “25 Years” (October 4–31).
  • Lance Fung Fine Arts, New York, NY — “Gallery Group Show.”
  • Cirrus Editions, Los Angeles, CA — “Group Show” (April 20–June 15).
  • San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA — “Group Exhibition.”
  • Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, CO — “From Paper to Ether” (May 1–31).
  • Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA — “Faculty Exhibition” (March 1–April 25).
  • SRO Corridor Gallery, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX — “Group Exhibition” (March 1–31).
  • Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis, OR — “Women’s Vision Exhibition” (March 13–April 5).
  • Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN — “International Exhibit” (February 15–March 3).
  • Sun Gallery, Hayward, CA — “Hearts Afire” (February 14–28).
  • San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA — “American Media and Culture” (February 9–16).
  • Columbia College, Chicago, IL — “Paper Plate” (January 15–30).
  • South Bay Women’s Caucus for Art, Palo Alto, CA — “The Embattled Artist” (January 15).

1995

  • Luther College Gallery, Luther College, Decorah, IA — “Home” (September 1–31).
  • Berkeley Public Library, Berkeley, CA — “Reflections on Hiroshima” (August 1–15).
  • Seniwati Gallery, Ubud, Bali — “Keep It Simple (KIS)” (August 10–September 30).
  • Carneros Distillery Gallery, Napa, CA — “Replenish” (July 30).
  • Pence Gallery, Davis, CA — “Sweet Bitters; Ideograms and Correspondences” (May 17–31).
  • California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, CA — “It’s in the Mail” (May 10–June 25).

1994

  • John F. Kennedy University, Orinda, CA — “Annual Faculty Exhibition” (June 11).
  • John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA — “Amnesty International” (May 19).
  • Orange County Contemporary Art Center, Santa Ana, CA — “Issues of Violence” (April 1–30).
  • Texas Tech University, SRO Gallery, Lubbock, TX — “Postage Due” (March 1–31).
  • Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan, UT — “Drawn West: Fourth Biennial Drawing Exhibition” (February).
  • Butte College, Coyote Gallery, Oroville, CA — “Exploitation” (February).
  • Luther College Gallery, Decorah, IA — “Ethnic Pride” (February).
  • Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA — “The Ironic and Absurd” (January 15–February 12).
  • Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA — “Annual Exhibition” (January 7–31).
  • Olga Dollar Gallery, San Francisco, CA — “Miniatures II” (November 4–December 11).

1993

  • Minneapolis College of Art, Minneapolis, MN — “International Exhibition of Electronic Art.”
  • Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA — “A Tribute to Veronica” (November 7).
  • Modesto Junior College, Modesto, CA — “When Life Becomes Art” (October 8–November 10).
  • University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA — “What Do Women Want?” (June 4–6).
  • John F. Kennedy University, Orinda, CA — “B.Y.O.B.” (March 25).
  • The Sanitation Plant, San Pablo, CA — “New Year’s Group Exhibition” (January 23).
  • University of Wisconsin, Waukesha, WI — “Fairy Tales and Other Fantasies.”

1992

  • Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA — “Hope and Harmony” (December 4–January 10).
  • John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA — “Crystal Night” (December 1–January 6).
  • University of California, Davis, Davis, CA — “Distinguished Alumni” (September 5–October 8).
  • Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA — “8th Annual Exhibition: Part II” (August 30–October 4).
  • Modesto Junior College, Modesto, CA — “Drawing Direction” (September 29–October 20).
  • California State Exposition, Sacramento, CA — “California Works” (August 20–September 3).
  • Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA — “67th Annual Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition.”

1991

  • Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA — “Transport!” (February 10–April 20).
  • Skyline College, San Bruno, CA — “The Segelstad Collection.”
  • Olga Dollar Gallery, San Francisco, CA — “Bay Area Talent” (December 4–January 11).

1990

  • Olga Dollar Gallery, San Francisco, CA — “Summer Show.”

1989

  • Michael Walls Gallery, New York, NY — “Group Show.”
  • Allport Gallery, San Francisco, CA — “Gallery Selections.”

1988

  • Allport Gallery, San Francisco, CA — “Summer Selection.”
  • Natsoulas/Novelozo Gallery, Davis, CA — “New Work ’88.”

1987

  • Bluxome Gallery, San Francisco, CA — “Drawings: The Bay Area.”
  • Bluxome Gallery, San Francisco, CA — “Introductions ’87” (July 7–August 29).
  • Pence Gallery, Davis, CA — “Group Drawing Show” (June 5–July 2).
  • Carter/Brace Gallery, Napa, CA — “Davis Graduate Show.”

1985

  • Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO — “K.C.A.I. Selection.”
  • Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO — “Highlights.”

1984

  • Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO — “Painters and Potters.”

1982

  • Kent State University, Kent, OH — “Williams / Ryan.”
  • Illinois State University, Normal, IL — “Selections from the Permanent Collection.”
  • Illinois Exposition, Springfield, IL — “1982 Exhibition.”

1980

  • Visual Arts Gallery, Illinois State University, Normal, IL — “Annual Exhibition.”

1979

  • Hallmark National Achievement Award Exhibition, New York, NY.
  • Illinois Valley College, La Salle, IL — “Local Talent from Local Schools.”
§ 12

ARTFAIRS

11 entries

2023

  • Felix Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA — “Erik David Gallery Announces the Release of a Collaborative Lithograph by LG Williams, Charlie Colin, and Francesco Siqueiros,” The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel (February 15–19) (Pop-Up).

2021

  • Felix Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA — “LG Williams at The Hollywood Roosevelt” (July 29–August 1) (Pop-Up).

2019

  • Felix Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA — “LG Williams Presents ‘Almost Fellini’ at The Hollywood Roosevelt” (February 14–17) (Pop-Up).

2012

  • Artissima 19 International Fair of Contemporary Art, Torino, Italy — “Super Window Project with LG Williams / The Estate of LG Williams” (November 9–11).
  • Trans Art Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan — “The Container with LG Williams / The Estate of LG Williams: PROS • CONS • STUPID IDIOTS” (October 21–November 25).
  • ART-O-RAMA International Fair of Contemporary Art, Marseille, France — “Super Window Project with LG Williams / The Estate of LG Williams” (August 31–September 16).
  • ARCO International Contemporary Art Fair, Madrid, Spain — “Super Window Project with LG Williams / The Estate of LG Williams” (February 13–17).

2011

  • Artissima 18 International Fair of Contemporary Art, Torino, Italy — “Super Window Project with Soshi Matsunobe, Sandrine Pelletier, and LG Williams / Estate of LG Williams” (November 4–6).
  • Art Cologne, Cologne, Germany — “Super Window Project with LG Williams / The Estate of LG Williams” (April 13–17).

2005

  • artLA, Santa Monica, CA — “Group Show (Linc Art)” (January 27–30).

2004

  • Art Forum Berlin, Berlin, Germany — “Group Show (Linc Art)” (September 18–22).
§ 13

SELECTED CURATORIAL PROJECTS, PUBLIC ACTIONS, AND INSTALLATIONS

5 entries

2021

  • Online Exhibition + Viewing Room — “It’s Better to Be Mediocre,” featuring artists Doug Aitken, Andrea Bowers, Mark Bradford, Andrea Fraser, Mark Grotjahn, Alex Israel, Catherine Opie, Laura Owens, Lari Pittman, Sterling Ruby, Mary Weatherford, Jonas Wood; catalogue essay by Dave Hickey and music by Terry Allen (February 15–April 1).

2003

  • Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA — “Art Security Services,” in conjunction with *To Protect and Serve: The LAPD Archives: Photographs and Ephemera* (July 25–October 5).
  • di Rosa Art Preserve, Napa, CA — “LG Art Security Services.”
  • San Francisco International Art Fair 5, Herbst and Festival Pavilions, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA — “Wally Hedrick: War Room” (January 18–20).

1999

  • Nexus Gallery, Berkeley, CA — “CATHEXIX: LG Williams & Wally Hedrick” (April 8).
§ 14

ART CRITICISM

5 entries

2011

  • Tokyo Weekender Magazine — “The Mr. Brainwash Interview” (April 11).
  • Tokyo Weekender Magazine — “Uncovering a Tokyo Discovery” (March 1).
  • Tokyo Weekender Magazine — “Surrealism Comes to Tokyo” (March 10).
  • Tokyo Weekender Magazine — “A Single Stroke Is Not Enough” (February 9).
  • Tokyo Weekender Magazine — “No Fun at ‘Sex Booze Weed Speed’” (January 26).
§ 15

CRITICAL WRITINGS & LECTURES FEATURING LG WILLIAMS

11 entries

2025

  • Monica Steinberg — Lives of the Imaginary Artists in Cold War California (University of California Press, 460 pp., ISBN: 9780226839639 (December 2025).

2018

  • Preziosi, Donald — “In the Light of the Fowler: Art, History, Museology, and . . .,” in Jane Chin Davidson and Sandra Esslinger, eds., Global and World Art in the Practice of the University Museum, Routledge Research in Museum Studies, Routledge, New York/London, 2018, p. 35, fig. 2.1; reproduces L.G. Williams, I Can See the Whole Room! And There’s No Art in It!, 2011.

2016

  • Martin Kemp — "Mona Lisa and The Body of the World," Keynote Lecture, Laguna Art Museum (November 5).

2015

  • Gries, Laurie E. — Still Life with Rhetoric: A New Materialist Approach to Visual Rhetorics. Logan. Discusses Americans for Visual Literacy (LG Williams) on pp. 185–188, 192, 194–195, 200–201; index entries pp. 313, 317. AVL is cited as the collective that publicized Shepard Fairey's HOPE poster cover-up and situated its campaign within broader debates on copyright, fair use, and media literacy (Logan, UT: Utah State University Press).

2014

  • Donald Preziosi — Art, Religion, Amnesia: The Enchantments of Credulity (London: Routledge, 160 pp., ISBN 0415778611).

2013

  • Donald Preziosi — "In the Light of the Fowler: Art History, Museology, and…," paper presented at the Art Historians of Southern California Annual Symposium, Fowler Museum (October 19).
  • Thomas Frangenberg — LG Williams / The Estate of LG Williams: Anthology 1985–2012 (Kyoto: Super Window Project; Milan: Gloria Maria Gallery, 70 pp.).

2011

  • Holland, H. Brian. “Social Semiotics in the Fair Use Analysis.” Harvard Journal of Law & Technology, Vol. 24, No. 2, Spring 2011, pp. 335–391, at 374–375 n.223. Cites LG (Lawrence Graham) Williams III, “Obama’s Public Image Speaks Volumes” (Sept. 4, 2008), in discussion of Shepard Fairey’s Obama Hope poster, social semiotics, fair use, and contested public meaning. Harvard JOLT PDF · Texas A&M Law Scholarship record.

2010

  • Magleby, David (ed.). The Change Election: Money, Mobilization, and Persuasion in the 2008 Federal Elections. Americans for Visual Literacy (AVL) was LG Williams’s ‘Think Tank’ and Political Action Committee devoted to media literacy and visual education cited in Table 5.4. ( (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 318 pp.).
  • Chiara Guidi — Closed (Milan: Gloria Maria Gallery, 38 pp.).

1998

  • Seymour Howard — "Invitation to the Dance," in Year in Rearview, 1st edition (1998), 2nd edition (1999, 210 pp.).
§ 16

PRESS, ARTICLES AND REVIEWS

Full archive ↗︎

2025

  • VoyageLA — "Life & Work with PCP Press of Beverly Hills" (November 4)
  • VoyageLA — "Check Out Erik David Gallery’s Story" (November 4)
  • VoyageLA — "LG Williams of Beverly Hills on Life, Lessons & Legacy" (October 14)
  • VoyageLA — "Rising Stars: Meet LG Williams of Beverly Hills" (October 21)
  • Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa) — "The Emperor’s New Scans: Richard Prince’s ‘Posters’ in Marfa" (May 14).
  • Marfa Invitational — "LG Williams: Marfa Invitational 2025" (May 15–22).

2024

  • UCLA Daily Bruin — "Hold On – Just Give Me a Minute" (May 22).
  • UCLA Daily Bruin — "It’s Better to Be Mediocre #2" (February 28).
  • Artforum Magazine — "The Big Board" (February).
  • UCLA Daily Bruin — "Party Every Night" (January 24).

2023

  • Artforum Magazine — "Hollow Subjects Hollow Representations" (December).
  • The Brooklyn Rail — "Artist / Fix-It Man" (December).
  • UCLA Daily Bruin — "[Floor Creaking]," with Dr. Bryan Reynolds (November 20).
  • The Brooklyn Rail — "Pick Your Preferred Post-Critical Platitudes" (October).
  • Artforum Magazine — "LG Williams: Devils of Contemporary Art" (September).
  • Artforum Magazine — "LG Williams Appears in Artforum Magazine" (September).
  • The Brooklyn Rail — "The Development of Expertise in the Visual Arts" (July/August).
  • The Brooklyn Rail — "Erik David Gallery & LG Williams Appear in The Brooklyn Rail Magazine" (July/August).
  • Guts Gallery — "Catherine Opie: It’s Better to Be Mediocre."
  • CanvasRebel.com — "Stories & Insights: Meet LG Williams" (June 12).
  • The Brooklyn Rail — "Thank You Millionaires! Thank You Billionaires!" (May).
  • The Brooklyn Rail — "Erik David Gallery & LG Williams Appear in The Brooklyn Rail Magazine" (May).
  • The Brooklyn Rail — "Erik David Gallery & LG Williams Appear in The Brooklyn Rail Magazine" (March).
  • Erik David Gallery — "Release of a Collaborative Lithograph by LG Williams, Charlie Colin, and Francesco Siqueiros at Felix Art Fair ’23" (February 15–19).
  • Artforum Magazine — "For Your Consideration" (February).
  • Artforum Magazine — "LG Williams Appears in Artforum Magazine" (February).
  • Erik David Gallery — "Global Representation of LG Williams and The Estate of LG Williams" (January).

2022

  • "On the Path of Performance: In Conversation with Tehching Hsieh" (December 20).
  • Aesthetica Magazine — "Letter to Greg Thomas, Larry Bell: The Age of Immersion" (April/May; published December 16).
  • The Brooklyn Rail — "Erik David Gallery & LG Williams Appear in The Brooklyn Rail Magazine" (December).
  • Artforum Magazine — "PCP Press 1997–2022" (December).
  • Erik David Gallery — "Now Represents LG Williams" (December).
  • Voyage LA Magazine — "Check Out LG Williams’s Story" (November 22).
  • Manhattan Art Review (November).
  • Artforum Magazine — "Bankrupt" (September).
  • Artforum Magazine — "A Long Time Coming" (February).
  • Bookauthority.org — "7 Best New Art History Books to Read in 2022."
  • Sasha Frere-Jones Substack — "Dave Hickey," by Sasha Frere-Jones and Chris Richards (January 5).

2021

  • New York Times — "Dave Hickey, Iconoclastic Art Critic, Dies at 82," by Clay Risen (November 30).
  • Seattle Times — "This Week’s Passages: Dave Hickey" (November 26).
  • Glasstire — "Dave Hickey, 1938–2021," by Brandon Zech (November 23).
  • Artforum Magazine — "Dave Hickey (1938–2021)" (November 22).
  • Artnet News — "Art Critic Dave Hickey, Whose Caustic Wit and High-Meets-Low…" by Taylor Dafoe (November 22).
  • Los Angeles Times — "Dave Hickey, Prolific and Provocative Art Critic, Dies at 82," by Christi Carras (November 21).
  • Marseilles News — "Dave Hickey, Critique d’Art Prolifique et Provocateur" (November 21).
  • Academy of Art University — "Academy of Art University Announces LG Williams as Endowed University Instructor," by Kate Ross (November 8).
  • Italy24News — "Massimo Masciulli, Founder of the Artra Gallery in Milan, Dies," by Desirée Maida (October).
  • Film — "Dust Bunnies and Wasted Words (2016, PCP Press) by Dave Hickey," appearing in The Art of Making It, directed by Kelcey Edwards (October).
  • Artforum Magazine — "How Do You Like Me Now?" (September).
  • "3 New Raymond Pettibon Twitter Compilations" (August).
  • Felix Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA — "LG Williams: Almost Fellini" (July).
  • ShoutOut LA — "Meet LG Williams: Artist" (May).
  • "Wally Hedrick Uninfluencer: A Forgotten Generation" (April).
  • Online Exhibition + Viewing Room — "It Is Better to Be Mediocre" (February).

2020

  • Illinois State University, Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts — "Marshall Dulaney Pitcher Past Award Recipient Exhibition" (March 31–April 10, postponed due to Covid).

2019

  • The Times — "Artist LG Williams Will Feature 'Climate Catastrophe' Artwork in Streator: Idea of the Work Is to Look at Bigger Issue," by Michael Urbanec (June 18).
  • WCMY 1430 AM Radio — "Art Project by @lgwilliams Will Drape Crime Scene Tape on Tree in Streator," interview by Rick Koshko (June 17).
  • The Times — "Don's Window Art Tricks the Eye," by Michael Urbanec (June 10).
  • Voyage LA Magazine — "Hollywood Hidden Gem: Check Out LG Williams’s Artwork" (June 5).
  • Creative Center Osaka (CCO), Osaka, Japan — “Only Connect Osaka,” curated by Yutaka Inagawa, Mouhitori, Hitomi Kanemoto, Hitoko Urago, Soshi Matsunobe. Artists included Bibah Akhyar, Soshi Matsunobe, Morgane Tschiember and others (February 23–March 17).

2018

  • Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles (CARLA) — "With Alice Lodge and The LODGE in Hollywood," Issue #14 (Winter 2018).
  • OC Weekly — "Crucial Basement Projects Inhabits the Lower Level of the Santora Art Building in Santa Ana," by Dave Barton (February 8).

2017

  • Economiststalkart.org — "Museums Selling Art: La Liaison Dangereuse Between Deaccessions and Donations," by Luigi Di Gaetano and Isidoro Mazza (December 19).
  • Modern Luxury Orange County Magazine — "Eye of the Writer: Creative Curator, Historian and Author Julia Friedman Sees Art All Around," by Leslie Paxton (October).

2016

  • The Guardian — "Dave Hickey: 'The Title of Artist Has to Be Earned’," by Peter Nowogrodzki (June 14).
  • Times Literary Supplement — "Everyone’s a Critic," by David Hawkes (May 27).
  • KNPR Nevada Public Radio — "Art Critic Dave Hickey on Facebook's 'Wasted Words' and the Lack of Good Art," interview by Joe Schoenmann (March 3, 8:32 min radio interview).
  • Arizona State University, ASU Sun Devil Library — "The Age of the Image: LG Williams SoCal Mid-Rise Pictures 2015–16," by David Hawkes, LG Williams, and Alan Rubin.
  • Las Vegas Weekly — "This Week in the Arts: Dave Hickey Book Talk," by Kristen Peterson (March 2).
  • Java Magazine — "Julia Friedman: Editor of Dave Hickey's Online Writings," by Jenna Duncan (February 25).
  • Las Vegas Weekly — "Art Critic Dave Hickey Talks About Facebook — And His Two New Books About Facebook," by Kristen Peterson (February 10).
  • SettlersAndNomads.com — "News: New Books by Dave Hickey and Julia Friedman" (February).
  • The Critics Notebook (New Criterion Weblog) — "2 New Books by Dave Hickey and Julia Friedman," by James Panero (January 25).
  • Paper.li — "Art World Press: Art Critic Dave Hickey’s Facebook Rants Now the Subject of Two Books" (January 23).
  • Observer.com — "Art Critic Dave Hickey’s Facebook Rants Now the Subject of Two Books: Are We Seeing a New Form of Art Criticism?," by Ryan Steadman (January 20).
  • Bookforum.com: Paper Trail — "Selections of Dave Hickey’s Facebook Posts Have Been Published" (January 18).
  • TotallyUnauthorized.com — "Another Turn of the Wheel" (January 2).

2015

  • Radio-AM-Alex.de — "Collectors in Dialogue: Art Appreciation and Passion for Art Collecting," 20-minute interview/podcast (in German) with Karim Azmani and art collector Wilhelm Schürmann, discussing The Schürmann Contemporary Art Collection (March 20).
  • WDR.de News & Multimedia — "Collectors in Dialogue: Art Appreciation and Passion for Art Collecting," 10-minute interview/podcast (in German) with Sabine Oelze and art collector Wilhelm Schürmann, discussing The Schürmann Contemporary Art Collection (March 16).
  • Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen, Germany — "Le Souffleur: Schürmann Meets Ludwig: From the Gaby and Wilhelm Schürmann Collection," Program Catalogue (February–May, p. 50).

2013

  • National Lithuanian Radio and Television — "Interview with Curator Julija Cistiakova about What Is Missing? at Klaipėdos Kultūrų Komunikacijų Centras" (October 19, 15:00–19:00 min).
  • Lzinios.lt — "Kūrėjų Pastangos Laike Ir Erdvėje," by Mindaugas Klus (October 15).
  • Kulturpolis.lt — "New Shows at Klaipėdos Kultūrų Komunikacijų Centro (KCCC): Journey of the Self in the Contemporary Art World" (October 13).
  • ArtNews.lt — "Meno Naujienos / Renginiai, Parodai apie informacijos sklaidą įkvėpė klausimas, užduotas internetui" (October 11).
  • Kulturpolis.lt — "Klaipėdos Kultūrų Komunikacijų Centro (KCCC) Parodą Dienraštyje Reklamuos Menininko Karikatūros" (October 9).
  • WhoWoreItBetter.com — "LG Williams Ripped Off," edited by Alison Feldish and Derek Frech (September 30).
  • Los Angeles I’m Yours — "Closed by LG Williams," by Kyle Fitzpatrick (September 26).
  • Los Angeles I’m Yours — "Night Papers IV," by Kyle Fitzpatrick (August 15).
  • Night Gallery — "Night Gallery Papers IV: For Sale By Artist 2013" (July).
  • Parc du Domaine les Crayères, Reims, France — "Geometrie Variable," curated by Baron Osuna (May 17–June 30).
  • Hyperallergic.com — "LG Williams Suggestion to Andrea Bowers" (News: Andrea Bowers Protest Letters Taken Down Overnight at Frieze by Mostafa Heddaya) (May 10).
  • GrandBag — "LG Williams Interview with Alexis Jama Bieri" (May, pp. 27–30).
  • Java Magazine — "LG Williams: Unconventional Wisdom," by Jenna Duncan (January).

2012

  • Art Tribune — "La galleria di Gagosian a Los Angeles? Meglio il mio sito web! Provocazione pungente quella di LG Williams, che porta a Milano una mostra… che non c’è," by Francesco Sala (November 19).
  • Purple Diary — "LG Williams at Gloria Maria Gallery," by Marta Galli (November 18).
  • Art Text Pics — "Super Window Project > LG Williams / The Estate of LG Williams > GMG," by Elena Bordi (November 17).
  • Glass Magazine — "LG Williams / Estate of LG Williams: Anthology at Gloria Maria Gallery," by Peter Yeoh (November 16).
  • Yiaos — "LG Williams / The Estate of LG Williams, Anthology (1987–2012)" (November 14).
  • Japan Times — "Art: Energy Multiplies Creative Potential at Trans Arts Tokyo," by James Jack (November 15).
  • TYO Magazine — "Trans Art Tokyo" (October 16).
  • Le Dernier des Blogs — "L’Affaire LG Williams: LG Williams N’Existe Pas!" by Jean-Noël Lafargue (October 12).
  • ArtInfo.fr — "Au Moment du Tsunami, Nous Étions au Bord de la Folie: Entretien Avec Baron Osuna du Super Window Project de Kyoto," by Juliette Soulez (September 6).
  • Le Huffington Post — "Le Prix Marcel Duchamp Recompense-t-il la Creativite? (Should the 2005 Prix Marcel Duchamp Be Reassigned to LG Williams?)" (September 1).
  • Exponaut.com — "Sept (Bonnes) Raisons D’aller à la Foire Marseillaise Art-O-Rama," by Alice Poujol (August 30).
  • Metropolis Magazine (Tokyo), Issue 938 — "Features: A Place in My Art – Finding Space with Tokyo’s Independent Art Entrepreneurs," by David Labi (March 16).
  • ArtGrazia.it — "Arco: Art (Sharing) in Madrid," by Florentine Buzzi (February 20).

2011

  • La Stampa — "Artissima: Il Mondo Col Giubbino D'emergenza," by Rocco Moliterni (November 4).
  • ArtGrazia.it — "Artissima 18: 5 Artisti da Tenere D’occhio," by Sara Schifano (November 4).
  • ArtInfo.com (International Edition) — "Turin’s Artissima Fair Supplies Contemporary Art Addicts with New Discoveries," by Coline Milliard (November 5).
  • Bear Essentials (Phoenix College Newsletter) — "New Adjunct Is Presence on International Art Scene," by Dr. Anna Solley (October 3).
  • Japan Times — "Anything But: LG Williams / Estate of LG Williams at The Container," by Jon Lowther (July 3).
  • Streator Times — "LG Williams Participates in 2011 Venice Biennial" (June 29).
  • Tokyo Art Beat — "The Aha! Moment: LG Williams / Estate of LG Williams at The Container," by Chisako Izuhara (June 27).
  • Time Out Tokyo — "LG Williams: 'Anything But': The Conceptual Artist Goes Beyond Art at The Container," by Emily Wakeling (June 22).
  • ArtInAsia.com — "Anything But: LG Williams at The Container" (June).
  • Rhizome.org — "Report from BYOB Venezia," by Karen Archey (June 7).
  • ArtBahrain.org — "Artist LG Williams Tries to Sell US Pavilion to Pay US Debt" (June).
  • Art Fag City — "Artist LG Williams Tries to Sell US Pavilion to Pay US Debt," by Paddy Johnson (May 25).
  • Le Huffington Post — "Internet Pavilion @ The Venice Biennale 2011" (May 22).
  • Graza.it — "Baron Osuna: «Angelina Jolie Was Here»," by Delphine Hervieu (May 19).
  • Artforum Magazine — "LG Williams / Estate of LG Williams at Super Window Project," by Julia Friedman (May).
  • Vernissage.TV — "Art Cologne 2011" (April 13).
  • Kunst-Magazin.com — "Art Cologne 2011: Angelina Jolie War Da," by André Schmidt (April 16).
  • Tokyo Art Beat — "In the News," by Williams Andrews (February 23).

2010

  • Artforum Magazine — "Letter to the Editor: Scene and Herd; Club Soda: Mara McCarthy at Twentynine Palms," by Catherine Taft (July 9).
  • Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA.com) — "Featured Video: LG Williams Closed at Telephonebooth Gallery" (June).
  • David Magleby — The Change Election: Money, Mobilization, and Persuasion in the 2008 Federal Elections (Temple University Press, p. 123, ISBN 1439903395).
  • Paintwork (paintwork-mnemosyne.blogspot.com) — "Matt Reynolds Responds to Mat Gleason with LG Williams" (August 13).
  • HuffingtonPost.com — "Response to Ten Most Overrated Los Angeles Art World Stars by Mat Gleason" (August 11).
  • PresentMagazine.com — "Arts: Inaugural Exhibition of Closed by LG Williams at Telephonebooth Gallery" (June).
  • Los Angeles Times — "Letter to the Editor: Carroll Dunham at Blum & Poe" (April 30).
  • New Yorker — "Letter to the Editor: Anthony Lane’s Street Justice: Kick-Ass" (April 26).

2009

  • Sacramento Bee — "Heady Stuff out of Napa: In Our Time and Place: Selections from the Rene di Rosa Collection," by Victoria Dalkey (August 30).

2008

  • New York Times, Sunday Book Review — "Visuals: Other Worlds," by Steven Heller (December 5).
  • Artillery Magazine — "Everyday Politics: Sex, Race & Big Brother" (Nov/Dec).
  • ObamaHopeScam.com — "Why Everything About Obama’s ‘Hope’ Campaign Is Fraudulent or Criminal."
  • Gabba Gabba Hey — "Foreword," by Sarah Jaye Williams (a.k.a. LG Williams), in E Pluribus Venom: The Art of Shepard Fairey, Jonathan Levine Gallery/Gingko Press, 1st edition, ISBN 1584232951 (September).
  • ObeyGiant.com — "Nice Try, Shepard Fairey" (September 30).
  • ObamaHopeScam.com — "2008 Hope Poster Facts: Why the Hope Poster Is Neither Hopeful, Original or Unique."
  • Bonner, Sean. "Shepard Fairey Responds." Blogging.LA. [Mentions LG Williams's "Americans for Visual Literacy" project as prompting Fairey's public statement.] (September 30)
  • Maui Weekly — "House Art: A Site Specific Outdoor Sculpture by LG Williams," by Sasha J. Schorr (June 19).

2004

  • Honolulu Advertiser — "Hawai‘i Professor Discovers ‘Mystery Behind Mona Lisa’s Smile’" (December 16).
  • ArtDaily.com — "Hawai‘i Professor Discovers ‘Mystery Behind Mona Lisa’s Smile’" (December 16).
  • Wired — "Letter to the Editor: She Can’t Smile Without You: The Science Behind Mona’s Smile" (Re: Issue 12.10, October 2004; December 16).
  • Honolulu Advertiser — "Letter to the Editor: Groundwater Article Simply Dumfounding" (June 29).

2003

  • East Bay Express — "A Life’s Cacophony," by Lindsey Westbrook (April 28, Berkeley, CA).
  • San Francisco Bay Guardian — "House Salad: Optimism Between the Cracks," by Lindsey Westbrook (April 23, San Francisco, CA).
  • San Francisco Bay Guardian — "Talkback: Is It Art?" by James Kidd (May 7).
  • San Francisco Chronicle — "Mass Appeal: Art Comes at Visitors from All Directions at the S.F. International Art Fair," by Kenneth Baker, in conjunction with the Wally Hedrick exhibition (January 18).

2002

  • East Bay Express — "Best Emerging Artist" (May 8).
  • San Francisco Weekly — "Best Emerging Artist" (May 15).
  • Village Voice — "Letter to the Editor" (March 11, New York, NY).
  • Honolulu Star Bulletin — "Best Show of the Year: LG Williams at Hi Gallery" (January 4).
  • Honolulu Advertiser — "Best Show of the Year: LG Williams at Hi Gallery" (January 5).

1999

  • Daily Californian, University of California, Berkeley — "Letter to the Editor: Save Recyclable Art Outlets," by David McGuire (September 22, Berkeley, CA).
  • San Francisco Chronicle — "The Economy Is Just a Dirty Trickle," by Rob Morse (September 14).
  • Daily Californian, University of California, Berkeley — "Artistic Endeavor," by Linda Shin (September 14, Berkeley, CA).
  • Artweek — "In the News: Sculpture Tragedy" (November, San Jose, CA).
  • Art Issues — "San Francisco Reviews: LG Williams," by Mark Van Proyen (Sept–Oct, Vol. 59, Los Angeles, CA).
  • East Bay Express — "Visual Arts: Over There – The Short List" (July 23, Berkeley, CA).
  • San Francisco Chronicle — "Painter with Open Heart: LG Williams at Wirtz," by Kenneth Baker (July 17, San Francisco, CA).
  • San Francisco Bay Guardian — "LG Williams at Stephen Wirtz," by Glen Helfand (July 14–20, San Francisco, CA).
  • Chronicle Books — Local Color: The di Rosa Collection of Contemporary Art (192 pp.).

1998

  • Laney College Writings — "LG Williams: Instructor," by Tam Nguyen (Fall Features, pp. 4–12).

1995

  • Berkeley Public Library, Berkeley, CA — "Reflections on Hiroshima/Nagasaki" (August 1–15).

1994

  • Wall Street Journal, Western Edition — "The Gallery: Fruit of a Life Collecting, Bay Area Masterworks from the di Rosa Collections," by Tessa DeCarlo (May 4).
  • Peralta Community College Television, Oakland, CA — "Inside Peralta: An Interview with LG Williams," PCTV Cable Channel 60 (Initial broadcast May 5).
  • USU Statesman, Utah State University, Logan, UT — "4th Biennial Drawing Exhibition" (1994).
  • Herald Journal, Logan, UT — "Fourth Biennial Drawing Exhibition," by Patrick Williams (January).
  • Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT — "Fourth Biennial Drawing Exhibition" (January 23).

1993

  • Artweek — "Off the Mark" (September 9, San Jose, CA).
  • The Flame, John F. Kennedy University, Walnut Creek, CA — "The New Art: Liberation of Individuality," interview with LG Williams by Jodi Senkyrik (June).

1992

  • San Francisco Chronicle — "People in the News," by Pat Walsh (October 29, p. A24, San Francisco, CA).
  • Modesto Bee — "Nine Fresh Direction," by Leo Stutzin (September 2, Modesto, CA).
  • Focus, Modesto Junior College — "Art on Display," by Christine Merritt (September 24, Modesto, CA).
  • California State Exposition — "California Works" (August 20–September 3, Sacramento, CA).
  • Berkeley Voice — "Berkeley Art Center," by Rob D’Amico (September 29, Berkeley, CA).
  • Sacramento Bee — "Kingsley Show," by Victoria Dalkey (April 26, Sacramento, CA).

1991

  • Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA — "Transport!," curated by Signe Mayfield (February 10–April 20).
  • Peninsula Times Tribune, Palo Alto, CA — "Taking Art for a Ride," by Jane Ayres (March 21).
  • Palo Alto Weekly, Palo Alto, CA — "The Way We Move," by Manjusha Pawagi (February 27).
  • San Jose Mercury News, San Jose, CA — "Strong Displays," by Dorothy Burkhart (February 23).

1990

  • Palo Alto Times, Palo Alto, CA — "Transport," by Jane Ayres (February 19).

1989

  • San Jose Mercury News, San Jose, CA — "A Moving Art Show," by Ken Heiman (February 13).
  • Davis Enterprise, Davis, CA — "LG Williams at Davis Art Center," by Del McColm (August 4).

1987

  • University of California, Davis, Davis, CA — "Master of Fine Arts Exhibitions."
  • San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, CA — "Art with Overtones of Terror, Torture and Violence: Group Show at Bluxome Gallery," by Kenneth Baker (July 20).
  • Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, CA — "U.C. Davis MFAs," by Victoria Dalkey (July 2).
  • Davis Enterprise, Davis, CA — "U.C. Davis Graduate Students," by D. McColm (June 25).

1981

  • Illinois State University, Normal, IL — "Marshall Pitcher Award: LG Williams."
§ 17

SAMIZDAT

Full archive ↗︎

2026

  • Clarifying Dave Hickey’s Concept of Failure — After a Harvard Law Review Blog Essay (March 18)
  • When Storage Becomes Infinite: How Database Culture Destroyed Contemporary Art (March 17)
  • When Judgment Was Replaced: Hal Foster, the Pictures Generation, and the Origins of the Regime of Impunity (February 24)
  • Contemporary Art Already Operates Like a Feed (February 19)
  • On the Abdication of Criticism: How Judgment Lost Its Jurisdiction — and Why Criticism Learned to Survive Without Deciding (January 30)
  • Critique Without Termination: On Everything Was Actually Prepared By Eduarda Neves, Tripleampersand Journal, November 21, 2025 (January 19)
  • Regime of Impunity: A Diagnostic Essay on Contemporary Power — Why Exposure, Critique, and Reform No Longer Produce Consequence, (January 13)
  • Letter on Friedman’s ‘Monuments’, The Spectator, December 22, 2025 (January 6)
  • Letter on T.J. Clark’s ‘A Kouros at the Met’, London Review of Books, 25 December 2025 (January 6)
  • When Seriousness Refuses Judgment: On Carroll Dunham’s Art and Writing (January 4)

2025

  • Mission Accomplished: LG Williams’s Two-Hour, Invitation-Only Pop-Up Declares Mission Accomplished in New York City (December 31)
  • Richard Prince’s Deposition and the Failure of Contemporary Conceptual Art — Deposition as Diagnostic: Conceptual Art Under Oath (December 30)
  • Open Letter to Texte zur Kunst: On the Refusal of Judgment (December 29)
  • Andrea Fraser and the Absorption of Institutional Critique (December 28)
  • LG Williams — National Strategic Art Initiatives 2026 for Contemporary Artistic Sovereignty (December 13)
  • An Open Letter on 100 Black Artists, Reading Practices, and the Question of Misinterpretation (December 11)
  • Why Didn’t She Quit? Mediocrity as Method in Andrea Zittel’s Return (November 23)
  • Visual Artist Falls 661,000 Positions After Criticizing International Art Ranking System (November 13)
  • Vogue Magazine: Clarifying the Six Gallery Origin Story — on The Transcendent Late Paintings of Jay DeFeo, November 10, 2025 (November 10)
  • Kerry James Marshall and the Bureaucratic Canon: Repainting the Past (November 9)
  • Original Artwork by the Late LG Williams… — Facebook Posting (September 28)
  • AI Cracks the Mona Lisa: How Leonardo Created the World’s Most Enigmatic Expression (August 3)
  • "Not Ultimate Enough: Ad Reinhardt's Great Refusal" (July 17).
  • "The Catastrophic Consequences of Allan Kaprow's 'Jackson Pollock'" (June 14).
  • "How Not to Look at Modern Art in 2076: From Ad Reinhardt’s Purity to the Zombie Void" (May 11).
  • "The Grand Illusion: How LG Williams Built an Empire on Manufactured Industry, Hollow Rebellion, and Privileged Homelessness" (April 26).
  • "The Spectrum as Future: Autism, Governance, and the Collapse of Normativity — Press Release," with Dr. Bryan Reynolds (April 25).
  • "LG Williams Unleashed the Greatest Light and Space Artwork in Human History: A Government-Fueled, Time-Space Manipulating, Trans-Aesthetic Revelation" (April 21).
  • "The Spectrum as Future: Autism, Governance, and the Collapse of Normativity — Technical Analysis," with Dr. Bryan Reynolds (April 18).
  • "Autism in America: A Quantitative Extrapolation of Diagnostic Trends (1960–2076)" (April 17).
  • "The Undead Aesthetic: The Ascent of Zombie Formalism and the Actual Death of Art by 2076" (April 17).
  • "LG Williams Announces Historic Acquisition Talks with 130 Mega-Collectors as Artist Deploys Cultural Firewall Against Speculators" (April 16).
  • "This Is Not Conceptual Art: Charles Gaines and the Aesthetics of Evasion" (April 5).
  • "Trump’s Marvelous Plan: LG Williams Predicted It in 2011 — Artist Who Tried to Sell U.S. Pavilion to Pay Off Debt Applauds Trump’s Bold New Move to Eliminate Bad Art Entirely" (April 1).
  • "The Institutional Embalming of Raymond Pettibon: Getty's Acquisition as the Final Betrayal of Punk" (May 25).
  • "The Great Grift Divide: Elon Musk, LG Williams, and the Art of the 21st-Century Con" (March 11).
  • "From Master Artist to Masterful Grifter: The Rise and Fall and Rise of LG Williams" (March 10).
  • "First Public Interview of 2025 by the Press Secretary for Los Angeles Artist LG Williams" (January 28).

2024

  • Brooklyn Rail — "Letter to the Editor" (December 23).
  • "High Minds, Low Subjects: Visual Imagination and Hidden Forms in The Conversion of Saint Paul" (December 20).
  • "NYC Fine Art Oversight Commission Halts LG Williams’s Conceptual Ponzi Scheme" (December 9).
  • "The Tax Dodging Artist: How One of Los Angeles’ Most Despicable and Disreputable Artists Avoids Taxes Despite Having Nothing to Tax" (December 5).
  • "Pardon the Paintings: Why Hunter Biden’s Art Is the Ultimate Offense" (December 3).
  • "What Do You Say to That?: Édouard Manet’s Mademoiselle V. in the Costume of an Espada" (December 1).
  • "Polymorphous Engagements in Pink: Unlocking the Expansive Artistry of Fragonard’s Radical Eroticism" (November 31).
  • "Anna Weyant Is Just Another Kamala Harris: She Needs to Go Away" (November 31).
  • "LG Williams Reflects on a Turbulent Year as Donald Trump Returns to the Spotlight" (November 24).
  • "LG Williams’s Ontological Displacements and Semiotic Misalignments: A Guide to Writing About Contemporary Art" (November 22).
  • "LG Williams’s Unconventional Engagement with Leading Contemporary Art Institutions" (November 21).
  • "Two Barnacles of Art: Mark Bradford, Rashid Johnson, and the Misappropriation of the Avant-Garde" (November 20).
  • "The Artistic Stagnation of Richard Serra: Unveiling the Myth Behind the Steal" (November 14).
  • "LG Williams: Cultural Disintermediator or Creative Savant? The Artist Who Saw ‘Project 2025’ Coming in 2010" (November 9).
  • "LG Williams Reflects on ‘Brutal’ Year of Artistic and Financial Struggles" (November 8).
  • "From Rehash to Resale: The Hollow Spectacle of Mark Grotjahn’s ‘Art’" (October 12).
  • "Meta-Hyphenated Artist LG Williams to Discuss ‘Victory Plan’ with Biden, Harris, and Trump" (September 15).
  • "The Most Profound and Groundbreaking Conceptual Artwork of the 21st Century" (June 2).
  • UCLA Daily Bruin — "LG Williams & Erik David Gallery Appear in UCLA’s Daily Bruin" (May 22).
  • "LG Williams in Conversation" (May 12).
  • "Disrobing the Art World: A Critical Examination of Yoko Ono, LG Williams, and the Guerrilla Girls" (April 1).
  • UCLA Daily Bruin — "LG Williams & Erik David Gallery Appear in UCLA’s Daily Bruin During Frieze Los Angeles and Felix Art Fair" (March 1).
  • Artforum Magazine — "LG Williams in Artforum" (February 2).
  • UCLA Daily Bruin — "LG Williams & Erik David Gallery Appear in UCLA’s Daily Bruin" (January 24).

2023

  • Brooklyn Rail — "LG Williams in The Brooklyn Rail" (January 12).
  • Artforum Magazine — "LG Williams in Artforum" (December 1).
  • UCLA Daily Bruin — "LG Williams & Erik David Gallery in UCLA’s Daily Bruin" (November 20).
  • "Tracey Emin – The Charade Stripped Bare: Tracey Emin at The Prince George Ballroom" (November 8).
  • Brooklyn Rail — "LG Williams & Erik David Gallery in The Brooklyn Rail" (October).
  • Artforum Magazine — "LG Williams in Artforum" (September).
  • Brooklyn Rail — "LG Williams in The Brooklyn Rail" (August).
  • Guts Gallery — "It’s Better to Be Mediocre," curated by LG Williams, appears in Catherine Opie’s CV (archived).
  • "LG Williams Interview" (June 12).
  • "100 Women and 100 Black Artists" (June 6).
  • Brooklyn Rail — "LG Williams in The Brooklyn Rail" (May).
  • Erik David Gallery — "Release of a Collaborative Lithograph by LG Williams, Charlie Colin, and Francesco Siqueiros at Felix Art Fair" (February 15–19).
  • Artforum Magazine — "LG Williams in Artforum Magazine" (February).
  • Erik David Gallery — "Global Representation of LG Williams" (January).

2022

  • "On the Path of Performance: In Conversation with Tehching Hsieh" (December 20).
  • Aesthetica Magazine — "Letter to Greg Thomas, Larry Bell: The Age of Immersion" (April/May; published December 16).
  • Brooklyn Rail — "LG Williams & Erik David Gallery in The Brooklyn Rail" (December).
  • Artforum Magazine — "PCP Press Appears in Artforum" (December).
  • VoyageLA Magazine — "Artist LG Williams Discusses Post-Commodity Art, TBHCCA(R)®, Star Trek, Los Angeles’s ‘Pathetic Generation’ and More" (November 22).
  • Artforum Magazine — "LG Williams in Artforum Magazine’s 60th" (September).
  • "Proposal to Maestro Yuval Sharon (Detroit Opera)" (July 24).
  • "LG Williams Unveils Newly Evolved Brand Identity Across All Media and Platforms" (February 21).
  • Artforum Magazine — "LG Williams in Artforum" (February 2).

2021

  • Academy of Art University — "Academy of Art University Announces LG Williams as Endowed University Instructor" (December 8).
  • "Project Proposal for Benjamin Millepied at LA Dance Project" (September 7).
  • Artforum Magazine — "LG Williams in Artforum" (September).
  • Felix Art Fair, Los Angeles — "LG Williams: Almost Fellini" (July 29–August 1).
  • "3 New Raymond Pettibon Twitter Compilations" (August).
  • ShoutOut LA — "LG Williams Interview" (April 29).
  • "Wally Hedrick Uninfluencer: A Forgotten Generation — A Review of Wayne Thiebaud Influencer at Manetti Shrem Museum of Art" (April 15).
  • "It’s Better to Be Mediocre" (February 15).

2019

  • "Don’t Look at That Tree" (June 1).

2017

  • "Letter of Recommendation for LG Williams" (July 14).

2016

  • Laguna Art Museum — "In Person: LG Williams at the Laguna Art Museum" (December 15).
  • "Grey Matter Series" (December 3).
  • Laguna Art Museum — "LG Williams Included in Laguna Art Museum Exhibition" (October 4).
  • Jamie Brooks Fine Art — "Forrest Solis & Julia Friedman" (August 8).
  • "LG Williams Thanks DNC Wikileaks Contributors" (July 26).

2015

  • "LG Williams Teaching Philosophy."
  • "LG Williams Christian Values Statement."

2014

  • Chronicle of Higher Education — "LG Williams Responds to: The Forever Art Professors," by Laurie Fendrich (November 14).
  • "LG Williams Defends Frieze Co-Director and Thanks 13.8 Million Millionaires at the Same Time" (October 15).

2013

  • Los Angeles I’m Yours — "LG Williams in Los Angeles I’m Yours," by Kyle Fitzpatrick (December 12).
  • "What Is Missing?" (October 11, exhibition page archived).
  • "The X-Box Project" (October 14).
  • Los Angeles I’m Yours — "Closed by LG Williams," article by Kyle Fitzpatrick (September 26, archived).
  • Gloria Maria Gallery, Milan — "While the Government Is Closed, Gallery Is Closed," curated by Chiara Guidi (September 19).
  • "Recent and Upcoming Exhibitions" (September 3).
  • Java Art Magazine — "LG Williams: Unconventional Wisdom," by Jenna Duncan (January).

2012

  • "SWM Looking at Art Basel Miami Beach – Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois" (December 6–9).
  • "SWM Looking at Art Basel Miami Beach – Hotel Sofitel Miami" (December 6–9).
  • "On the Anthology: Super Window Project / The Estate of LG Williams at Gloria Maria Gallery (Milan)" (November 14).

2011

  • "LG Williams Awarded $369 Million to Produce 177 ‘Blue Balls’ Paintings for the United States Department of Defense" (November 4).
  • "For Sale by Artist – U.S. Art Exhibition Pavilion at Venice Biennale" (May 24).
  • "Anything But at The Container" (May 16).

2010

  • "LG Williams Takes Responsibility for Anything at Telephonebooth" (December 4).
  • Super Window Project, Kyoto — "Closed" (November 14).

2009

  • "LG Williams Apology: I Regret Those Transgressions" (December 2).

2006

  • "Letter to the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff" (March 14).

1996

  • Artweek — "Off the Mark" (September 9).
§ 18

CATALOGUE RAISSONÉS

11 entries

2025

  • "LG Williams: Selected Iconography: 1990–2025," 452 pgs., ISBN 979-8311322713.
  • "LG Williams: Notes on Art: 1990–2025," [page count not specified], ISBN 979-8311289566.
  • "LG Williams: Selected Artworks: 2023–2025 (Volume 5)," 204 pgs., ISBN 979-8307619902.

2023

  • "LG Williams: Selected Artworks: 2014–2022 (Volume 4)," 434 pgs., ISBN 979-8807004338.

2022

  • "LG Williams: Complete Press," 330 pgs., ISBN 979-8825510897.
  • "LG Williams: Press Releases, Reviews, and Samizdat," 340 pgs., ISBN 979-8820308116.

2014

  • "LG Williams: Selected Artworks: 2011–2013 (Volume 3)," 198 pgs., ISBN 1536895687.
  • "LG Williams: Selected Artworks: 1985–2005 (Volume 2)," 219 pgs., ISBN 1536893269.
  • "LG Williams: Selected Artworks: 1985–2004 (Volume 1)," 186 pgs., ISBN 1536850551.

2006

  • "What the Fing F?: LG Williams Artworks 2003–2005," 249 pgs., ISBN 979-8839379534.

2001

  • "LG Williams: An Appreciation," 390 pgs., ISBN 139798832962917.
§ 19

PUBLICATIONS

109 entries

2026

  • "Regime of Impunity: A Diagnostic Essay on Contemporary Power," 72 pgs., ISBN 979-8245505930.

2025

  • "Control Without Presence: An Exhibition of 36 Paintings," 105 pgs., ISBN 979-8241364906.
  • "Help," 359 pgs., ISBN 979-8278165903.
  • "This Is Not Conceptual Art: Charles Gaines and the Aesthetics of Evasion," 61 pgs., ISBN 979-8285544135.
  • "How Not to Look at Modern Art in 2076," 113 pgs., ISBN 979-8285327714.

2024

  • "Deleted Nabokov Novel," 344 pgs., ISBN 979-8301701078.
  • "Transcendental Epistemologies and the Ontology of Inquiry," 286 pgs., ISBN 979-8301054686.
  • "Lick Bait: A LG Williams Reader," 214 pgs., ISBN 979-8333973344.
  • "Set the Record Wrong: Reflections on the Recent Advancements Against the Violence of Aesthetic Discrimination," 491 pgs., ISBN 979-8324769550.
  • "All Good: A Critical Examination of the Visual Arts in the Age of Stagnation," 370 pgs., ISBN 979-8878127882.

2023

  • "Guardian of the Legacy: LG Williams’ Endeavor to Digitally Restore Mark Rothko's Fading Art," 330 pgs., ISBN 979-8861330725.
  • "That's Stupid: Critical Essays, Reflections, and Notes for a Lecture Course and Seminar from Nowhere to No-One," 305 pgs., ISBN 979-8854590891.
  • "100 Women Artists," 283 pgs., ISBN 979-8395485069.
  • "100 Black Artists," 295 pgs., ISBN 979-8395213068.
  • "The KKK Took My Ozarks Away," 138 pgs., ISBN 979-8391393962.
  • "We Are the Champions," 133 pgs., ISBN 979-8388295798.
  • "A Flaw in the Model: Figuring Out When There Is a Problem in Organizations, Banks, and Others," 442 pgs., ISBN 979-8389213340.
  • "All That Is Possible: The Most Compelling Portrait of 21st Century America," 142 pgs., ISBN 979-8386480080.
  • "There Is No Alternative: Selective Generative Photographs from 2023," 540 pgs., ISBN 979-8378369188.

2022

  • "Blocking for Godot: Art Exhibition in 867 Parts (Volume Four)," 100 pgs., ISBN 979-8351962931.
  • "Blocking for Godot: Art Exhibition in 867 Parts (Volume Three)," 618 pgs., ISBN 979-8847450447.
  • "Blocking for Godot: Art Exhibition in 867 Parts (Volume Two)," 580 pgs., ISBN 979-8847448598.
  • "Blocking for Godot: Art Exhibition in 867 Parts (Volume One)," 578 pgs., ISBN 979-8847446952.
  • "[applause]," with Bryan Reynolds, 222 pgs., ISBN 979-8846691032.
  • "Beat It," 218 pgs., ISBN 979-8842620777.

2021

  • "SCKONTHIS!!: The Essential Raymond Pettibon Twitter Compilation," Raymond Pettibon; compiled by LG Williams, 669 pgs., ISBN 979-8743817795.
  • "Tuff Luv: The Abridged Raymond Pettibon Twitter Compilation," Raymond Pettibon; compiled by LG Williams, 680 pgs., ISBN 979-8747765139.
  • "My Fists Are Free: 186 Twitter Poems," Raymond Pettibon; edited by LG Williams, 389 pgs., ISBN 979-8749386295.

2019

  • "History, Homelessness, and Bankruptcy: A Short Introduction to the Art of LG Williams," 102 pgs., ISBN 979-8844340451.

2018

  • "Wayne Thiebaud Lectures on Art and Drawing," 272 pgs., ISBN 1985865432.

2017

  • "The Book of Phyllis, Vol. 6," ISBN 1542655099.
  • "The Book of Dandy, Vol. 7," ISBN 1543037550.
  • "The Book of Yuri, Vol. 8," ISBN 1543051243.
  • "The Book of Lev, Vol. 9," ISBN 1543191061.
  • "The Book of Wubitu, Vol. 10," ISBN 154329362X.
  • "The Book of Leah, Vol. 11," ISBN 1544071884.
  • "The Book of David, Vol. 12," ISBN 1544289413.
  • "The Book of Richard, Vol. 14," ISBN 1545079862.
  • "The Book of Kelly, Vol. 15," ISBN 1545162018.
  • "The Book of Richard, Vol. 16," ISBN 1545118655.
  • "The Book of Ellee, Vol. 17," ISBN 1546778411.

2016

  • "Wasted Words: The Essential Dave Hickey Online Compilation," by Dave Hickey; compiled by LG Williams, 586 pgs., ISBN 1517287103.
  • "Dust Bunnies: Dave Hickey’s Online Aphorisms June 2014 – March 2015," by Dave Hickey; compiled by LG Williams and edited by Julia Friedman, 124 pgs., ISBN 152327266X.

2015

  • "The Age of the Image: LG Williams SoCal Mid-Rise Pictures," a collaborative work by David Hawkes, Alan Rubin, and LG Williams, 200 pgs., ISBN 1539102734.
  • "The Book of Julia, Vol. 1," ISBN 1539812707.
  • "The Book of Pavel, Vol. 2," ISBN 1540668738.
  • "The Book of Isabella, Vol. 3," ISBN 1540671410.
  • "The Book of Melissa, Vol. 4," ISBN 1540728366.
  • "The Book of Charlie, Vol. 5," ISBN 154076138X.

2013

  • "Art Through the Ages Workbook (Comprehensive Edition): The Workbook for Gardner’s Art Through the Ages," 750 pgs., ISBN 1523903953.
  • "The Subprime Mortgage Crisis Bailout Coloring Book," 207 pgs., ISBN 1523640405.
  • "Geometrie Variable," Parc du Domaine les Crayères, Reims, France, May 17–June 30, curated by Baron Osuna.
  • "LG Williams / The Estate of LG Williams: ART-O-RAMA 2012 Exhibition Catalogue," published by Super Window Project, Kyoto, August 31, 24 pgs.

2012

  • "The Story of Art Workbook: A Supplemental Workbook for The Story of Art by E.H. Gombrich," 202 pgs., ISBN 1523839643.
  • Twentynine Palms Installation: Numeric Easing on the Delinquencies in the High Desert of Southern California, 66 pgs., ISBN 979-8443071084.

2011

  • "My Biennial Guide Art 2011: The Venice Biennale Survival Kit," Lightbox Snc., Venezia, Italia, ISBN 978-88-6384-021-6.
  • "LG Williams / The Estate of LG Williams: Cracked But OK!," Artissima 18 International Fair of Contemporary Art, Super Window Project with Soshi Matsunobe, Sandrine Pelletier, and LG Williams / Estate of LG Williams (November 4–6, Torino, Italy).

2010

  • "Stupid Fucking Closed," published in conjunction with the exhibition at FUCKTHATGALLERY, 55 pgs.
  • "Party Every Night," published in conjunction with the exhibition at FUCKTHATGALLERY, 118 pgs.
  • "A Book of Drawings by a Woman from Waikiki," 85 pgs., ISBN 979-8839053298.
  • "Droppings on Your Monument," 33 pgs.
  • "White Flag," published in conjunction with the exhibition at FUCKTHATGALLERY, 43 pgs.

2009

  • "Drawing Upon Art: The Workbook for Gardner's Art Through the Ages Concise Edition," Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, 200 pgs., ISBN 0495572365.
  • "Big Bad World™," published in conjunction with the exhibition at FUCKTHATGALLERY, 28 pgs.
  • "Band-Aids®," published in conjunction with the exhibition at FUCKTHATGALLERY, 52 pgs.

2008

  • "The Philosophy of Obey (Obey Giant/Shepard Fairey): 1433 Philosophical Statements by Obey from 1989–2008," 314 pgs., ISBN 1530176735.

2006

  • "Killer American Style," 140 pgs., ISBN 979-8808497412.

2005

  • "The 2005 Traveling Western RV Biennial Art Show," John Natsoulas Center for the Arts, March 5, Davis, CA, 20 pgs.
  • "Point of No Return: LG Williams Catalogue Raisonné for 2003–2005," 300 pgs.

2004

  • "For Immediate Release" 46 pgs., ISBN-979-8449692931.
  • "Pole," 24 pgs., ISBN 1544240104.
  • "Hasste und Angst: Neue Kunst bei LG Williams," 209 pgs., ISBN 979-8439838356.
  • "You Get the Point," 79 pgs.
  • "Jose Queervo" published in conjunction with the exhibition at Lemon, 24 pgs.
  • "Help Wanted: The Craigslist Exhibition," published in conjunction with the exhibition at Lemon, 24 pgs.
  • "Minifesto," published in conjunction with the exhibition at Lucerne Kunstpanorama, Switzerland, 67 pgs. ISBN 979-8275446913
  • "LG Williams: The Complete Actions," 29 pgs., ISBN 979-8839554344.

2003

  • "Large: LG Williams Catalogue Raisonné 2001–2003," 378 pgs.
  • "Covering Your Ass Since ’69: Linc Art Security," published in conjunction with the exhibition at the di Rosa Preserve, 141 pgs.
  • "Envisioning the Dark Millennium: Wally Hedrick’s Black Paintings 1953–2003," with Dr. Gina Dorre and Rebecca Young Schoenthal, 400 pgs., ISBN 1530215048.
  • "I-5," 202 pgs.
  • "Großmacht Ausstellung! Neueste Gemälde bei LG Williams," 110 pgs.
  • "Faux Real: The Exhibition Catalogue," with essays by Dr. Paul Karlstrom, Richard Reisman, Charles Linder, Dr. Xie Zhao Ping, and LG Williams; published in conjunction with the exhibition Faux Real at the di Rosa Preserve, Napa, CA, 212 pgs.
  • "Duct and Cover: New Art by LG Williams," published in conjunction with the exhibition at Linc Art, San Francisco, 52 pgs.

2002

  • "Hector: El Primero Abstracto-Impresioniste," with Mike Dike, 92 pgs., ISBN 1543251560.
  • "Bosoms and Bottoms," 430 pgs., ISBN 1530239095.
  • "Everybody Sucks," published in conjunction with the exhibition at Hi Gallery, Honolulu, HI, 209 pgs., ISBN 1539768945.
  • "So Dich Bedarf Ein Bruchstück aus Ich," 100 pgs.
  • "Break My Heart Man," 74 pgs.
  • "Sugarless," 100 pgs.

2001

  • "The Drawing Handbook: Mandarin Ruminations on the Art of Drawing," with Dr. Xie Zhao Ping, 287 pgs.
  • "Really?," 100 pgs.
  • "Star Fuck," 104 pgs.
  • "LG Williams," published in conjunction with the exhibition at Hi Gallery, Honolulu, HI, 80 pgs.

2000

  • "Y2K and Modern Art: Why the Modern World and Great Art Is Incompatible," 60 pgs.
  • "Planes," 25 pgs.
  • "LA CART," published in conjunction with an installation in Los Angeles, CA, 69 pgs.
  • "LG Williams–Carl Fiacco: LA HELLO, LA GOODBYE," Miracle Gallery, published in conjunction with the exhibition at Miracle Gallery, 35 pgs.

1999

  • "The Dow," 88 pgs.
  • "Stars," 104 pgs.
  • "Figuerlich Art und Konzeptkunst," 45 pgs.

1998

  • "Year in Rearview," 1st edition (2nd edition 1999), foreword by Dr. Seymour Howard, 210 pgs.
  • "100: Words," 40 pgs.
  • "Another Tight Spot," published in conjunction with the exhibition at Barry Sakata Gallery, 155 pgs.
  • "LG Williams: Selected Installations, 1997–1998," 69 pgs.

1997

  • "Clean Shorts and Recent Wood," published in conjunction with the exhibition at Gallery 16 (February 16–March 22), 50 pgs.
  • "LG Williams: Recent Paintings," monograph with essays by Dr. Sandra Carley, Wally Hedrick, Catherine Conlin, Griff Williams, and others, 46 pgs.

1996

  • "Art History Lecture Notes," 80 pgs.
  • "Drawing Upon Art: A Participatory Workbook for Art & Art History," 200 pgs., ISBN 1523700742.
§ 20

POETRY

7 entries

2002

  • "Hated and Feared," 65 pgs., ISBN 1545373264.

2001

  • "Killer Beings," 85 pgs., ISBN 144215893X.

2000

  • "Buddhaheads and Abercrombie," 60 pgs., ISBN 1545363919.

1999

  • "The City of Angels Has a Halo of Smog," 80 pgs., ISBN 1545367485.
  • "B Sides," 80 pgs., ISBN 1545352275.

1998

  • "Stripe City," 67 pgs., ISBN 154540965X.
  • "Kingdom of Back," 86 pgs., ISBN 1442152079.

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