| Catalogs – One-Man Shows | |
| 2002 | Ronald Davis: Forty Years of Abstraction 1962–2002 Catalogue of the survey retrospective at the Butler Institute of American Art. Contains the essay "Ronald Davis: The Essence of Abstraction," by Ronnie Landfield, statements by the artist, and an intro by Dr. Lou Zona, and many images. |
| 1986 | Finity / Infinity, The Art of Ronald Davis. Catalog essay by theoretical physicist Hans Christian von Bayer. “A Reflection on the Art of Ronald Davis.” Catalogue for an exhibition at the New York Academy of Sciences, New York, N. Y., September 23 thru December 5, 1986. 12 pages. [goto] |
| 1980 | Ronald Davis Paintings. Essays by Susan C. Larson: “Imagine a Space, A Form, A World: The Paintings of Ronald Davis,” and “Ron Davis ‘Floater’ Paintings.” Catalogue for an exhibition at the University Gallery, San Diego State University, San Diego, California. February 1 thru March 2, 1980. 23 pages. |
| 1979 | Ron Davis Paintings. Seaver Colege, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California. 4 pages. 1979 |
| 1977 | John McCracken. Ronald Davis at University of Nevada, Church Fine Arts Gallery. “Ronald Davis Subjectivized by John McCracken.” Catalogue for a one-man exhibition at the Church Fine Arts Gallery, University of Nevada/Reno, March 11 thru April 8, 1977, 14 pages. |
| 1976 | Charles Kessler: catalogue essay, Ronald Davis’ Paintings, 1962 - 1976. Catalogue for a retrospective exhibition at the Oakland Museum of Art, Special Gallery. July 13 - September 5, 1976. Introduction by George W. Neubert. Essay: The Technique of Ronald Davis’ Plastic Paintings. by Ben B. Johnson. 48 pages. |
| 1969 | Terry Fenton. Ron Davis: Eight Paintings. Catalogue for a one-man exhibition at the Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, University of Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. September 12 thru October 19, 1969. |
| 1967 | Barbara Rose. "A New Aesthetic". Catalogue, Washington, D. C. Gallery of Modern Art. |
| Articles and Reviews | |
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Michael Fried. "Ronald Davis: Surface and Illusion" Artforum, April 1967 Knute Stiles. "Thing, Act, Place." Artforum, January, 1965 Barbara Rose. "Abstract Illusionism." Artforum, October 1967 John Coplans. “Art Bloom.” Vogue,
November 1, 1967, p. 184, Robert Hughes. “Ron Davis at Kasmin.” Studio International, December 1968, vol. 176, no.906, pp 264-265. B/W Illus: Double Ringed Roto, 1968, Channel, 1968, Spoke, 1968 Annette Michelson. "Ron Davis: Leo Castelli Exhibition." Artforum, May 1968 John Ashberry. “Working Toward the New.” The New Republic, April 20, 1968. pp. 40 - 43. “Painting: A Bird’s and Worm’s-eye
View.” Time
Magazine, June 28, 1968. Rosalind Krauss. “Review - Leo Castelli Exhibition.” Artforum, December 1969, vol 8. no. 4, pp. 69-70, Illus.: Four Fold, 1969 Carter Ratcliff. “Exhibition at Castelli Gallery.” Art International, December, 1969, p.75. Walter
Darby Banard. "Notes on American Painting of the Sixties." John Elderfield. "New paintings by Ron Davis."Artforum, March 1971 Hopps, Walter. "USA;: XXXVI International Biennial Exhibition of Art/Venice," June 11-October 1, 1972: Diane Arbus, Ron Davis, Richard Estes, Sam Gilliam, James Nutt, Keith Sonnier Barbara Rose. “Ron Davis: un Linguaggio Stratificato (A Layered Language).” Arte Millano, March 1973. Henry Seldis. “U. S. Pavilion Highlights the Venice Biennale.” Los Angeles Times - Calender Roberta Smith. “Reviews.” Artforum,
September 1975, p. 72. Marshall
Berges. "Ron Davis: Home Q. & A.", Paul Goldberger. "Studied Slapdash." New York Times Magazine, January 18, 1976 Fred Martin. "Ron Davis: Cycle of Work." Art Week, July 31, 1976 Nancy Marmer. “Ron Davis: Beyond Flatness.” Artforum, vol. XV, no. 3, November 1976, pp. 34-37. Color Illus.: Six-Ninths Red,1966, Untilted, 1968, Frame and Beam, 1975 B/W Illus.: Sawtooth, 1970, Arc Fan, 1976 Hilton Kramer. "The Return of Illusionism." The New York Times: Arts and Leisure, May 28, 1978 Edward Lucie-Smith. Art in the Seventies, Cornell University Press, 1980 Peter Carlson. "The Collectors: Contemporary elan." Architectural Digest, March 1979. Christopher Knight. “L. A.’s Art Direction, Five Painters Help Shape the City’s New Cultural Image.” GQ, August 1983, vol. 53, no.8, pp. 136-139. Photo of the artist. Dennis Hopper. "Out of the Sixties". Twelvetree Press, 1986 (1968 photo of the artist) Phyllis Tuchman. "The Sunshine Boys." Connoisseur, February 1987 Cynthia Goodman. "Digital Visions, Computers and Art", Book, Harry N. Abrams, 1987 |