Marcel Dzama and Raymond Pettibon, Oh beautiful tyranny, 2016. Dan Bradica The exhibition’s more openly satirical tone reflects the contributions of Dzama’s longtime friend Raymond Pettibon ...

GIFT TO THE GETTY. The Getty in Los Angeles has acquired the archive of self-taught artist Raymond Pettibon, most of which will be housed in the Getty Research Institute (GRI), reports Hyperallergic.

Two of Pettibon's ocean-inspired works appear in Artnet Auctions' Contemporary Editions sale—now live for bidding. Raymond Pettibon, Untitled (When the Ground Becomes Hard and Firm) (2002).

Born 1957 in Hermosa Beach, Pettibon studied economics at UCLA and taught math for a beat in L.A.’s public school system before joining SST Records—which his brother Greg Ginn founded in 1978 ...