1980

Castelli-Feigen-Corcoran Gallery, New York, Rosenquist, May 17–June 14.
—Russell, John. “Art: Rosenquist,” The New York Times, May 30, 1980, section C, p. 14.
—Ffrench-Frazier, Nina. “A New York Letter: James Rosenquist,” Art International (Lugano) 24, nos. 1–2 (Sept.–Oct. 1980), pp. 82–84.
—Frank, Elizabeth. “Review of Exhibitions: James Rosenquist at Castelli-Feigen-Corcoran,” Art in America (New York) 68, no. 9 (Nov. 1980), p. 137.

Texas Gallery, Houston, James Rosenquist, Sept. 27–Oct. 25.
 

1981

Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, James Rosenquist, Jan. 24–Feb. 21.
—“‘Star Thief,’ Rosenquist’s New Forty-Six-Foot Painting Goes on View,” The New York Times, Jan. 23, 1981, section C, p. 20. 
—Ashbery, John. “Art: Spaced-Out Rosenquist,” Newsweek (New York), Feb. 9, 1981, p. 84. —Nadelman, Cynthia. “New York Reviews: James Rosenquist,” Artnews (New York) 80, no. 5 (May 1981), p. 189.

Castelli-Goodman-Solomon Gallery, East Hampton, N.Y., James Rosenquist: Selected Prints, Aug. 8–22.

Dolly Fiterman Art Gallery, Minneapolis, High Technology and Mysticism: A Meeting Point, Oct. 30–Nov. 30.
—Addington, Fran. “Rosenquist Takes New Directions,” Minneapolis Tribune, Nov. 15, 1981, section G, p. 14.

I. Irving Feldman Gallery, Sarasota, James Rosenquist, Nov.–Dec. 4.
—“I. Irving Feldman Gallery: Graphics by James Rosenquist,” The Long Boat Observer (Long Boat Key, Fla.), Nov. 12, 1981, p. 18.
—Corbino, Marcia. “Transitional Period Emerges in Era of Realism,” Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Nov. 22, 1981, section C, p. 13.
 

1982

Castelli-Feigen-Corcoran Gallery, New York, James Rosenquist: House of Fire, March 3–April 17.
—Hooton, Bruce Duff. “Rosenquist’s House of Fire,” Art World (New York) 6, no. 7 (March–April 1982), pp. 1, 4.
—Larson, Kay. “The Fire Within,” New York, March 22, 1982, pp. 54–55.
—Russell, John. “Art: A Good Way to Look at French Old Masters,” The New York Times, March 26, 1982, section C, p. 24.
—Kohen, Helen L. “Rosenquist’s View of Reality,” The Miami Herald, June 20, 1982, section L, p. 2.

Gloria Luria Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, Fla., James Rosenquist: Major New Works, opened June 9.
—Kohen, Helen L. “Rosenquist’s View of Reality,” The Miami Herald, June 20, 1982, section L, p. 2.

Metropolitan Museum and Art Center, Coral Gables, Fla., F-111 and Flamingo Capsule, closed July 4.
—Kohen, Helen L. “Rosenquist’s View of Reality,” The Miami Herald, June 20, 1982, section L, p. 2.

Mayor Gallery, London, James Rosenquist: Paintings from the Sixties, June 1–July 3. Exh. cat., with essay by Richard Shone and previously published statements by Rosenquist.
—Snodgrass, Susan de Alba. “An Interview with the Man Who Painted Flying Bacon,” The Miami News, June 14, 1982, section B, pp. 1–2.
—Hooker, Denise. “London Reviews: James Rosenquist: Mayor Gallery,” Arts Review
(London), June 18, 1982, p. 32.

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, James Rosenquist at Colorado State University, Sept. 1–Oct. 31. Exh. cat., with essay by Ron G. Williams.
—Clurman, Irene. “Rosenquist: Multiple Messages Are Delivered on Mammoth Scale,” Rocky Mountain News (Denver), Sept. 3, 1982, Weekend section, pp. 10, 16.

Castelli-Feigen-Corcoran Gallery, New York, James Rosenquist: Reflector-Deflector, Nov. 9, 1982-Jan. 8, 1983.
—Larson, Kay. “The Fire Within,” New York, March 22, 1982, pp. 54–55.
 

1983

Center for the Fine Arts, Miami, James Rosenquist, April 22–June 5.
—Tasker, Fredric. “Flying Bacon, Arts Policy Sizzling Again,” The Miami Herald, Feb. 9, 1983, section C, p. 1.
—Harper, Paula. “A Spacy Fantasy: ‘Star Thief,’” The Miami News, April 22, 1983, section D, p. 5.
—Tielis, Laurel. “‘Star Thief’ Was the Star, But Fans Stole the Show,” The Miami Herald, April 27, 1983, section B, p. 2.
—Glueck, Grace. “Art Notebook,” The New York Times, July 21, 1983, section C, p. 15.

Van Straaten Gallery, Chicago, James Rosenquist: Paintings and Works on Paper, May.

Thordén Wetterling Galleries, Göteborg, Sweden, James Rosenquist, Sept. 17–Oct. 16.

Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, James Rosenquist, Oct. 1–22.
—Raynor, Vivien. “Art: American Imagery by James Rosenquist,” The New York Times, Oct. 14, 1983, section C, p. 29.
—Smith, Roberta. “Photos and Realism,” The Village Voice (New York), Nov. 1, 1983, p. 95.
—Moufarrege, Nicolas A. “James Rosenquist,” Arts Magazine (New York) 58, no. 4 (Dec. 1983), p. 7.
—Moufarrege, Nicolas A. “Flash Art Reviews: James Rosenquist: Leo Castelli,” Flash Art International (Milan), no. 115 (Jan. 1984),  p. 36.
 

1984

SVC Fine Arts Gallery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Rosenquist, May 18–June 30.
—Loft, Kurt. “It Takes Work to Create ‘The Smell of a Robot,’” The Tampa Tribune, May 20, 1984, section G, pp. 1–2.

Thordén Wetterling Galleries, Stockholm, James Rosenquist: New Paintings, Sept. 29–Nov. 4. Exh. cat.

Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Mass., James Rosenquist and Maurice Sanchez: Artist and Printer, A Decade of Collaboration, Nov. 8, 1984–Jan. 20, 1985.

1985

Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, James Rosenquist: The Persistence of Electrical Nymphs in Space, April 27–June 18.
—Glueck, Grace. “Art: James Rosenquist,” The New York Times, May 3, 1985, section C, p. 23.

The Denver Art Museum, James Rosenquist: Paintings 1961–1985, May 15–July 14. Traveled to Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Aug. 24–Oct. 20; Des Moines Art Center, Nov. 29, 1985–Jan. 26, 1986; Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, March 14–May 4, 1986; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, June 26–Sept. 21, 1986; and National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Oct. 24, 1986–Jan. 11, 1987. Exh. cat. by Judith Goldman.
—Gabriel, Trip. “Rosenquist Up Close,” United (Greensboro) 30 no. 2 (Feb. 1985), pp. 46–51, 60–61.
—Price, Max. “Rosenquist Pop Work Will Be Very Big in May,” The Denver Post, April 21, 1985, p. 19.
—Clurman, Irene. “Retrospective,” Rocky Mountain News (Denver), May 12, 1985, section E, pp. 2–3.
—Price, Max. “Monumental Images,” The Denver Post, May 12, 1985, section D, pp. 1, 20.
—Clurman, Irene. “Old, New Loom Large in Rosenquist’s Work,” Rocky Mountain News (Denver), May 15, 1985, p. 52.
—Price, Max. “A Really Big Show,” The Denver Post, May 15, 1985, section D, pp. 1, 3.
—Price, Max. “Visiting Painter Likes the Site of His Show,” The Denver Post, May 15, 1985, section D, pp. 1, 3.
—Ratcliff, Carter. “Rosenquist’s Rouge,” Artforum (New York) 23, no. 10 (summer 1985), pp. 92–94.
—Price Max. “Visual Radio,” Daytona Beach Sunday News Journal, July 7, 1985, section F, p. 11.
—Johnson, Patricia C. “Rosenquist’s Billboard-Size Works Are Beautifully Rewarding,” Houston Chronicle, Aug. 31, 1985, section 4, p. 1.
—Fudge, Jane. “From Pop’s Place to Outer Space: The James Rosenquist Retrospective,” Artspace (Albuquerque) 9, no. 4 (fall 1985), pp. 20–23.
—Everingham, Carol J. “James Rosenquist Paints the Signs of the Times,” The Houston Post, Sept. 28, 1985, section G, pp. 1, 3.
—Heartney, Eleanor. “Rosenquist Revisited,” Artnews (New York) 85, no. 6 (summer 1986), pp. 98–103.
—Russell, John. “Art: James Rosenquist in Retrospective,” The New York Times, June 27, 1986, section C, p. 28.
—Wallach, Amei. “New Flights of Fancy,” Newsday (New York), June 29, 1986, part 2, pp. 4–5, 13.
—Sozanski, Edward J. “A Superstar Pop Artist Twenty-five Years Later,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 13, 1986, section H, p. 12.
—Larson, Kay. “Fire and Ice,” New York, July 21, 1986, pp. 58–59.
—Pincus, Robert L. “Poet of Pop Art Finds Bigger Is Still Better,” The San Diego Union, July 27, 1986, section E, pp. 1, 4.
—Hughes, Robert. “Art: Memories Scaled and Scrambled,” Time (New York), Aug. 11, 1986, p. 69.
—Tourigny, Maurice. “Rosenquist: Le peintre a ses raisons . . . ,” Le Devoir (Montreal), Sept. 6, 1986, section C, p. 7.
—Levin, Kim. “Below Zero,” The Village Voice (New York), Sept. 9, 1986, p. 76.
—Wilson, William. “James Rosenquist: Put On or Great American Artist?” Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal, Sept. 21, 1986, section H, p. 10.
—Kuspit, Donald. “New York: James Rosenquist: Whitney Museum of American Art,” Artforum (New York) 25, no. 2 (Oct. 1986), pp. 128–29.
—Tillyard, Virginia. “Exhibition Reviews: New York, Whitney Museum Rosenquist Retrospective,” The Burlington Magazine (London) 128, no. 1003 (Oct. 1986), pp. 771–72.—Richard, Paul. “James Rosenquist’s Dreamy Landmarks in Time,” The Washington Post, Oct. 23, 1986, section C, pp. 1–2.
—Addams Allen, Jane. “‘Pop’ Prince Rosenquist Looks Ahead,” The Washington Times, Oct. 24, 1986, section B, pp. 1, 9.
—Schwabsky, Barry. “James Rosenquist at the Whitney Museum,” Artscribe International (London), no. 60 (Nov.–Dec. 1986), pp. 77–78.
—Narrett, Eugene. “Rosenquist in Retrospect: Wrestling with the American Goddess,” New Art Examiner (Chicago) 14, no. 4 (Dec. 1986), pp. 23–25.
—Jones, Roland. “Reviews: New York: James Rosenquist: Paintings 1961–1985, Whitney Museum,” Flash Art International (Milan), no. 131 (Dec. 1986–Jan. 1987), p. 88.
—“View at National Museum,” Antiques and the Arts Weekly (Washington, D.C.), Dec. 19, 1986, p. 47.
—Cotter, Holland. “Advertisements for a Mean Utopia,” Art in America (New York) 75, no. 1 (Jan. 1987), pp. 82–89.
—Camnitzer, Luis. “James Rosenquist en el Museo Whitney,” Arte en Colombia (Bogotá), no. 33 (May 1987), pp. 47–49.
—“Fine Art Goes Outdoor,” Signs of the Times (Cincinnati) 3, no. 2 (May 1987), section 2, pp. 86–87.

Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, St. Paul, James Rosenquist Prints, Sept. 4–27.

1986

Heland Thordén Wetterling Galleries, Stockholm, James Rosenquist Prints: Ladies of the Opera Terrace, Oct. 

1987

Heland Thordén Wetterling Galleries, Stockholm, James Rosenquist: One Painting and One Print, Jan. 22–28.

Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris, James Rosenquist, April 29–May 30.

Heland Thordén Wetterling Galleries, Stockholm, James Rosenquist: Paintings 1987, Dec. 3, 1987–Jan. 17, 1988. Exh. cat., with statement by Rosenquist.

1988

Florida State University Gallery and Museum, Tallahassee, James Rosenquist, March 11–April 17. Traveled to The University Gallery at Memphis State, Memphis, April 29–June 12; and Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, Fla., Sept. 16–Nov. 25. Exh. Cat., with essay by Craig Adcock.

Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, James Rosenquist: Through the Eye of the Needle to the Anvil, April 23–May 14.

Richard L. Feigen & Company, Chicago, James Rosenquist: New Work, May 5–June 24.

USF Art Museum, College of Fine Arts, University of South Florida, Tampa, James Rosenquist at USF, Oct. 10–Dec. 3. Exh. cat., with essay by Donald J. Saff.

1989

Richard L. Feigen & Company, Chicago, James Rosenquist: Flashlife, opened May 12.

Richard L. Feigen & Company, London, James Rosenquist: New Paintings, June 27–July 28. —W[ood], J[ames]. “Reviews: James Rosenquist: Feigen & Company,” Artforum (New York) 28, no. 2 (Oct. 1989), pp. 180–81.

Heland Wetterling Gallery, Stockholm, Welcome to the Water Planet, Nov. 1989–Jan. 1990. Exh. cat., James Rosenquist: Welcome to the Water Planet and House of Fire, 1988–1989, with essay by Judith Goldman, published by Tyler Graphics.