Raymond Pettibon, album cover survey at Wilhelm-Hack-Museum
Published on 08/25/2026 at 15:12 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Raymond Pettibon anchors a dedicated exhibition of his record covers at the Wilhelm-Hack-Museum in Ludwigshafen. The museum presents Kabinettstücke: Raymond Pettibon. Record covers since 1978. sammlungstefan thull as an in-depth survey running from April 26, 2026 to September 20, 2026, as the museum states in its exhibition announcement.
The record cover exhibition in Ludwigshafen
The Wilhelm-Hack-Museum in Ludwigshafen stages Kabinettstücke: Raymond Pettibon. Record covers since 1978. sammlungstefan thull as a focused exhibition on Pettibon's album artworks, gathering more than 200 covers across vinyl, cassette and CD formats from 1978 to the present, all drawn from the Stefan Thull Collection, according to the museum's press information Wilhelm-Hack-Museum exhibition page.
The show runs from April 26, 2026 to September 20, 2026, and includes flyers and fanzines that chart Pettibon's long-standing engagement with punk, hardcore and underground music scenes, a strand that the museum identifies as an "original" part of his artistic practice.
Auction & market echo for Pettibon
Beyond institutional exhibitions, Pettibon's works circulate at auction, with recent sales including groups of drawings and prints offered by major houses such as Sotheby's in June 2026 in the sale dedicated to the collection of Barbara Gladstone, where a lot of seven works carried an estimate in the low 5-figure dollar range, according to the auction house's lot listing Sotheby's auction result listing.
These market activities position Pettibon firmly in the established mid- to upper-tier segment of contemporary drawing and works on paper, while institutional shows like the Ludwigshafen exhibition reinforce the historical weight of his graphic language.
Exhibitions, auctions and collections in overview
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The work core in album art
Pettibon's record covers link his graphic line and text fragments with the visual identities of bands such as Black Flag, integrating hand-drawn lettering and scenes that oscillate between satire, narrative and abstraction, as documented in the Wilhelm-Hack-Museum's overview of the exhibition.
The Ludwigshafen show underscores how these covers, often produced for independent labels and underground bands, form a parallel archive to his drawings on paper, anchoring his work within both art history and popular music cultures.
Where the artist stands now
Against this backdrop, Raymond Pettibon currently presents this concentrated record-cover survey in Ludwigshafen while continuing to maintain a longstanding practice in New York that extends across drawing, prints and occasional large-scale installations.
Raymond Pettibon at a glance
- Artist: Raymond Pettibon
- Medium / Genre: Drawing and works on paper (graphic, text-based)
- Born: 1958, Tucson, United States
- Place(s) of practice: New York
- Active since: early 1980s
- Key work groups: Black Flag flyers and covers, surfer drawings, baseball and sports scenes, language-driven ink drawings
- Current/last exhibition: Kabinettstücke: Raymond Pettibon. Record covers since 1978. sammlungstefan thull, Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, April 26, 2026 – September 20, 2026
- Major collections: Museum of Modern Art (New York), Centre Pompidou (Paris), Tate (London), Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles), Museum Brandhorst (Munich)
- Awards: Bucksbaum Award (Whitney Museum of American Art), 2004
- Next date: currently no announced date in the 30-day window
Frequently asked questions about Raymond Pettibon
Where can I see Raymond Pettibon's work in 2026?
In 2026, Raymond Pettibon's record-cover works are on view in the exhibition Kabinettstücke: Raymond Pettibon. Record covers since 1978. sammlungstefan thull at Wilhelm-Hack-Museum in Ludwigshafen, running from April 26, 2026 to September 20, 2026.
What does the Ludwigshafen exhibition focus on?
The Ludwigshafen exhibition concentrates on more than 200 record, CD and cassette covers designed by Pettibon since the late 1970s, supplemented by flyers and fanzines from the Stefan Thull Collection, highlighting his long-standing collaboration with punk and underground music scenes.
How is Raymond Pettibon positioned between institutions and the market?
Pettibon's work appears both in institutional shows such as the Wilhelm-Hack-Museum exhibition on record covers and in auction sales where drawings and print portfolios trade mainly in the 5-figure dollar range, reflecting an established yet still accessible segment for collectors.
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