Erik Brunetti

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Chronology

This chronology documents Erik Brunetti’s life and practice through a continuously researched historical record.

Beginning with his early development in late-1980s Los Angeles, it traces the formation of FUCT, the evolution of his studio practice, significant exhibitions and publications, major bodies of work, and events that have shaped the public and institutional reception of his work.

Entries may include:

  • Significant artworks and bodies of work

  • Exhibitions and installations

  • Publications and editorial projects

  • Collaborations and production milestones

  • Legal and cultural events

  • Lectures, interviews, and public programs

  • Archival and institutional developments

Wherever possible, entries are supported by contemporaneous evidence, including correspondence, photographs, exhibition materials, publications, production records, press coverage, and other primary-source documentation.

The chronology is intended as a factual research resource rather than an interpretive biography. It will continue to be revised as additional documentation is verified through the Foundation’s archive and Catalogue Raisonné research.

1967
Erik Brunetti is born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey.

Late 1980s
Participates in Los Angeles graffiti networks under the name “Den,” developing an early visual language based on repetition, appropriation, and public circulation.

1990
Establishes FUCT in Los Angeles as an independent project encompassing original graphics, apparel, publishing, and cultural intervention.

1996
Presents LOST at O.K. Harris Works of Art, New York.

2011
LOST is presented in Art in the Streets at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Los Angeles.

2013
Rizzoli publishes FUCT, a monograph documenting the project’s history and visual production, with a foreword by Aaron Rose.

2014
Presents Branded Steerhides at Vito Schnabel Gallery, New York.

2019
The United States Supreme Court issues its decision in Iancu v. Brunetti, invalidating the federal prohibition against registering “immoral” or “scandalous” trademarks.

2022
Presents Oval Parody at Spazio Maiocchi, Milan, in a solo exhibition curated by KALEIDOSCOPE.