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oh man this burn really chewed me up and spit me back out but i still loved it alllllll 🎩❤️‍🔥 taken in Black Rock City by @lil_rix

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@davidkordanskygallery 🌹🌹🌹🌹 truly such an honor to work with these archives and to help preserve the history of this important band ☠️ by @lil_rix

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Opening TODAY at the @davidkordanskygallery, An American Beauty: Grateful Dead 1965-1995 🌹 Curated by my daughter Ricki alongside David Kordansky.

If you are in NYC stop by the gallery from 6-8pm tonight to check out this incredible show spanning 30 years of the Grateful Dead’s iconic work. Many photos rarely or never before seen. Thank you to David Kordansky for trusting us with this process and for seeing the beauty in these photographs.

All our welcome, no RSVP required. What a long strange trip it’s been…

If you can’t make it tonight, the show will be open through August 6th ☠️

Photographs by Peter Fisher (@pet__fish) by @lil_rix

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Next month in NY, we will present ’An American Beauty: Grateful Dead 1965–1995,’ an exhibition of photographs of the iconic band curated by Ricki (@lil_rix) and Jay Blakesberg (@jayblakesberg). Several images are being shown here for the first time, expanding on the exhibition’s earlier iteration in Los Angeles and marking its New York debut. Join us for an opening reception on Tuesday, June 23 from 6 – 8 PM.

Traversing all eras of the Grateful Dead experience, the show centers on the work of Grateful Dead photographers Jay Blakesberg, Adrian Boot, Suki Coughlin, Greg Gaar, Andy Leonard, Rosie McGee, Bob Minkin, Ron Rakow, Jon Sievert, Elizabeth Sunflower, and Kirk West—who documented the Dead from its early days in the Haight-Ashbury through the Jerry Garcia years. Moving between intimate moments and large-scale performances, the images in this exhibition offer a sweeping view of an influential segment of American cultural production during pivotal decades of political, social, and creative transformation.

Images: #RonRakow, ‘Jerry Garcia, Pigpen, Bobby Weir and Phil Lesh, Los Angeles, CA,’ 1967 / 2026 © Ron Rakow / Retro Photo Archive; #RosieMcGee, ‘Jerry Garcia and Ken Kesey at Newport Pop Festival, Costa Mesa, CA,’ 1968 / 2026 © Rosie McGee; #KirkWest, ‘Grateful Dead performing at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines,’ 1974 / 2026 © Kirk West / Retro Photo Archive (@retrophotoarchive) by @lil_rix

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🌟❤️‍🔥4️⃣0️⃣❤️‍🔥🌟 happy birthday to my soulm8!!!! i love you in every lifetime @kellenasebroek by @lil_rix

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went to so many rad places this year and brought my camera along ☠️☠️☠️ by @lil_rix

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welcome to the circus 🎩🤡🎩 taken in Black Rock City by @lil_rix

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‘An American Beauty: Grateful Dead 1965–1995 is a photography exhibition on view at David Kordansky Gallery (@davidkordanskygallery) in Los Angeles through August 16, 2025, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead. Curated by renowned rock photographer Jay Blakesberg (@jayblakesberg) and his daughter Ricki Blakesberg (@lil_Rix), the show presents a sweeping visual history of the band and its surrounding community through 60 photographs.

The exhibition features works by Jay and other iconic photographers who documented the Dead’s evolution, from the psychedelic Haight-Ashbury days to their stadium-filling fame. It captures not only intimate moments with the band but also the vibrant energy of Deadhead audiences, offering a powerful lens into decades of countercultural creativity, communal spirit, and American cultural transformation. The show is deeply personal for both curators, reflecting their multigenerational connection to the music and its lasting cultural legacy.

Cover Image: Ron Rakow, Grateful Dead in New York, NY, 1967 / 2025

#GratefulDead
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@cultured_mag !!!! @davidkordanskygallery !!! @retrophotoarchive !!! 🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀 by @lil_rix

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so fun chatting with @sunday.scaries on all things dead and more 🌹🌹 such an honor to help my dad in keeping this legacy alive. stay tuned, we got lots acommmmmmin!

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By this point, you may know that I enjoy spending my Sundays listening to Grateful Dead. While I love their music, I love the history of the band just as much.

In a recent interview on The Sunday Scaries Podcast, I talked to @jayblakesberg and @lil_rix about photographing the Dead (among other bands), zines, jam culture, their archive of photos, Sphere, and so much more.

To listen, head to our YouTube channel and enjoy.

Photo Credit:
@jayblakesberg
@retroblakesberg
@retrophotoarchive
@thealchemistress by @lil_rix

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🐯👼🏼🐯 taken in Chateau Marmont by @lil_rix

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@retroblakesberg up at the @grammymuseum !!! Never thought when i started this project in 2020 that I would see it flourish like this. Really thankful to the GRAMMY team and my pops for trusting me with this curation process. If yer in LA hit the exhibit now open through June 15th 🌀😵‍💫🌀 taken in GRAMMY Museum by @lil_rix

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