Edges of Ailey THE WHITNEY MUSEUM 99 Gansevoort St, New York, NY 10014 Sept 25, 2024–Feb 9, 2025 Edges of Ailey, now open at the Whitney Museum of American Art, is the first large-scale museum exhibition to celebrate the life, dances, influences, and enduring legacy of visionary artist and choreographer Alvin Ailey (b. 1931, Rogers,…
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New York Art Week May 5-12, 2022 From May 5-12, more than 20 New York–based art organizations, galleries, museums and auction houses have banded together to launch the first official New York Art Week, which is set to take place when four art fairs—Independent, TEFAF, NADA, and The Future Fair—open in the city this spring.…
Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1982. Photo: ©Van Der Zee, 1983. Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure© Starrett-Lehigh Building, NYC Opening Spring 2022 The Family of will present Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure at the Starrett-Lehigh Building in Spring 2022. The exhibition will showcase over 200 never-before-seen paintings, drawings, personal artifacts, as well as multimedia presentations from the legendary artist’s life…
Basquiat x Warhol June 1, 2019 – September 7, 2019 Opening reception: June 1st The School 25 Broad Street, Kinderhook, NY Jack Shainman Gallery announced "Basquiat x Warhol", an extensive examination of the compelling, albeit complex relationship between two master artists during the final years of their lives. It will be on view from June…
ART NEW YORK 5TH EDITION VIP PREVIEW (By invitation only) Thursday, May 2 // 2pm-5pm FAIR HOURS Thursday, May 2 // 5pm-8pm Friday May 3 // 12pm-8pm Saturday May 4 // 12pm-8pm Sunday May 5 // 12pm-6pm Pier 94 12th Avenue at 55th Street New York, NY 10019 The fifth edition of Art New York…
"Au Diapason du Monde" - April 11th to August 27th, 2018 "Jean-Michel Basquiat" & "Egon Schiele" - October 3rd, 2018 to January 14th, 2019 Fondation Louis Vuitton 8 Avenue du Mahatma Gandhi Bois de Boulogne, 75116 Paris This spring, the Fondation Louis Vuitton will showcase its permanent collection of works in its most expansive exhibition…
One Basquiat Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY January 26, 2018 - March 11, 2018 Jean-Michel Basquiat's 1982 painting "Untitled" broke art auction price records when it sold for $110.5 million at Sotheby's last year, making it the sixth most expensive work ever sold at auction. The buyer, billionaire collector Yusaku Maezawa, aims to…
Jean-Michel Basquiat became a legendary artist on May 18th when the deceased painter’s work, “Untitled,” sold for $110.5 million at a Sotheby's postwar and contemporary auction. The auction spanned 10 minutes as the prices soared higher and higher. This price is the highest sum ever paid at auction for an American artist, a record Andy Warhol…
On Saturday, April 30th, SoHo Arts Club hosted an auction at 76 Wooster Street. Works by 25 contemporary artists were on display and also available for bidding. Artists that participated in the event include: Alexander Calder, Anthony Lister, Chad Muska, Judith Supine, Mr. Brainwash, Retna, Bradley Theodore, Tripp Derrick Barnes, and others. The founder of SoHo Arts…
On November 19th, The MUDD CLUB Rummage Sale took place at The Django at the Roxy Hotel in TriBeCa, New York City. The event benefited the Bowery Mission Women’s Center and featured famed treasures and collected from an elite list of couturiers, rock stars, artists, luminaries, bigwigs, and significant others. It was co-hosted by Glenn…
Jean-Michel Basquiat: "L'Accrochage 3: The Keys of a Passion" The Louis Vuitton Foundation, 8 Avenue du Mahatma Gandhi, Paris, France From June 3, 2015 The Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris is currently exhibiting the work of Graffiti artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat. The Contemporary collection is organized around contemplative subject, expressionism, and music/sound. This exhibit works around generations…
Documentaries aren't about our lives, emotions, triumphs and tragedies getting wrapped up in a neat little package. Instead they are and always have been a look at who we are in the moment, even if that moment and identity prevails for years to come. Unlike movies, which create a linear experience meant to illustrate intangible…
The word legend possesses several meanings: a beacon of light, the key to deciphering a map, an individual who achieves astonishing levels of fame in his or her field, and finally, of course, a story. This particular definition brings to mind the tales we have stored in our collective consciousness, and the legends we have…
OLYMPIC RINGS GAGOSIAN GALLERY JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT/ ANDY WARHOL 17-19 DAVIES STREET LONDON W1K 3DE During the 1980's, there was a resurgence in the art world and there were two artists with very distinct and different styles seemed to be leading this wave. Andy Warhol, who was the older of the two, explored pop culture and…