Showing posts with label jean-michel basquiat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jean-michel basquiat. Show all posts

Friday, May 10, 2013

Weekend Gallery Guide

It's supposed to be almost 80 degrees in New York today which would make it a great day to visit the Frieze Art Fair on Randall's Island. Over 180 of the world's leading galleries will be exhibiting their works inside and out and some of New York's best restaurants are on hand when you need a pick me up. Getting there is half the fun too. You can take the ferry or the Joe Fresh Shuttle Bus.  


Frieze Art Fair New York
Randall's Island
Friday, May 10: 11am–7pm
Saturday, May 11: 11am–7pm
Sunday, May 12 : 11am–7pm
Monday, May 13: 11am–6pm
Tickets $42
Students $26


When the rain returns on Saturday, I recommend heading inside to take advantage of all the new gallery openings.  Elizabeth Peyton will be showing her new works at Gavin Brown through May 13th.

One of my favorite art books that was also on Jenna Lyons desk is Cecily Brown.  I've never seen her work in person so I'm excited to head over to Gagaosian Gallery on Madison Avenue to see her new show.  It will be on view through June 22nd. 


While at Gagosian on Madison Avenue, why not stop in and see the Dennis Hopper: The Lost Album show also up through June 22nd. It includes the actor's photographs from the 1960's that haven't been exhibited since the 1970's.

While you're uptown, why not pop over to Sotheby's to see the amazing Man Made: Jean-Michel Basquiat.  I've already seen this one and can attest that it's worth seeing before it ends on June 9th. 

If you prefer to stay downtown, then make sure you check out the Anselm Kiefer show at Gagosian at the  West 21st Street gallery. 

Bon Weekend!

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Basquiat at Gagosian

If you want to brave the snow drifts in New York this weekend, I suggest an outing to the Gagosian Gallery on West 24th Street for the Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition.  Or you can wait for warmer weather since it runs through April 6, 2013.  This major exhibition will feature over fifty works by the artist who died before his time at the age of 27 in 1988. As with any Gagosian show, I can already tell this one is going to be amazing. I just might wait to see it until my street is plowed. Bon Weekend!

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10:00am – 6:00pm



JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT
Untitled (Julius Caesar on Gold), 1981

JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT
In Italian, 1983

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Untitled, 1981

Monday, July 12, 2010

The Radiant Child

It's both sad and amazing that the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat was only 27 when he died of a heroin overdose in 1988. He truly was a talented yet tortured artist who has left us with a beautiful legacy of paintings. His friend Tamra Davis interviewed him in 1986 but the footage remained unseen until now. Her film Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child will open at the Film Forum July 21st and will run through August 3rd. It will also be screened in other cities so be sure to check the screening schedule.