Tag: Jean-Michel Basquiat

Art Exhibits, Events & Installations in NYC in April 2022

Flatiron District, Poster House Museum

 

 

 

Charles Mingus. Courtesy of Jazz Workshop, Inc. ~ Jazz at Lincoln Center Celebrates Mingus at 100!

From The Winter Show, this year held at 660 Madison, to The Whitney Biennial ~ From a living wall in Times Square to the much awaited Jean-Michel Basquiat: KingPleasure ~ From Winslow’s Homer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Mingus at 100 ~  From the Fifth Avenue Easter Parade to the New York Landmarks Conservancy 2022 Lucy G. Moses Awards and ~ ahhhh, Coffee in the NUDE at Fotografiska ~ April is back on track. Here are a few suggestions.

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The Exhibition ‘Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure’ Closing on January 1, 2023 in New York ~ Opening in Los Angeles in March, 2023

Jean-Michel Basquiat

 

 

 

Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure

The dates for the exhibition Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure have been announced. Featuring over 200 never before and rarely seen paintings, drawing, ephemera and artifacts, this celebration of Basquiat’s life will open on April 9, 2022 at the NYC Landmark Starrett-Lehigh Building. The exhibition has been extended through January 1, 2023! Next up for #King Pleasure ~ the exhibition will be traveling to Los Angeles, opening on March 31st at The Grand LA. Tickets Here! Extended in Los Angeles to October 15, 2023.

Save the Date, December 7, 2022 for Those Who Dress Better, a fashion presentation ~ Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure Black Fashion Fair.

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Basquiat’s ‘Defacement’: The Untold Story opens at Guggenheim

The Guggenheim Museum

 

 

 

Jean-Michel Basquiat, ‘Defacement (The Death of Michael Stewart), 1983, NYC

Basquiat’s ‘Defacement’: The Untold Story is one of several exhibitions in New York City of late, focusing on the artists work, with this exhibit veering stunningly close to our current political climate, as Basquiat painted a bitterly similar story of race and relations between police and community. The Guggenheim chose to explore Basquiat’s role of cultural activism in the early 1980s, beginning with his painting, ‘The Death of Michael Stewart (1983), informally known as ‘Defacement.‘

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Al Diaz/SAMO @ Same Old Gallery ~57 Great Jones Street ~ Once Owned by Warhol & Studio of Basquiat

Architecture, East Village, Graffiti, Restaurant, Street Art

 

 

 

57 Great Jones Street, home/studio of Jean-Michel Basquiat and current exhibition of Al Diaz/SAMO

57 Great Jones, once owned by Andy Warhol, was the home and studio of Jean-Michel Basquiat. This month, the ground-floor space has been converted to a temporary gallery, inspired by the late artist ~ with an opening exhibition by Basquiat’s friend Al Diaz, also known as #SAMO, in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Basquiat’s passing.

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