The MOCA Makeover Nov 20, 2009
Published: Friday, November 13, 2009 4:00 PM PST DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - The Museum of Contemporary Arts new exhibit features hundreds of paintings, sculptures, photographs and other works by big names like Jackson Pollock, Ed Ruscha and Jean-Michel Basquiat. But its not just size and star power that make The Collection: MOCAs First Thirty Years stand out the exhibit marks both the museums 30th anniversary and a dramatic comeback for an institution whose future was in question... (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Warhols dollar bills painting fetches millions Nov 13, 2009
A Jean-Michel Basquiat, meanwhile, failed to find a buyer. And while prices were stronger than a year ago, art experts hesitated to say that the art market had conclusively turned around. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
New Work : New York Nov 12, 2009
Using metallic silver and bright, almost fluorescent colors, the artist invites free associations with the era of glam, drag, decadence, Andy Warhol's Factory, Old Hollywood, "space age" science fiction, and blatant artificiality as well as evoking a wide range of artists including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jean Dubuffet, Hans Hoffman, and Joan Mitchell. Ferris' fusion of techniques and processes reveal her rigorous dedication to the continued possibilities of abstraction. (AbsoluteArts.com)
$180M take buoys hope for art market Nov 7, 2009
"This remains a buoyant market for the freshest and finest works of Impressionist and modern art, as we witnessed Tuesday evening with the extraordinary results achieved for Rodin's "The Kiss" and for Edgar Degas' "Danseuses," said Christie's spokesperson Toby Usnik. Usnik said the auction house also anticipates good results next week in "major sales of post-war and contemporary art," including important works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol and Jeff Koons. Can the market for high-end art... (CNN)
Art market looks ugly Oct 31, 2009
Another of the globe's best-selling contemporary artists, Jean-Michel Basquiat, also recently slid 40 percent. Betting on the appeal of novelty to counter the overriding gloom, London's avant-garde Frieze fair this year launched a new section titled Frame, where 29 galleries less than six years old showcased emerging talent from lesser-known territories. (iAfrica.com)
Art.view: Climbing back Oct 25, 2009
Mr Mugrabi was also the underbidder on another Hirst, , an oil painting that sold for 433,250 including fees to a private American collector and Sotheby s top lot, by Jean-Michel Basquiat, which sold to an Asian collector for 959,650 all in. Fatima Maleki, a London-based Persian collector, bought , a magnificent glossy work in black, red and green, by Chris Ofili for 577,250, including commission and taxes. (The Economist)
Paul Tschinkel at Freies Museum Berlin Oct 21, 2009
Paul Tschinkel @ Freies Museum Oct. 20 2009 - Oct. 21 2009 Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Louise Bourgeois, Cindy Sherman, Nam June Paik, Mark Kostabi and others by Paul Tschinkel ... Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Cindy Sherman, Jeff Koons, Louise Bourgeois, Kiki Smith, Laurie Anderson, Nam June Paik, Robert Mapplethorpe, Lee Krasner and Mark Kostabi are just a few of the artists that Tschinkel accompanied in the last thirty years. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Milwaukee Art Museum Organizes First U.S. Museum Exhibition of Warhol's Late Works Sep 23, 2009
Collaborations with Jean-Michel Basquiat, Francesco Clemente, and Keith Haring were central to his pursuit of new ideas, and stimulated the artist to return to painting by hand. The exhibition includes nearly 50 works lent by private collectors and institutions, several of which are monumental in size. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Born in the Streets — Grafitti Aug 18, 2009
Pieces by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring from the same period reveal graffiti's impact on fine art. Rare films and headlines describe the deaths (spray-painting on busy subway lines is hazardous) and municipal cleanup efforts that ended graffiti's golden age, at least in New York, by 1989. (Time.com)
PAUL STEINITZ : God Only Knows Why My Trip Never Ended Aug 14, 2009
Many friends of Paul Steinitz have already passed away, including artists Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, designers Stephen Sprouse and Willie Smith, and DJ Larry Levan. Likewise, the notorious New York hangouts have disappeared Palladium, Paradise Garage, Club USA, Save the Robots, Jackie 60, and Limelight but Steinitz managed to conserve their ambiance in his works. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Art.view: Hippie Picasso Jun 28, 2009
Whereas classic Picasso collectors tended to turn up their nose at the late works, collectors of Abstract Expressionists and even 1980s expressionists like Jean-Michel Basquiat are attracted to both the aesthetics and relatively reasonable prices of these big, bold, colourful pictures. Sotheby's. (The Economist)
Fay Gold gallery to close Mar 28, 2009
Gold, whose gallery was established in 1980 and who has represented famous American artists including Jean-Michel Basquiat, said her sales volume dropped too low to meet her operating costs. Overhead at Atlanta s second-largest art gallery was at least $40,000 a month. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
