Keith Haring’s art is like a visual punch in the face. A true trailblazer during New York City’s street culture movement in the 1980s, the inimitable graffiti virtuoso’s playfully subversive imagery slapped society with a unique call-to-action that cleverly commanded open and direct discussions about sex, racism, war, power and violence. Following his untimely death in 1990 at the age of 31, the artist’s signature silhouettes, iconic bold lines, and legendary phrases live on through thoughtful brand collaborations managed by the Keith Haring Foundation, as well as exclusive exhibitions at major museums across the globe.
A social activist at heart, Haring’s powerful political messages are as impactful today as they were at the height of his career. To celebrate his legacy, the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris) and Le CENTQUATRE present one of the artist’s largest retrospectives to date. The Political Line runs from April 19 through August 18and boasts nearly 250 striking images on canvas, subway walls and tarpaulins, including such works as A Pile of Crowns, For Jean-Michel Basquiat (1988), Brazil (1989), and Andy Mouse – New Coke (1985), a tribute to Haring’s close friend and mentor, Andy Warhol. The CENTQUATRE art space will showcase 20 large-format works, most notably The Ten Commandments (1985), which is a mighty set of 25-foot panels that cleverly merge Biblical references with socio-political iconography. In short, it’s bucket list-worthy for Haring diehards.
David Wojnarowicz Clickable Journals and a Dateline - “Artist David Wojnarowicz’s thirty or so journals are stored in a pair of boxes in New York University’s Fales Library. Folders of loose photographs, tickets, and postcards are also included, as is an oversize wall calendar, sparsely annotated by Wojnarowicz, of the type one might find in the gift shop of the American Museum of Natural History (triceratops rooting in lush surrounds). “Series 1,” as this lot of the David Wojnarowicz Collection is designated, feels like a grouping of keepsakes: These are items in and by means of which Wojnarowicz marked, from 1970 to 1991, time’s passing. In 1992, he died at the age of thirty-seven.”
*“Years Ago Before the Nation Went Bankrupt” was commissioned by Triple Canopy as part of its Internet as Material project area, supported in part by the Brown Foundation, Inc., of Houston, the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Thanks to the Fales Library and Lisa Darms, PPOW, and Tom Rauffenbart.
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lithograph by David Lynch, 2007
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Opening Reception Tonight 6-8p:
Connie Walsh “Drowning”
Marianne Boesky Gallery 509 W24th St, NYC
sound installation by Connie Walsh that explores the relationship between individual perception and the outside world. Using surround-sound and the construction of an unstable physical environment, the artist invites the viewer into a deceptively disorienting atmosphere at the intersection of expectation and interpretation.
Here’s an “only in LA” art piece for you. Not sure what to say about it, other than that it’s an Airstream trailer in a oak tree 30 feet off the ground. It just went up in the last couple months. I won’t give away the location because I don’t want the city to bust them for permit violation (I’m sure it’s probably illegal) but I will say that it’s within 5 miles of downtown. That’s probably not enough to run a post about, but it’s that kind of weird things that makes me love LA. (via Los Angeles, I’m Yours)
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Remember this scene from Showgirls? Artist Jason Mecier uses sticks of licorice to recreate famous movie scenes. See more at his Kickstarter page: Edible Movie Mosaics.
