Leni Sinclair

Aretha Franklin Detroit 1976 (Aretha Franklin photograph by Leni Sinclair)

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Jean-Michel Basquiat Photograph by Nick Taylor of Gray: This rare Basquiat photograph was taken from Nicholas Taylor’s well-documented portfolio exploring his friendship with Jean-Michel Basquiat - a friendship which began when both collaborated on the historic New York No Wave band, “GRAY” in the late 1970s; before the two briefly lived together in the East Village. Selections from Taylor's portfolio were most notably exhibited as part of the Basquiat retrospective at London's Barbican in 2017 and have been featured in numerous noteworthy publications on Basquiat. "Basquiat knew funk, jazz and what was up. How many people were equally versed in Miles Davis and Funkadelic, Charlie Parker and Bootsy Collins, Thelonious Monk and the JBs?" (Glenn O'Brien, 'Gray Matters,' GQ, 2011) Archival Inkjet Print. 11 x 14 inches (including borders). Edition of 50. Arrives signed, titled and numbered by Taylor on the reverse. Excellent overall condition. Provided directly by artist. Lot 180 Gallery NY is an authorized dealer rep of Nick Taylor. Related exhibitions featuring this work: Basquiat: Boom for Real; Barbican London; September 2017-January 2018. Museum of the City of New York (NY, New Music: 1980-1986): 2021. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Seeing Loud: Basquiat and Music): 2022. Nicholas Taylor (American, b. 1953) is a renowned photographer and musician. Taylor moved to New York in 1977 to pursue a career as a photographer and it was through the vibrant New York art scene that he came to know the young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat. It was, in fact, his intimate portfolio of photographs documenting his friendship with Basquiat that rocketed Taylor to fame. The two would collaborate in the No Wave band “Gray” before Taylor launched a successful career as a DJ famous for track-looping (named "DJ High Priest" by Basquiat). His track “Suicide Mode” would later be used in the soundtrack for Julian Schnabel’s 1996 film “Basquiat." Exhibitions: Basquiat: Boom For Real at the Barbican Centre, London (9/21/17- Present) Literature/Catalog Raisonne: Basquiat: Boom For Real (Eleanor Nairne/Dieter Buchart) Jean-Michel Basquiat: King For A Decade (Taka Kawachi) Jean-Michel Basquiat: 1981, Studio of The Street (Diego Cortez) For further history on Basquiat & his group Gray, please see: "Gray Matters," by Glenn O'Brien (GQ magazine, 4/21/11) "We formed a band: Jean-Michel Basquiat and the New York noise underground," The New Statesman, 9/29/17 "Bowie, Bach and Bebop: How Music Powered Basquiat" (New York Times 9/22/17) Glenn O'Brien, "Gray Matters," GQ Magazine April, 2011: "Gray’s approach to music was having heard music, to approach instruments and sound systems the way one would pick up a strange machine and try to intuit its operation and function. Since Basquiat didn’t know guitar technique, it seemed like a good idea to play one with a steel file. Michael Holman discovered that you could achieve a very nice effect by pulling masking tape off the skin of a snare drum... And then there was the clarinet that Basquiat liked to walk around with, that was as much a scepter and wand as wind instrument. This utterly charming 27-track album is chock full of the road not taken, which sounds so right just now. It is refreshingly stripped of flagrant virtuosity but it is conceived brilliantly, played perfectly, and arranged impeccably... If a wine can have notes of chocolate, leather, licorice, and tobacco, then this record can have notes of William DeVaughn, Willie Hutch, Marcel Duchamp, Larry Coryell, the Modernaires, Sergio Mendez...

Charlie Ahearn, "Rapture" 1981: A rare historic Jean-Michel Basquiat, Debbie Harry, Fab 5 Freddy photograph captured by Wild Style director Charlie Ahea...

A striking photo of Wayne Karmer of MC5, this candid portrait was shot by none other than legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair; 2016's Kresge Foundation's Eminent Artist of 2...

A rare, intimate photo of the legendary David Bowie taken at New York's Kit Kat Club in 1999 during a private VH1 event, by celebrated downtown photographer, Fernando Natalici. Dime...

Bruce Springsteen Photograph by Fernando Natalici A rare, striking photo of Bruce Springsteen at the age of 25 captured at The Bottom Line New York, 1975, by celebrated underground photographer, Fernando Natalici. Bruce and The East Street Band's 1975 shows at The Bottom Line were cited by Rolling Stone in 2004 as among the “50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock & Roll." Dimensions: 13 x 19 inches Medium: Archival Inkjet Print Hand signed & titled in ink from a limited edition of 25 Excellent condition Seller is a primary dealer rep of Fernando Natalici As Rolling Stone wrote... In August 1975, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band were booked to play ten shows at the tiny New York club the Bottom Line, near Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village. Springsteen was weeks away from releasing his third album, Born to Run, and his label, Columbia, invited more than 1,000 industry insiders to see what fans of the E Street Band's live shows had long known. As guitarist Steven Van...

Patti Smith Ann Arbor, Michigan 1995: An intimate & charming photo of rock goddess Patti Smith by legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair - Kresge Foundation's Eminent Artist of...

"Octopussy 07" Photography (FRAMED) 59" x 59" in Edition 2/10 by Giuliano Bekor Print size 59x59 Inches Artwork finished size 63x63 Inches Limited edi...

Limited edition of 10. Printed on Hahnemuhle German Etching 310g Archival Paper. Dated and signed with the certificate of authenticity. This photograph portraying music legend John Lennon was commissioned to Enzo Ragazzini by Alan Aldridge in 1969 for the Beatles Illustrated Lyrics book. It was one of four proposed images, the other three portraying Ringo Star, Paul McCartney and George Harrison. In the book, Aldridge will publish four photographs by Ragazzini illustrating the Beatles’ song titled When I Am Sixty-Four. This purple, yellow, and red photograph, together with other works by Ragazzini done in the same period, makes him a pioneer of Pop-Art and a precursor of the photographic creations done through color separation and solarization, like Andy Warhol...

Anne K Smith Title: Untitled #7 (from Unfocused Series) Medium: Archival Inkjet Print on Museo Silver Rag Size: 10.5 x 16 inches Available in sets of 3 (mix and match) Entire "Unfoc...

"Octopussy O20" Photography 40" x 84" inch Edition 2/6 by Giuliano Bekor Print size 84x40 Inches trim bleed Artwork finished size 88x44 Inches Limited edition 2 of 6 Artist proof ...

Limited edition of 10. Printed on Hahnemuhle German Etching 310g Archival Paper. Dated and signed with the certificate of authenticity. This photograph portraying American movie director Alfred Hitchcock was created by Enzo Ragazzini in the early 60s, making him a pioneer of Por-Art and a precursor of the photographic creations done through color separation and solarization, like Andy Warhol’s Marylin...

PICTURESQUE 2014 From “Caravaggio-Lux et Filum” project Print run 7+2PA Digital Photography Fine Art Print on Canson Infinity Platine Photo Rag , Epson UltraChrome K3 ink, plexiglass on alluminium dbond 3mm Each limited edition original photograph is printed in Italy under artist supervision in strictly limited edition, signed and certificated by the artist More sizes: CM 60X80 Print run 7+2PA (plexiglass on alluminium dbond 3mm) CM 30X40 Print run 10+2PA (unframed, in design folder) The reinterpretation of Caravaggio’s works is probably Monica Silva...