Andy Warhol Institute of Contemporary Art 1966 (catalog Warhol self portrait)

1966

Keith Haring CityKids Speak Program, New York 1990: Trifolded program for a Keith Haring memorial event at the St. James theater in New York - hosted by CityKids, shortly after Hari...

Jean-Michel Basquiat Hanover 1986: Rare hand-signed 1986 Basquiat catalog published on the occasion of Jean-Michel Basquiat Kestner-Gesellschaft Hannover: 28 November 1986 to 25 January 1987. Featuring 60 works by a then 25 year old Basquiat, Kestner is widely remembered as Basquiat’s last major exhibition during his lifetime. Signed boldly & inscribed to ‘Hans’ (Meyer?) on the interior title page. Medium: signed exhibition catalogue Bound in stiff wraps. Text in German. Approximately 100 pages. Features full-page images of over 30 Basquiat paintings, in addition to several in collaboration with Andy Warhol. Well preserved bold, marker signature & inscription. Book: very good overall vintage condition. From a scarce edition of unknown. Distinctly rarer when signed. Provenance: Private collection New York. We are a 1stDibs seller since 2016 specializing in Basquiat, Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, KAWS & more. _ Jean-Michel Basquiat was an influential African-American artist who rose to success during the 1980s. Basquiat’s paintings are largely responsible for elevating graffiti artists into the realm of the New York gallery scene. His spray-painted crowns and scribbled words referenced everything from his Haitian and Puerto Rican heritage, to political issues, pop-culture icons, and Biblical verse. The gestural marks and expressive nature of his work not only aligned him with the street art of Keith Haring and Kenny Scharf, but also the Neo-Expressionists Julian Schnabel and David Salle. “If you wanna talk about influence, man, then you've got to realize that influence is not influence,” he said of his process. “It's simply someone's idea going through my new mind.” Born on December 22, 1960 in Brooklyn, NY, Basquiat never finished high school but developed an appreciation for art as a youth, from his many visits to the Brooklyn Museum of Art with his mother. His early work consisted of spray painting buildings and trains in downtown New York alongside his friend Al Diaz. The artist’s tag was the now infamous pseudonym SAMO. After quickly rising to fame in the early 1980s, Basquiat was befriended by many celebrities and artists, including Andy Warhol, with whom he made several collaborative works. At only 27, his troubles with fame and drug addiction led to his tragic death from a heroin overdose on August 12, 1988 in New York, NY. The Whitney Museum of American Art held the artist’s first retrospective from October 1992 to February 1993. In 2017, after having set Basquiat’s auction record the previous year with a $57.3 million purchase, the Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa surpassed it, buying the artist’s Untitled (1982) at Sotheby's for $110.5 million. This set a new record for the highest price ever paid at auction for an American artist's work. Today, Basquiat's works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Rubell Family Collection in Miami, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, among others. Related Categories: Jean-Michel Basquiat Bischofberger...

Andy Warhol's Chelsea Girls: Rare 1971 invite published on the occasion of a screening of Andy Warhol's Chelsea Girls in Oxford, England: “Admit one to: Andy Warhol's THE CHELSEA GI...

Damien Hirst, Wrapping Paper set of 2 double-sided sheets. 2006. Published by Agnes B and Edited by Hans-Ulrich Obrist. A rare and sought-after vintage Damien Hirst collectors set t...

Makes a fantastic gift! Robert Indiana Monograph: Robert Indiana and the Star of Hope (hand signed by the artist as well as both writers), 2009 Hardback monograph with dust jacket (h...

MEDIUM: Giclée Print on Canvas, Gallery-Wrapped SIZE: 16" x 11" EDITION SIZE: 1,500 SKU: CP1598MM ABOUT THE IMAGE: The original art for "Bring On The Rain" was created for DC Comic...

MEDIUM: Giclée Print on Canvas, Gallery-Wrapped SIZE: 16" x 11" EDITION SIZE: 1,500 SKU: CP1288MM ABOUT THE IMAGE: This dramatic image of Batman and Catwoman demonstrates the tension and desire between the Caped Crusader and Cat Thief hinted in both the comic books and animated series. This image first appeared in the February 2003 Batman Comic...

MEDIUM: Giclée Print on Canvas, Gallery-Wrapped SIZE: 16" x 11" EDITION SIZE: 1,500 SKU: CP1578MM ABOUT THE IMAGE: Wonder Woman: Goddess of Truth is illustrated by famed artist and ...