4/4/2023 0 Comments Graffiti drawingA recurring theme for Basquiat, he used various references to tar to counter the racial injustices of the art world and culture in general. The oilstick on paper depicting “TAR TOWN”, “POLLO FRITO”, and “NEW SOAP,” is expected to fetch between $800,000 and $1.2 million. Craggy red, black, and burnt ochre lines depicting recurring motifs (sacred heart, crown) amplify Basquiat’s textual impetus and subversion of racist language. One of two Basquiats in the collection, Untitled (1982), which was exhibited only once in 2014, draws us back to the intensity of Wojnarowicz. (76.2 x 56.5 cm.) This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Authentication Committee for the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Jean-Michel 'Untitled' (1982) signed and dated 'Jean-Michel Basquiat 1982' (on the reverse) oilstick. We always laughed even when he was very sick and spoke often about art and mortality." “I begged him not to go back to New York because I was afraid I’d never see him again. Keith came in early 1989 to Paris when he was finishing up some works and we were out having dinner every night,” Condo said. “Keith had it hanging in his Broadway studio forever! All through the years we have given each other artworks for free out of friendship and occasionally Keith would even buy one to help me out. Def Jammy, which is imbued with immeasurable personal and emotional value, is expected to sell for between $80,000 and $120,000. ‘Def Jammy’ was the way the graffiti artists referred to a great painting back then and so I made that piece to commemorate that expression as used by Toxic, A-One, and Rammellzee,” Condo said.Ī Polaroid shot by Scott Schedivy and kept in the Keith Haring Foundation Archives shows the beloved work hung on Haring’s studio wall. He was at all times truly my best friend. "All the fun and amazingly inspirational times spent together with Keith will always remain deep in my heart. (45.7 x 35.6 cm.) Crhistie'sĮmphasizing the gravity of community in the early 1980s LES and East Village art scene, George Condo’s Def Jammy (1984) holds special value as it was gifted to his dear friend Haring. George Condo 'Def Jammy' (1984) signed and dated 'Condo 84' (lower right) oil on canvas 18 x 14 in. I know that there are going to be a lot of people in Europe, particularly in France, where he has a great collecting community, who are going to be interested in this and that's why we put it as the first lot in the collection.” “From an auction perspective, (he has) the most international collector base. “The takeaways about this piece are its size (48 by 96 inches), its date, 1980, being very early for it, and Futura being kind of one of the bigger names in the scene,” said Baptist. The seminal, rare monumental spray enamel on plywood painting, which has only been owned by Axelrod, is expected to sell for between $70,000 and $100,000. Now known simply as Futura, the artist born Leonard Hilton McGurr in 1955, showed in the early 1980s with Patti Astor at the Fun Gallery, along with Haring, Basquiat, Richard Hambleton, and Kenny Scharf, and his work remains more relevant than ever. … I think that John, at some point, recognized that something special happened at that time, that place, with these artists, and he saw an opportunity to build a collection around that and the story.”Įxhibited only once in the year it was created, Untitled (1980) showcases FUTURA 2000’s abstract approach to graffiti. “When I looked at the collection as a whole, I truly felt that it represented those five years in the Lower East Side, and that's a rare thing to achieve through a collection. “I think John's vision is about collecting, and through collection, telling a story that hasn't been told before,” said Baptist. Some four decades later, the still-gritty Lower East Side is thriving as a home to contemporary art galleries on nearly every block. The downtown Manhattan art scene in the early 1980s signaled a seismic shift that continues to re-inform our collective understanding of contemporary art and culture.
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