familiar subjects are examined through an unexpected lens
The bilingual (English/Chinese) publication includes an essay by curator John G
rendered with jagged strokes that evoke the burden of living with humans
including gift-shop figurines and religious objects
Basquiat made a name for himself in the early 1980s as part of the street graffiti scene of Manhattan’s Lower East Side
Roy Lichtenstein: Still Lifes Avri Levitan familiar subjects are examined throughThis book was published on the occasion of Roy Lichtenstein: Still Lifes at Gagosian, 555 West 24th Street, New York, the first exhibition devoted solely to Roy Lichtensteins still life paintings, sculptures, and drawings, which were made between 1972 and the early 1980s. These works marked a shift in the artists work from the 1960s, as he moved from comics to historical paintings as sources, riffing on seventeenth century Dutch and nineteenth century