Posts Tagged ‘Jasper Johns’

New York Armory Week 2010

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

By JRS

Sunday marked the closing of another successful Armory Week in New York. Following the trend of Art Basel in Miami, the aisles were teeming with enthusiasts, artists, collectors, and dealers who seemed not to be aware in the least about our turbulent economic climate. Damien Hirst prints had five and six stickers next to them, denoting sales. It truly was a collector’s fair. (more…)

An Art Basel Conversation: Shafrazi Gallery on David LaChapelle and Dennis Hopper

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

By JRS

SPREAD ArtCulture caught up with George Horner, an administrator at New York’s Tony Shafrazi Gallery, at Art Basel and talked about David LaChapelle and Dennis Hopper’s new exhibitions.

SPREAD ArtCulture: When did these new LaChapelle images come about?

George Horner: These images were shot in Hawaii recently because David has a lot of land there. It was actually once a nudist colony that he bought years ago. He flew in Michael Jackson impersonators and look-a-likes for this shoot. He was a huge Michael fan and was really affected by his death. The look-a-likes go through real pains in this series, in order to be as genuine as possible.

"The Beatification: I'll Never Let You Part For You're Always in My Heart," by David LaChapelle
“The Beatification: I’ll Never Let You Part For You’re Always in My Heart,” by David LaChapelle

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