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"Totally Rad: New York in the 80s" Exhibition

Showing at Paul Kasmin Gallery in the The Chelsea 27th area.
This event has ended.
Media: Painting, Drawing, Sculpture

poster for "Totally Rad: New York in the 80s" Exhibition

In June of 1980, Collaborative Projects organized the Times Square Show, held in a former bus depot and massage parlor, allowing artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat and Julian Schnabel to exhibit work in the newly-revived city. Institutional support followed from P.S.1 with New York/New Wave, which galvanized the careers of young talent in an unprecedented fashion. Fueled by an influx of wealth and an opulence of spending, the art world became a scene unto itself—in the words of Steven Hager, "underground ideas became marketable commodities, blatant careerism was in fashion, and young painters were rapidly replacing rock stars at the forefront of youth culture."

[Image: Keith Haring “Self Portrait” (1989) painted aluminum 48 x 27.5 x 33 in.]

Schedule

From 2008-07-10 To 2008-09-06
Opening Reception: July 10, 6-8 pm.

Fee

Free

Venue Hours

From 10:00 To 18:00
Closed on Mondays, Sundays

Access

Between 26th and 27th St. Subway: C/E to 23rd Street
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Address

293 10th Ave., New York, NY 10001
Phone: 2125634474


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