A true NYC street & design legend has a massive mid career exhibition of new works.
It was very "interesting" to see the interaction of old skool graff friends of the artist watching & mixing with the uptown fashion crowd brought together by the curators & sponsors of the show.
In 1981, long before I ever saw real graffiti, met Futura & eventually became friendly with him, I became a fan of his when I was a young punk in London because he'd designed the sleeve for the Clash single "This is Radio Clash". Since then, I've followed his many forays into mediums such as toy design, apparel, fine art & even next level Lego construction.
It was really fun bringing my son Max & his friend Isla to the show, running into Lenny (Futura) outside & him walking us passed all the security, saying "we were with him". Kids felt like celebs!
Below are some of my fave works.
Max instagraming..
Max in front of a great one, just top show scale
Lenny signing fans shirt..
Clash sleeve - 1981
Just a few of my fave pieces in this fresh show from one of Americas best contemporary artists!
Dont sleep, go! http://joshualinergallery.com
Dont sleep, go! http://joshualinergallery.com
Old friends Todd & Steve goofing around.
Below, a few of my fave pieces from the Détournement: Signs of the Times show.
On till Aug 25 & worth a visit http://jonathanlevinegallery.com Martin Wong
On till Aug 25 & worth a visit http://jonathanlevinegallery.com Martin Wong
Ben Eine
David Wojnarowicz
Jack Pierson
Aiko
Ripo
Jack Napier & the BLF
ZEVS
Dan Witz
Fire extinguisher outside the gallery.
Isla & Max
