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Ep. 39: Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure©

Ep. 39: Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure©

FromArt Sense


Ep. 39: Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure©

FromArt Sense

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Mar 22, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

01:25 - A discussion with Ileen Gallagher, the event producer who has worked with the estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat to create an immersive experience that introduces viewers to the iconic artist from the perspective of his family. Interviews with Basquiat’s younger sisters Jeanine and Lisane, his stepmother Nora and a variety of friends are interspersed with personal effects and mementos that he left behind, as well as more than 200 works of art that have never been seen in public. The exhibit launches April 9 at the Starrett-Lehigh Building in Chelsea with a companion book available this Spring wherever you buy books.https://kingpleasure.basquiat.com/25:07 - The week's top art headlinesIf you’re looking for ways to you can get involved in supporting artists displaced by the conflict, we have a few suggestions:The Ukrainian Emergency Art Fund is a fundraising campaign from the Kyiv-based art gallery The Naked Room which is representing Ukraine at the Venice Biennale. Funds from the campaign will go directly to aid Ukrainian artists and culture workers. You can learn more at ueaf.moca.org.uaThe folks behind the Art Support Pledge have created the Ukraine Support Pledge on Instagram. Use the hashtag #ukrainesupportpledge to find work for sale for either $200 or £200 each whose proceeds will be donated to relief funds through the JustGiving site.The France-based Galerie Poggi is currently holding a sale of work by one its artists who resides in Kyiv and is currently taking refuge there in an art gallery that had previously been a Soviet-era bomb shelter. Proceeds of the sale of works by Nikita Kadan will benefit the artist and an emergency relief fund. You can get more details at http://galeriepoggi.com/And lastly, check out your favorite NFT marketplace. Each is promoting a sale of NFTs that benefit ware relief efforts. If you haven’t dipped your toe into the NFT water yet, this might be the perfect reason to take that first step.
Released:
Mar 22, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Art Sense educates and informs listeners about the past, present and future of art. Each week host Craig Gould brings listeners conversations with authors, art historians, curators, museum directors, and contemporary artists which help us answer the questions posited by Paul Gauguin: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?