Rene Ricard, Eileen Myles, Drawing by Julian Schnabel, Xerox Flyer, 1981

Size: 8.5 x  11 inches.

Flyer features a clean tear on the right side of the page between the words “Sunday” and “May” that does not effect its legibility.

Rene Ricard (1946-2014) was an actor in Warhol films, poet, art critic and painter.  His 1981 Artforum essay “The Radiant Child” is widely credited with helping launch Jean-Michel Basquiat’s career.  Ricard’s painted poems are now widely exhibited. 1 University Place (also known as Chinese Chance and One U) was the last enterprise of Mickey Ruskin the founder of Max’s Kansas City. The drawing has been attributed to Julian Schnabel by William Rand, a friend of Ricard, who recently wrote a book about him.

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