December 9, 2021

YEAR IN REVIEW
FAVORITE NEWSLETTERS FROM 2021

Our newsletter page contains 237 newsletters going back to 2015

Gallery 98’s newsletters spotlight new online exhibitions, recent acquisitions and interesting items from our inventory. Sent out weekly, there have been close to fifty newsletters this year alone. Here is a review of seven favorites from 2021.

All our newsletters going back to 2015 are posted on the Gallery 98 site. Our focus is on the art from the last half of the 20th century as illustrated on gallery announcements, posters, catalogues and other art ephemera. Chock-full of information and unique visuals, these newsletters continue to be prominently featured by Google and other search engines.

As 2021 comes to an end, Gallery 98 director Marc H Miller sends happy holiday greetings to all our customers and online visitors. Special thanks go to Katherine Jánszky Michaelsen whose expert editing keeps these newsletters both grammatical and, we hope, entertaining to read.

TEA PARTY AT THE ALGONGUIN HOTEL: A Gathering of Women Artists, 1991
— Newsletter, Feb 25, 2021

Tea Party at the Algonquin with Betty Woodman, Miriam Schapiro, Jane Dickson, Joan Snyder, Joyce Kozloff, Lorna Simpson, Mierle Ukeles, May Stevens, Judy Rifka, Louise Bourgeois, Judy Pfaff, April Gornik, Mary Beth Edelson, and others. Photo by James Hamilton, 1991. A diagram identifying all the artists can be found below.

FOUR GROUNDBREAKING GALLERIES OF THE 1980s: Fun Gallery, Semaphore, 303, International With Monument
— Newsletter, Mar 25, 2021

Fun Gallery, Lee Quinones, Color Xerox, 1982. Photo by Martha Cooper. Size: 10.75 x 8.5 inches.

A NEW ONLINE EXHIBITION: Roger De Montebello’s Quest for 3-D Photography
— Newsletter, Apr 15, 2021

Roger de Montebello with his CrystalChrome 3D Camera, 1984

35 MINUTES WITH JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT, 1982: The Full Interview Transcript in The Jean-Michel Basquiat Reader
— Newsletter, Apr 22, 2021

Paul Tschinkel (Videographer), Marc H Miller and Jean-Michel Basquiat, still image from the video interview, 1982. Courtesy ART/new york

DIEGO CORTEZ (1946 – 2021): Tracing a Life with Art Ephemera
— Newsletter, Jul 1, 2021

Diego Cortez in his Stanton Street apartment, 1977. Photo by George Schustowicz. Courtesy ABC No Rio Book Collection.

TIN PAN ALLEY, A TIMES SQUARE BAR: Welcoming Downtown Women Artists, 1980s
— Newsletter, Jul 15, 2021

Cynthia Sley and Uli Rimkus Behind the Bar at Tin Pan Alley c. 1981, Photograph by Keri Pickett. Courtesy Pickett Pictures LLC

STORY OF A PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY: Cards From Light Gallery, 1971 – 1987
— Newsletter, Dec 2, 2021

Garry Winogrand, Folded Card, Light Gallery, November 1975. Size: 7.5 x 6 Inches

December 16, 2021
IN PRAISE OF DRUNKENNESS A Bar Coaster by Marlene Dumas, 1992

Newsletter
When Marlene Dumas was commissioned to design a coaster for Café Schiller, a popular bar in Amsterdam, she found her inspiration in Charles Baudelaire’s poem, Be Drunk. The poem resonated with Dumas, whose youth was spent on her family’s vineyard in South Africa, and whose personal “drunkenness” of choice has always been art making.
December 2, 2021
HISTORY OF A PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY Cards From Light Gallery, 1971 – 1987

Newsletter
Gallery 98’s rich inventory of announcement cards from Light, the pioneering photography gallery, are now featured in a new online exhibition Light Gallery & Fine Arts Photography, 1971 – 1987. Over its seventeen-year history, Light helped define the genre of art photography and launched many of its leading practitioners.
November 18, 2021
COLLECT VINTAGE ART EPHEMERA Great Cards Great Artists

Newsletter
Collecting vintage art ephemera is a way to own a piece of art history. A top tier announcement card – with an image, the name of the artist, the gallery, and the exhibition date – is more than memorabilia. Carefully curated collections of art ephemera allow art enthusiasts to trace…
November 4, 2021
RARE EPHEMERA BACK IN STOCK Basquiat, DeSana, Futura, Hambleton, Lady Pink, Sprouse

Newsletter
It’s not easy for Gallery 98 to keep vintage art ephemera in stock. The best items sell quickly, and it’s becoming harder to find great new ones to replace what has sold. Fortunately, there are art lovers like Bodi Lucas, who back in the 1980s amassed a large collection of gallery cards and publications…
October 28, 2021
THE RISE OF NEO-EXPRESSIONISM, 1970s – 90s

Newsletter
The revival of painting that took place in the 1980s moved in many directions but the term that most appropriately defined and marketed this change was Neo-Expressionism. In New York, the Mary Boone Gallery was the headquarters for the movement, especially after she teamed up with Michael Werner whose Cologne gallery…
October 21, 2021
THE THEORETICAL GIRLS Women Artists of The Pictures Generation

Newsletter
The 1988 announcement card (above) from a Metro Pictures exhibition featuring eleven successful women artists illustrates the gender diversification that was slowly taking hold in the art world in the 1980s.
October 14, 2021
GRAFFITI, POST-GRAFFITI, MODERN EXPRESSIONISTS Four Catalogues from the Sidney Janis Gallery, 1983 – 1985

Newsletter
It was big news back in December 1983 when the venerable Sidney Janis Gallery mounted the exhibition Post-Graffiti featuring canvases by top urban street artists. The embrace of graffiti culture was an unexpected and surprising turn for a gallery first established in 1948 and famous in the artworld for its exhibitions of…
October 7, 2021
WRAPPING BUILDINGS AS ART The Audacious Art of Christo & Jean-Claude

Newsletter
Over the years Christo and Jean-Claude’s wrappings have frequently been at a colossal scale and involved prominent public structures. These projects are by necessity short term (usually two weeks) but they live on through copious documentation created by the artists themselves.
September 30, 2021
A NEGLECTED ART MOVEMENT Pattern and Decoration: Cards and Catalogues, 1970s-90s

Newsletter
The 1970s was a particularly fertile moment for new art movements. With Pleasure: Pattern and Decoration in American Art 1972 – 1985, an exhibition at the Hessel Museum of Art at Bard College (through November 28th), spotlights one of the most distinctive — the Pattern and Decoration movement (also known as P&D).
September 22, 2021
A FORGOTTEN ART MOVEMENT Photorealism: Cards and Catalogues, 1970s–90s

Newsletter
The success of Pop Art in the 1960s opened the way for other new styles of representational art. “Photorealism” was a term applied to a group of artists whose fastidious paintings strove to imitate photography. Like pop artists, photorealists favored imagery drawn from everyday life and the American vernacular. OK Harris Gallery and the …
September 16, 2021
FOLLOW GALLERY 98 ON INSTAGRAM New Vintage Art Ephemera Posted Daily

Newsletter
Depending on your age, collecting vintage art ephemera is either nostalgic or educational. Since Gallery 98’s founding over five years ago, we have amassed a huge collection of art gallery cards and posters covering the years 1964 to 2001. Although our specialty is the art of downtown New York,…
September 8, 2021
EUROPEAN ART EPHEMERA, 1970s – 1990s Christo, Koons, Abramović, Sherman, Currin

Newsletter
When a collection of art ephemera only includes items from American galleries it inevitably does not convey the full picture. During the final decades of the 20th century Europe was not only the birthplace of important artists (e.g., Christo, Marina Abramović, Anselm Kiefer) but it was also a key market for American artists. Gallery 98’s goal is to capture…

YEAR IN REVIEW FAVORITE NEWSLETTERS FROM 2021

TEA PARTY AT THE ALGONGUIN HOTEL: A Gathering of Women Artists, 1991 — Newsletter, Feb 25, 2021

FOUR GROUNDBREAKING GALLERIES OF THE 1980s: Fun Gallery, Semaphore, 303, International With Monument — Newsletter, Mar 25, 2021

A NEW ONLINE EXHIBITION: Roger De Montebello’s Quest for 3-D Photography — Newsletter, Apr 15, 2021

35 MINUTES WITH JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT, 1982: The Full Interview Transcript in The Jean-Michel Basquiat Reader — Newsletter, Apr 22, 2021

DIEGO CORTEZ (1946 – 2021): Tracing a Life with Art Ephemera — Newsletter, Jul 1, 2021

TIN PAN ALLEY, A TIMES SQUARE BAR: Welcoming Downtown Women Artists, 1980s — Newsletter, Jul 15, 2021

STORY OF A PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY: Cards From Light Gallery, 1971 – 1987 — Newsletter, Dec 2, 2021

December 16, 2021IN PRAISE OF DRUNKENNESS A Bar Coaster by Marlene Dumas, 1992

December 2, 2021HISTORY OF A PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY Cards From Light Gallery, 1971 – 1987

November 18, 2021COLLECT VINTAGE ART EPHEMERA Great Cards Great Artists

November 4, 2021RARE EPHEMERA BACK IN STOCK Basquiat, DeSana, Futura, Hambleton, Lady Pink, Sprouse

October 28, 2021THE RISE OF NEO-EXPRESSIONISM, 1970s – 90s

October 21, 2021THE THEORETICAL GIRLS Women Artists of The Pictures Generation

October 14, 2021GRAFFITI, POST-GRAFFITI, MODERN EXPRESSIONISTS Four Catalogues from the Sidney Janis Gallery, 1983 – 1985

October 7, 2021WRAPPING BUILDINGS AS ART The Audacious Art of Christo & Jean-Claude

September 30, 2021A NEGLECTED ART MOVEMENT Pattern and Decoration: Cards and Catalogues, 1970s-90s

September 22, 2021A FORGOTTEN ART MOVEMENT Photorealism: Cards and Catalogues, 1970s–90s

September 16, 2021FOLLOW GALLERY 98 ON INSTAGRAM New Vintage Art Ephemera Posted Daily

September 8, 2021EUROPEAN ART EPHEMERA, 1970s – 1990s Christo, Koons, Abramović, Sherman, Currin

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YEAR IN REVIEW
FAVORITE NEWSLETTERS FROM 2021

TEA PARTY AT THE ALGONGUIN HOTEL: A Gathering of Women Artists, 1991
— Newsletter, Feb 25, 2021

FOUR GROUNDBREAKING GALLERIES OF THE 1980s: Fun Gallery, Semaphore, 303, International With Monument
— Newsletter, Mar 25, 2021

A NEW ONLINE EXHIBITION: Roger De Montebello’s Quest for 3-D Photography
— Newsletter, Apr 15, 2021

35 MINUTES WITH JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT, 1982: The Full Interview Transcript in The Jean-Michel Basquiat Reader
— Newsletter, Apr 22, 2021

DIEGO CORTEZ (1946 – 2021): Tracing a Life with Art Ephemera
— Newsletter, Jul 1, 2021

TIN PAN ALLEY, A TIMES SQUARE BAR: Welcoming Downtown Women Artists, 1980s
— Newsletter, Jul 15, 2021

STORY OF A PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY: Cards From Light Gallery, 1971 – 1987
— Newsletter, Dec 2, 2021

December 16, 2021
IN PRAISE OF DRUNKENNESS A Bar Coaster by Marlene Dumas, 1992

December 2, 2021
HISTORY OF A PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY Cards From Light Gallery, 1971 – 1987

November 18, 2021
COLLECT VINTAGE ART EPHEMERA Great Cards Great Artists

November 4, 2021
RARE EPHEMERA BACK IN STOCK Basquiat, DeSana, Futura, Hambleton, Lady Pink, Sprouse

October 28, 2021
THE RISE OF NEO-EXPRESSIONISM, 1970s – 90s

October 21, 2021
THE THEORETICAL GIRLS Women Artists of The Pictures Generation

October 14, 2021
GRAFFITI, POST-GRAFFITI, MODERN EXPRESSIONISTS Four Catalogues from the Sidney Janis Gallery, 1983 – 1985

October 7, 2021
WRAPPING BUILDINGS AS ART The Audacious Art of Christo & Jean-Claude

September 30, 2021
A NEGLECTED ART MOVEMENT Pattern and Decoration: Cards and Catalogues, 1970s-90s

September 22, 2021
A FORGOTTEN ART MOVEMENT Photorealism: Cards and Catalogues, 1970s–90s

September 16, 2021
FOLLOW GALLERY 98 ON INSTAGRAM New Vintage Art Ephemera Posted Daily

September 8, 2021
EUROPEAN ART EPHEMERA, 1970s – 1990s Christo, Koons, Abramović, Sherman, Currin