February 24, 2022

GALLERY CARDS, POSTERS, CATALOGUES, OTHER ART EPHEMERA
Organized By Artists, Galleries, Art Movements, Media, Themes

March 3, 2022
NICK ZEDD (1958 – 2022) Ephemera by a Cinema of Transgression Filmmaker

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Over the weekend, news of the death of the underground filmmaker and East Village legend, Nick Zedd, reverberated over the Internet and set off numerous tributes. The uncompromising filmmaker lived hard, and died in near-poverty in Mexico City from complications of cirrhosis of the liver, hepatitis C, and cancer.
February 17, 2022
BACK SEAT DODGE: KIENHOLZ’S CONTROVERSIAL SCULPTURE And More Dwan Gallery Posters From The 1960s

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When local Los Angeles artist Edward Kienholz debuted Back Seat Dodge at the Dwan Gallery in 1964, the life-size sculpture with two mannequins simulating sex in the back seat of a car inspired both chuckles and praise.
February 10, 2022
TWO STORIES: JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT AND ANNINA NOSEI Rare Anatomy Card Found / Ishmael Reed Revives the Basement Story

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It’s not often that original vintage copies of a rare and historic gallery announcement card suddenly appear. But this is exactly what happened with a highly prized 1982 card printed by the Annina Nosei Gallery to promote Jean-Michel Basquiat’s print portfolio Anatomy.
February 3, 2022
TWO 1980s STREET PHOTOGRAPHERS Bill Cunningham / Toyo Tsuchiya

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For Bill Cunningham (1929 – 2016) and Toyo Tsuchiya (1948 – 2017) the term “street photography” is not limited to pictures taken on the street but also includes photographs of events and performances. Both photographers were part of a trend among artists in the 1980s to document and archive the…
January 27, 2022
VINTAGE EXHIBITION POSTERS, 1967 – 1996 Dwan Gallery, Civilian Warfare, Beuys, Haring, Goldin

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A vintage exhibition poster is an especially good way to preserve a moment of art history. Posters are large, they can be framed and hung on the wall, and the best feature images and words in ways that effectively reveal the essence of an artist’s work at a specific time and place. Gallery…
January 20, 2022
Luxury Art Ephemera: Gagosian Gallery—Beverly Hills, New York, London, Rome

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At Gallery 98 our diverse inventory includes many DIY flyers from downtown art spaces in the 1970s and 80s, mostly hand-lettered and cheaply printed on black-and-white xerox machines. Commercial galleries, on the other hand, hired designers, and used color-offset printers to produce the cards and posters that promoted their exhibitions.
January 13, 2022
THE TREASURE HUNT CONTINUES More Advertisements From Artforum, 1967 – 2010

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With the expansion of the artworld in the 1980s and 90s, art magazines became an increasingly important tool to reach global audiences. Artforum, with its high international circulation, quality printing and paper, and distinctive 10 ½ x 10 ½ square format, was particularly popular among galleries wanting to advertise.
January 6, 2022
Finding Treasures in Art Magazines: Advertisements From Artforum, 1970–2010

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Art ephemera is primarily a by-product of advertising and promotion. At Gallery 98 our main focus is announcement cards and gallery posters but we also have an interest in the advertisements that galleries place in art magazines. It is all part of our long-term ambition to make the Gallery 98…
December 23, 2021
GALLERY 98’s DOWNTOWN ROOTS IN THE 1970s AND 80s A Feature Length Article in Kaleidoscope

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Today Gallery 98 promotes all kinds of art ephemera from the US and Europe, but its original focus was on the alternative art scene that emerged in the East Village and the Lower East Side in the 1970s and 80s. The Italian magazine Kaleidoscope, just now published a…
December 16, 2021
IN PRAISE OF DRUNKENNESS A Bar Coaster by Marlene Dumas, 1992

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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 9, 2021
YEAR IN REVIEW FAVORITE NEWSLETTERS FROM 2021

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

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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.

GALLERY CARDS, POSTERS, CATALOGUES, OTHER ART EPHEMERA Organized By Artists, Galleries, Art Movements, Media, Themes

Downtown Galleries: Cards and Posters, 1970s – 90s

New York Nightclub Invites, 1970s – 90s

Black Interest: Cards, Posters, Publications

Fine Art Photography, 1970 – 90s

Women’s Interest: Cards, Posters, Publications

Independent Film: Flyers, Brochures, Publicity Stills, 1975 – 80

March 3, 2022NICK ZEDD (1958 – 2022) Ephemera by a Cinema of Transgression Filmmaker

February 17, 2022BACK SEAT DODGE: KIENHOLZ’S CONTROVERSIAL SCULPTURE And More Dwan Gallery Posters From The 1960s

February 10, 2022TWO STORIES: JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT AND ANNINA NOSEI Rare Anatomy Card Found / Ishmael Reed Revives the Basement Story

February 3, 2022TWO 1980s STREET PHOTOGRAPHERS Bill Cunningham / Toyo Tsuchiya

January 27, 2022VINTAGE EXHIBITION POSTERS, 1967 – 1996 Dwan Gallery, Civilian Warfare, Beuys, Haring, Goldin

January 20, 2022Luxury Art Ephemera: Gagosian Gallery—Beverly Hills, New York, London, Rome

January 13, 2022THE TREASURE HUNT CONTINUES More Advertisements From Artforum, 1967 – 2010

January 6, 2022Finding Treasures in Art Magazines: Advertisements From Artforum, 1970–2010

December 23, 2021GALLERY 98’s DOWNTOWN ROOTS IN THE 1970s AND 80s A Feature Length Article in Kaleidoscope

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

December 9, 2021YEAR IN REVIEW FAVORITE NEWSLETTERS FROM 2021

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

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GALLERY CARDS, POSTERS, CATALOGUES, OTHER ART EPHEMERA
Organized By Artists, Galleries, Art Movements, Media, Themes

March 3, 2022
NICK ZEDD (1958 – 2022) Ephemera by a Cinema of Transgression Filmmaker

February 17, 2022
BACK SEAT DODGE: KIENHOLZ’S CONTROVERSIAL SCULPTURE And More Dwan Gallery Posters From The 1960s

February 10, 2022
TWO STORIES: JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT AND ANNINA NOSEI Rare Anatomy Card Found / Ishmael Reed Revives the Basement Story

February 3, 2022
TWO 1980s STREET PHOTOGRAPHERS Bill Cunningham / Toyo Tsuchiya

January 27, 2022
VINTAGE EXHIBITION POSTERS, 1967 – 1996 Dwan Gallery, Civilian Warfare, Beuys, Haring, Goldin

January 20, 2022
Luxury Art Ephemera: Gagosian Gallery—Beverly Hills, New York, London, Rome

January 13, 2022
THE TREASURE HUNT CONTINUES More Advertisements From Artforum, 1967 – 2010

January 6, 2022
Finding Treasures in Art Magazines: Advertisements From Artforum, 1970–2010

December 23, 2021
GALLERY 98’s DOWNTOWN ROOTS IN THE 1970s AND 80s A Feature Length Article in Kaleidoscope

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

December 9, 2021
YEAR IN REVIEW FAVORITE NEWSLETTERS FROM 2021

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