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December 28, 2020
Looking Back Over The Last Twelve Months
Some Favorite 2020 Newsletters
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January 5, 2021
ART EPHEMERA FROM THE LAST CENTURY Telling Stories and Preserving HistoryNewsletterAs we move into this new year with everything in flux it is more important than ever to remember our past. Art ephemera can help keep what is behind us alive. How will people remember the artists and art events of the last century? These new additions to the Gallery 98 provide fodder for thought. Ray Johnson’s… -
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December 16, 2020
A HISTORY OF JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT Through Vintage Cards, Posters and PublicationsNewsletterThe art ephemera of Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960 – 1988) is of special interest driven not only by his phenomenal success but also by the way his work brings together different segments of the art world. Cards show him exhibiting in nightclubs, pop-up spaces and in the toniest art galleries. -
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December 10, 2020
You Want Your Picture With Me? Only 6 Guilders @ James Fuentes’ “COLAB No More Store!”NewsletterIn the late 1970s young artists aspired to work outside the traditional art world. They wanted to be more in touch with life, reach new audiences, and achieve success with low-priced art that could appeal to a mass audience. -
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December 5, 2020
NEW ACQUISITION Art Ephemera from the Estate of Art Critic Edit DeAkNewsletterGallery 98 is excited with the recent acquisition of two large boxes of announcement cards, posters and other art ephemera from the estate of art critic Edit DeAk (1948-2017). As a co-founder of the influential DIY newsprint magazine ART-RITE, and as a writer for Artforum and other periodicals, DeAk was at the… -
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November 25, 2020
MINIMAL MUSIC – MINIMAL ART Steve Reich at the John Weber Gallery, 1973NewsletterThe best kinds of art ephemera not only evoke a specific art event but also capture broader cultural trends. The flyer above announcing an exhibition of hand-notated scores and a series of concerts by composer Steve Reich at a leading Soho gallery, is a reminder that the concept of “minimalism” influenced… -
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November 17, 2020
STEFAN EINS: CROWBAR AND PULLEY, 1974 Two Ready-Made Art Objects Inspired by WonderNewsletterCuriosity, a sense of wonder, and the belief that anything can be art are the elements that helped make Stefan Eins into an innovative art figure in the 1970s. Born and raised in Austria, Eins came to NYC in 1967, and settled into a small storefront in Soho in 1972 when it was still a deserted manufacturing district. … -
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November 13, 2020
NEW YORK MAGAZINE, ART-WORLD COVER STORIES, 1975–85 Andy Warhol, Mary Boone, Andrew Crispo, Carl Andre & Ana MendietaNewsletterIt doesn’t happen often, but every now and then an art-world story makes the cover of a popular magazine. This tendency probably accelerated after the advent of Pop Art, an art movement that made the art world more accessible and attractive to the general public. -
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October 27, 2020
BEYOND WORDS, MUDD CLUB, 1981 Graffiti Based – Rooted – Inspired – WorksNewsletterThe 1981 exhibition Beyond Words held in the fourth-floor gallery of the then super-trendy Mudd Club stands out as a conspicuous point in the long road that brought subway art to art-world legitimacy. Curated by Fab 5 Fred Braithwaite and Keith Haring, the exhibition lives on today through this brightly colored, silk-screen poster by John Sex, and a small, offset announcement card… -
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October 20, 2020
THE VIDEO “GRAFFITI / POST GRAFFITI,” 1984 Futura 2000 – Lady Pink – Basquiat – Rammellzee – HaringNewsletterAmong the works featured in the exhibition Writing the Future: Basquiat and the Hip Hop Generation at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (October 18 – May 16) is the videotape “Graffiti / Post Graffiti,” a rarely seen program first screened on the Learning Channel in 1984. -
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October 16, 2020
EXTRAVAGANT CREATIVE WOMEN OF DOWNTOWN NYC “Dubbed in Glamour” produced by Edit deAk, The Kitchen, 1980NewsletterSome art ephemera ages especially well. One example is this vintage 1980 poster for “Dubbed in Glamour” advertising three nights of performances at the Kitchen in Soho. … -
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October 8, 2020
FIND VINTAGE ART EPHEMERA BY YOUR FAVORITE ARTISTS Over 5,000 Gallery Cards, Posters and Catalogs, 1960s – 90sNewsletterGallery 98 offers different ways to explore our large inventory of gallery invitation cards, posters and catalogs. One popular option is to search by artist. More than 180 are listed on our “Artists’ Page” including David Hammons, Jenny Holzer, Joan Mitchell, William Pope.L,… -
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October 1, 2020
A Pictorial Map of The East Village Art by James Romberger & Marguerite Van CookNewsletterIn 2000, Ephemera Press began to commission artists to create illustrated maps of historic New York City neighborhoods that spotlight the homes and hangouts of the famous artists, writers and musicians.
