Boom For Real

Film Screening at MoMA c/o Brigade Marketing

Boom For Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat explores the  early years of renowned artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat. This beautiful and informative documentary by Sara Driver transports its audience to a bohemian, disease stricken New York City and the beyond humble beginnings of one of the most important artists of the 20th century. A poet, a painter, a "maker," Basquiat lived in a time when New York was shifting in terms of its art culture. Personal accounts by friends help build the story and shape the most factual image possible of Basquiat pre-fame. Set to be released today, this is a must-see film for anyone interested in art, the history of New York and the incredible artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. 

Big Thanks to the team over at Brigade Marketing for inviting us to this special screening and for making this feature possible!

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Bill Brandt: Shadow & Light

Bill Brandt: Shadow & Light via Artlog

Now on exhibition at the MoMA, Bill Brandt: Shadow & Light features Brandt's famed nudes among approximately 150 works that have helped to establish him as one of the most important photographers of the twentieth century.

To learn more and see more at Artlog, click here.

To learn more about this exhibition, to see more, and to visit the MoMA, click here.

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The Rolling Stones x MoMA

via ArtLog 

Mick Jagger,From "Sympathy for the Devil," 1968. Directed by Jean-Luc Goddard. c/o Carlotta Films.

Now at MoMA : The Rolling Stones: 50 Years on Film retrospective exhibition.

Mick Jagger is the man.

To learn more, see more, and to attend The Rolling Stones' 50th Anniversary Film Series at MoMA, click here.

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MOVE!

MoMA PS1 is one of the oldest and largest contemporary art institutions in the United States and devotes its resources and energy to displaying the most experimental art in the world. I am a huge fan. This past weekend's exhibition, entitled MOVE!, was an amazing, amazing exhibit that merged the worlds of fashion and art. Organized in conjunction with V Magazine, both noteworthy fashion designers and artists came together to display a new kind of genre of art which consisted of fashion, dance, visual art, performance art, and theater in this two-day event.

Cheryl/American Apparel, The Makeover You Never Knew You Wanted

Rob Pruitt/Marc Jacobs, Looks

Ryan McNamara/Robert Geller, You Can Dance

Designer Cynthia Rowley instructs her model

Olaf Breunning/Cynthia Rowley, Carrie

Brody Condon/Rodarte

Terence Koh/Italo Zucchelli (Calvin Klein Collection), Untitled (2010)

Tauba Auerbach/Ohne Titel, Pause/Applause

To learn more, see more, and to visit MoMA PS1, click here.

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Abstract Expressionist New York

I am a total art nerd and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is not only by far my very most favorite museum in NYC, but it is absolutely one of my most favorite museums in the world. An invitation to last night's private viewing plus Q&A session with the curators of the Abstract Expressionist New York exhibition, which began on October 3 and will run through April 25th, 2011, was well beyond exciting. The survey draws from MoMA's renowned and unmatched collection to display a chronological narrative of the true breakthrough of American artists on the art scene. Starting in the beginning of the 1940s and lasting into the 60s, you can sense the dialogue between the works of art and how each artist looked to one another to really create and define the revelatory movement. With some of the most famous pieces from some of the most influential artists of all time, this presentation is an awesome representation of the first avant-garde movement to place New York City at the forefront of international modern art. I highly, highly, highly suggest visiting it today.

Andy Warhol

Jackson Pollock

Sam Francis

Barnett Newman

Jackson Pollock

Clyfford Still, David Smith

Adolph Gottlieb

Introducing the new MoMA iPad App

To learn more, see more, and to visit MoMA, click here.

To learn more and see more from the Abstract Expressionist New York Exhibition, click here.

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