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November 25, 2020
MINIMAL MUSIC – MINIMAL ART
Steve Reich at the John Weber Gallery, 1973
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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 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. -
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September 24, 2020
PERFORMANCE ARTIST TEHCHING (SAM) HSIEH Vintage Art Invites and Posters, 1978-86NewsletterAn article about endurance artist Tehching Hsieh in T: The New York Times Style Magazine inspired Gallery 98 to feature the 1980s performance art pioneer as the subject of this week’s email. -
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September 17, 2020
FIVE PORTRAITS OF ARTISTS Jenny Holzer – Lady Pink – Sturtevant – Colette – Nan GoldinNewsletterGallery 98 features art and art ephemera connected to artists active in downtown New York in the 1960s to 90s. This was a time when artists were exploring their own real-life experiences, often creating works incorporating self-portraits and depictions of friends. -
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September 8, 2020
EXPLORE OUR INVENTORY BY HISTORIC STYLES – 5,000 Gallery Cards, Posters and Catalogs, 1970s – 90sNewsletterWebsite visitors can now explore Gallery 98’s large collection of vintage art ephemera using newly added sections devoted to the major art movements. Gallery 98 is designed as an online resource for both collectors and researchers, and we are constantly working to improve our finding aids. See items from selected… -
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August 27, 2020
MARKETING ART WITH POSTERS, 1970s-90s – Original Offset Posters Suitable for FramingNewsletterWhile the bread and butter for galleries has traditionally been the sale of high priced art to a few wealthy collectors, this market is most successful when the art is also appreciated by a larger, less-privileged audience of art enthusiasts.
