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September 24, 2020
PERFORMANCE ARTIST TEHCHING (SAM) HSIEH
Vintage Art Invites and Posters, 1978-86
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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 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. -
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August 18, 2020
A GOLDEN AGE OF NYC NIGHTLIFE – Nightclub Ephemera from the 1980sNewsletterBack in the 1980s nightclubs were not just places to drink and cruise. They were also an important venue for the city’s cultural scene, a gathering spot where artists, musicians, designers, writers, performers and filmmakers exchanged ideas and networked during one of NYC’s most creative periods. -
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August 11, 2020
“BETTIE VISITS CBGB” AND “JOHN WATERS CLOSET PORTRAIT” Benefit Auction for the WPA Ends Thursday, August 13NewsletterThere is still time to bid on items in the Washington Project for the Arts’ Benefit Auction on Artsy, ending on Thursday, August 13th at 6:30 PM. Of special interest are two unusual forays into portraiture by artists who participated in the WPA’s infamous Punk Art Exhibition (1978). -
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August 5, 2020
BENEFIT AUCTION FOR THE WASHINGTON PROJECT FOR THE ARTS John Waters Closet Portrait by Neke Carson, 2009NewsletterNeke Carson’s John Waters Closet Portrait must be one of the more unusual works in the Washington Project for the Arts’ Benefit Auction that is now open for online bidding at Artsy through August 13. Carson, a pioneering performance artist with links to Fluxus and Neo-Dada, is a true original who over his 50-year career has produced… -
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July 30, 2020
BENEFIT AUCTION FOR THE WASHINGTON PROJECT FOR THE ARTS “Bettie Visits CBGB” & WPA’s Punk Art Exhibition, 1978NewsletterThe benefit auction for the Washington Project for the Arts (already canceled twice because of Covid-19!!) will finally be open for online bidding at 6:30 pm today (Thursday July 30th) at Artsy. In celebration of the WPA’s 45th Anniversary, the auction features many of the artists who over the years exhibited at this important venue for contemporary art… -
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July 23, 2020
ARTIST’S PAGES BY ANA MENDIETA AND DAVID HAMMONS From Franklin Furnace’s Flue Magazine, 1981NewsletterArtists in the 1980s had a lot to say but not necessarily with a work hanging on a wall. The downtown art space Franklin Furnace (founded by Martha Wilson in 1976) was one of the first galleries to recognize this reality with programming centered around performance art, artists books and other new formats. -
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July 15, 2020
ART/NEW YORK, A VIDEO MAGAZINE ON ART Announcement Cards from the 1980sNewsletterFor those who were part of the New York art world in the 1980s and attended the exhibitions and events featured on the art ephemera sold by Gallery 98, these mementos preserve not only art history but also personal memories. -
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July 10, 2020
GALLERY CARD FOR LYLE ASHTON HARRIS’ WHITE FACE SERIES The 1990s roots of today’s social discourseNewsletterWhat makes for a collectible gallery announcement card? The key quality is a powerful iconic image by a well-known artist that evokes the concerns of the particular time the exhibition took place. -
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July 1, 2020
ARTIST COLLABORATOR OR HIRED HAND? The Story of Keith Haring and Angel Ortiz (aka LA2)NewsletterArtist/documentarian Clayton Patterson’s recent article in the Village Sun adds a new perspective to some Keith Haring announcement cards in the collection of Gallery 98. Patterson has been a longtime advocate of artist Angel Ortiz (better known as LA2) who worked with Haring in the early 1980s but who is now increasingly excluded from the Haring story.
