In Conversation
Tamra Davis and Brian Williams on Jean-Michel Basquiat
Moderated by Fred Hoffman
Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 6:30pm
Gagosian, Beverly Hills
Join Gagosian for a conversation between filmmaker Tamra Davis and photographer Brian Williams inside Jean-Michel Basquiat: Made on Market Street at the Beverly Hills gallery. The talk is moderated by Fred Hoffman, who curated the exhibition with Larry Gagosian and is the author of The Art of Jean-Michel Basquiat. The first exhibition to focus exclusively on the works Basquiat produced in Los Angeles, Made on Market Street reflects on this consequential period in his career. During his time in LA, Davis drove the artist, who never learned to drive, around the city and filmed him for what would become her acclaimed documentary Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010). Williams, who was Basquiat’s former studio assistant, captured the artist at work during these years and will share never-before-seen archival photographs and footage during the talk.
Jean-Michel Basquiat with Gold Griot (1984) and M (1984) in his studio at 21 Market Street, Venice, California, spring 1984. Artwork © The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York. Photo: B.Dub/Brian D. Williams
Performance and Talk
The Writing’s on the Wall
Monday, September 11, 2023, 6pm
Grand LA, Los Angeles
kingpleasure.basquiat.com
This event has been postponed. The new date will be announced shortly.
Join the estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat for an immersive experience blending performance and conversation, organized in conjunction with the exhibition Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure©, on view at the Grand LA through October 15. The evening will begin at 6pm with a viewing of the exhibition, followed by a live performance at 7pm by blues poet, musician, and organizer aja monet, and concluding with a discussion between monet and the artist’s sisters, Lisane Basquiat and Jeanine Heriveaux, moderated by singer Mashonda Tifrere. Delving into the profound impact of language and poetry, the audience is invited to discover the driving forces behind monet’s literary prowess and activism while decoding hidden narratives within Basquiat’s artwork.
Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1982. Photo: James Van Der Zee, courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Panel Discussion
Jean-Michel and His LA Experience
With Lisane Basquiat, Tamra Davis, Larry Gagosian, Jeanine Heriveaux, and Fred Hoffman
Wednesday, August 9, 2023, 7:30pm
Grand LA, Los Angeles
kingpleasure.basquiat.com
Larry Gagosian will discuss his experiences with Jean-Michel Basquiat in Los Angeles in the early 1980s with Tamra Davis, Fred Hoffman, and Basquiat’s sisters Lisane Basquiat and Jeanine Heriveaux in a panel conversation organized in conjunction with the exhibition Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure© at the Grand LA. All speakers had a meaningful relationship with the artist between 1982 and 1984. Gagosian presented two solo exhibitions by the artist at his gallery and allowed Basquiat to stay frequently at his house in Venice Beach. Hoffmann found a studio space for Basquiat in Venice and created a suite of prints with him. Davis drove the artist, who never learned to drive, around Los Angeles and filmed him for what would become her acclaimed documentary Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010).
Larry Gagosian and Jean-Michel Basquiat, New York, 1983
Book Launch
Visions of the Self
Rembrandt and Now
Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 6:30–8:30pm
Kenwood House, London
www.english-heritage.org.uk
In the interest of public health, this event has been postponed until further notice.
Gagosian is pleased to host a drinks reception to celebrate the release of Visions of the Self: Rembrandt and Now, published on the occasion of the recent eponymous exhibition at Gagosian, Grosvenor Hill, London. Organized in partnership with English Heritage, the exhibition places Rembrandt’s masterpiece Self-Portrait with Two Circles (c. 1665) in dialogue with self-portraits by Francis Bacon, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Lucian Freud, and Pablo Picasso, as well as leading contemporary artists such as Georg Baselitz, Glenn Brown, Urs Fischer, Damien Hirst, Howard Hodgkin, Giuseppe Penone, Richard Prince, Jenny Saville, Cindy Sherman, and Rudolf Stingel, among others. The catalogue includes an introduction by Wendy Monkhouse, senior curator at English Heritage, and a text by art historian David Freedberg. To attend the free event, RSVP to londonevents@gagosian.com. Space is limited.
Visions of the Self: Rembrandt and Now (London: Gagosian, 2020)
Visit
Gagosian at Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées
Opening reception: Saturday, October 12, 6:30–8pm
October 12–20, 2019
Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées, Paris
galerieslafayettechampselysees.com
In celebration of FIAC in Paris, Gagosian is pleased to collaborate with Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées on a two-floor pop-up takeover featuring products related to Gagosian artists. On the first floor, the Coin Culture section will feature catalogues, posters, apparel, and audio productions. The second floor, the Library, will house an additional selection of limited-edition books, publications, and catalogues raisonnés.
Download the full press release in English (PDF) or French (PDF)
Gagosian at Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées, Paris, 2019
Tour
Visions of the Self: Rembrandt and Now
In partnership with English Heritage
Thursday, April 25, 2019, 6pm
Gagosian, Grosvenor Hill, London
Gagosian director and art historian Richard Calvocoressi will lead a tour of the exhibition Visions of the Self: Rembrandt and Now at Gagosian, Grosvenor Hill, London. Calvocoressi will take a look at postwar and contemporary masters of self-representation, anchoring the conversation to an important Rembrandt masterpiece included in the exhibition, Self-Portrait with Two Circles (c. 1665). The event has reached capacity. To join the wait list, contact londontours@gagosian.com.
Rembrandt van Rijn, Self-Portrait with Two Circles, c. 1665, English Heritage, The Iveagh Bequest (Kenwood, London). Photo: Historic England Photo Library