Exhibition of current expressions
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Opening approximately one month before Diego Cortez’ New York/New Wave show, “Exhibition of Current Expressions” was likely just the second time Jean-Michel Basquiat was identified for inclusion in a show at Club 57 (The first was Keith Haring’s “Club 57 Invitational” from May 1980).
Designed by Henry Benvenuti, the announcement for the show identified Basquiat as “Jean Michele”, a not uncommon mis-spelling of his hyphenated first name. To my knowledge, this extremely rare announcement has heretofore not been cited in any prominent Basquiat histories or bibliographies.
Details: “Exhibition of Current Expressions”
Venue: Club 57: 57 St. Mark’s Place
Date: January 18, 1980
keywords: announcement; basquiat; jean michele; club 57; henry benvenuti; despo magoni; amos poe; sur rodney sur; glenn o’brien; greer lankton; zatar
