“[The Art] It would take longer to describe that to see. Here are some of the things I was moved by or involved by:... And a hand sink overflowing with grimy salt crystals, and some terrific feminist comic strip posters, and a room of painted clothes, and SAMO's critical graffiti...” - Lucy R. Lippard (p. 51-52)artforum, october 1980
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Under the pseudonym of “Anne Ominous”, art critic and historian Lucy R. Lippard wrote a comprehensive review of The Times Square Show (TSS) in the October 1980 issue of Artforum; one of a handful that specifically referenced the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat under his SAMO alias. Organized by Colab artists Tom Otterness and John Ahearn, TSS was Basquiat’s first major public exhibition. Despite the collaboration between Al Díaz and Basquiat ending prior to the opening, Jean-Michel would continue to be identified as SAMO© until as late as May 1981 for his first solo gallery exhibition with Emilio Mazzoli.
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Relevant Article: Lucy R. Lippard, “Sex and Death and Shock and Schlock” pgs. 50-55
Artforum
Vol. XIX, No. 2, October 1980
Ed. Ingrid Sischy
keywords: basquiat; times square show; colab; lucy lippard; samo
