“There was so much art you could hardly tell where one piece left off and another began... Graffiti-like narrative artworks scrawled on the walls coexisted with a stairwell of genuine subway graffiti by Samo and a black-board of spectator comments.” - Kim Levin (p. 87)artS Magazine, september 1980
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For the September 1980 issue of Arts Magazine, art critic and curator Kim Levin wrote a thorough review of The Times Square Show (TSS); 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.
Relevant Article: Kim Levin, “The Times Square Show” pgs. 87-89
Arts Magazine
Vol. 55, No. 1, September 1980
Ed. Richard Martin
keywords: basquiat; times square show; colab; kim levin; samo
