Facebook just blocked me from selling my book, they claim its too sexy for their shirt. The fun gallery was started in 1981 by bill stelling and patti astor who met at the mudd club. Shot by anita rosenberg, patti shares a story about how. Downtown actor patti astor joined the cast of wild style after brathwaite took her to beyond words. I cant wait for my reading tour to meet all the great talent i know is out there. Fun gallerys patti astor, 70s soho fixture and 80s. The book features stories about keith haring, fab 5 freddy, jeanmichel basquiat, dondi, lee, kenny scharf, zephyr and more.
The original queen of the downtown scene patti astor, has released her memoirs, fun gallery the true story, chronicling her experiences. Fun gallerys patti astor, 70s soho fixture and 80s graffitiart champion, celebrates a book. When my book is published i plan to do some new shows that will be better than ever. The fun gallery holds an important place in aerosol art history. Manhattan fashion directory and clic gallery and bookstore are present the instore signing of downtown new york legend patti astors first book, fun gallery. Astor, a film actress, was well known on the nyc underground circuit as the queen of the downtown screen and it was her celebutante status that brought the crowds to this gritty tenement storefront. Fun gallery founder patti astor remembers her friend jeanmichel basquiat we spoke with a curator of jeanmichel basquiat during the 80s to find.
Fun gallerythe true story by patti astor the tin whistle. Soon after, she started to run a tiny gallery, the fun gallery, and invited downtowngraffiti artists to. Patti astor wrote a book about her experiences, fun gallery the true story, and we talked recently with her about fun, fun, and art in the east village in the. It was instrumental in reintroducing the underground art form into the mainstream artworld in the early 1980s. Patti astor fun gallerythe true story butterfly art news. I was hoping to run into some old friends i havent seen in a while, like fred, futura and zephyr, but none of them made it to patti astors book. Patti titchener was one of the most popular and talented members of walnut hills high schools class of 1968. Fun gallery was only around for four years, but in that short time, it was instrumental in opening up the art world to creativity wherever its found. A feature documentary based on the book by indie film diva and museum curator patti astor, fun.
She cofounded the instrumental contemporary art gallery, fun gallery. Patti astor and bill stelling, who met at the mudd club, showcase graffiti and street culture at their new fun gallery in the east village. Fun gallerythe true story by patti astor i was hoping to run into some old friends i havent seen in a while, like fred, futura and zephyr, but none of them made it to patti astors book signing. Cofounded by patti astor, the gallery had a cultural impact until it closed in 1985. How patti titchener became patti astor and made art history. The original queen of the downtown scene patti astor, has released her memoirs, fun gallery the true story, chronicling her experiences and those of her friends during the 1980. The gallery was founded in 1981 by underground film star patti astor and bill stelling. Patti astor with the tagged fun gallery refrigerator. Related saltz on lady gagas jeff koons album cover. Fun gallery s patti astor, 70s soho fixture and 80s graffitiart champion, celebrates a book. Vintage photo of patti astor during the fun gallery days in new york. Artistic maneuvers in the dark life and death on the new. She published the book fun gallery the true story which is sold out.
The fun gallery the fun gallery holds an important place in aerosol art history. Patti astor reads from her new memoir, fun gallery. Aug 2, 2012 fun gallerythe true story, detailing astors journey from an innocent ohio girl, to stop the war radical, underground movie star, and world. Patti astor wrote a book about her experiences, fun gallery the true story, and we talked recently with her about fun, fun, and art in the east village in the 1980s. Patti astor, whose fun gallery, in the east village, represents five of the top graffitists and serves as a point of reference for the rest, recently took a group show of their work to zurich and. A little fun gallery with patti astor gvshp preservation off the.
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