New York lost one of home grown greats on Monday when pop artist James Rizzi died in his SoHo studio. He was 61. Though he found his biggest successes in Germany and Asia, Rizzi was a Brooklyn-born artist and sculpter whose unique sensibilities you might remember from such things as the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta (where he was the official artist) or the video for the Tom Tom Club's Genius of Love (and the cover of their first album). Not to mention his Cows on Parade cow, or his personalized VW Beetle.
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Brooklyn Born Pop Artist James Rizzi Dies at 61
Thieves Tunnel Through A Wall For Pop Art
If you're leaving your home unattended for the holidays, lock up your Lichtensteins! Over Thanksgiving a Manhattan apartment was broken in to—the thieves tunneled through a hallway wall!—and prints by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein were stolen. According to the Daily News, police say the burglars took 5 works (including a set of 8 prints by Warhol), as well as Cartier and Rolex watches and other jewels. All in all they took $750,000 worth of goods from Robert Romanoff, president of Nebraska Meat Corp. (founded by his family in New York in 1905). Romanoff also owns the five-story Meatpacking District building on Gansevoort Street that the thieves stole his property from.
ESPO Writes a Book, Hits a Truck
Stephen Powers (A/K/A ESPO) is one of New York City's great graffiti artists-- about six years ago, he went all city with a wonderful series of gates. Since then, we've seen less of him, but he occasionally does a beautiful burner down on a truck in SoHo. This week we've noticed him working on a huge piece on three sides of a truck at Wooster and Spring-- turns out it's an ad for his new graphic novel, First and Fifteenth. Trashotron has details:
Neo Rauch at David Zwirner
Just in case our recent rundown of soon-to-close museum exhibits hasn't already sent you into a state of stress-induced overdrive, we couldn't resist dropping one more temping show onto the artistic pile.
Tristan Eaton, Graffiti Artist, Illustrator & Toy Designer
Tristan Eaton, Graffiti Artist, Illustrator & Toy Designer
Talk the Talk (and Walk the Walk)
Sure, you could stroll through the museum all by your lonesome. But if you like a little company, you might want to check out the Gallery Talks at the Museum of Modern Art.
Roy Lichtenstein at City Hall
The Mayor and the Public Art Fund have brought a little Roy Lichtenstein to city buildings, with Roy Lichtenstein at City Hall. Element #E, which has flourishes of brushstrokes, is the centerpiece, shown for the first time in it's full size, 50 foot glory; it's on display at the Tweed Courthouse, aka City Hall Academy. The other pieces are Brushstroke Group and Endless Drip (in City Hall Park) and a bronze bust, Woman: Sunlight, Moonlight in the lobby of City Hall. You can check out different Roy Lichtenstein sculptures on display in city buildings by calling 311 and making an appointment.
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