Jean-Michel Basquiat by Lou Rie
ABOUT THIS COLLECTION
The Icons Two Collection by Lou Rie consists of 8 depictions of 8 Pop Personalities created by artist Lou Rie. Each avatar is a living sculpture, a handmade portrait modeled on top of a real person, who “inhabits” the subject, adding a mysterious internal presence. The artist’s goal is to capture the essence of the subject.
COLLECTION DETAILS
- Series title: Icons Two
- Series size: 8 artworks
- Edition: Limited edition of 100
- Proof of Ownership: Certification on the Ethereum blockchain under the ERC1155 protocol. Each artwork is delivered privately and directly to collectors as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that guarrante proof of ownership.
- Format: Pieces consist of PNG files sized 2160x2160 pixels - 150 dpi.
- Medium: Human sculpture, mixed materials, photography, post-production coloring
- Artwork materials: Paint, paper, vinyl, textiles & found objects
- Contract Address: 0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e
- ID: 2749212597480566...
ABOUT THE ARTIST
A multidisciplinary artist, her work takes a unique approach to an exploration of identity by reconstructing the images of both pop culture and historical figures as a form of living art. Lou Rie has exhibited in several countries in Europe and in North America since 2005. She was awarded a fellowship residency at Colorado’s Anderson Ranch Arts Center in 2017.
Most recently, she was exhibited at Buffalo, N.Y.’s Rivalry Project. Her work was also featured in the award-winning Spanish TV series Maricón Perdido, and her short film, Catharsis, was runner-up at the 2019 Interfilm Festival in Berlin. Lou Rie’s second most important art is networking to build a better world.
EXCLUSIVE COLLECTOR PERKS
With your purchase of this contemporary art collection you will receive the following rewards:
- A free access card to over 100 of the world’s top museums for one year. Along with free access, holders can also skip the lines that often go with visits to the most popular museums. The ultimate convenience for art lovers everywhere.
- A hardcover edition of “The Future of the Past,” an anthology of HARI - Historical Art Research Institute’s 2022 Collections.
ABOUT THE EXPERT
Prof. Aaron Jaffe, Ph.D. Indiana University, 2001; M.A. Indiana University, 1997; B.A. Colgate University 1993; specializes in modernism, modern and contemporary literature, culture, and media. He is the author of Modernism and the Culture of Celebrity (Cambridge University Press, 2005, 2009) and The Way Things Go: An Essay on the Matter of Second Modernism (University of Minnesota Press, 2014). In 2016, he edited a special issue of Modernism/Modernity on Inhumanism.
With Jonathan Goldman, he edited Modernist Star Maps (2010), and, with Edward Comentale, he edited The Year's Work in Lebowski Studies (2009) and The Year's Work at the Zombie Research Center (2014).
COLLECTION CREDITS
- Concept: HARI - Historical Art Research Institute (HARI Editionns)
- Production: HARI - Historical Art Research Institute (HARI Editions)
- Creative direction: Victor Zabrockis & Marie-Lou Desmeules
- Artwork: Lou Rie
- Collection advisor: Aaron Jaffe
- Post-production: Bwater Studios
- Editorial: Braden Phillips
- Executive production: Victor Zabrockis
RIGHTS OVERVIEW
- Source of artwork: Original artwork by artist commissioned by HARI Editions
- Underlying work rights: All rights reserved ©2022 HARI - Historical Art Research Institute (HARI Editions)
- Digital copyrights: All rights reserved ©2022 HARI - Historical Art Research Institute (HARI Editions)
ABOUT THE ARTWORKS
Jean-Michel Basquiat
His career lasted only nine years, but he is one of the most significant painters of the 20th century and a cultural icon. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he explored his own African, Latino and American heritage through a unique visual vocabulary of signs, symbols and figures. He died at 27 of a heroin overdose in 1988.
