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RENE RICARD is an American poet and painter. Since the early 1970s, Ricard has been one of America's most controversial arbiters of taste. Early on Ricard was one of the major superstars of Andy Warhol’s Factory. He appeared in such classic Warhol films as Kitchen and Chelsea Girls. As a performer, Ricard was a founding participant in the Theater of the Ridiculous, collaborating with John Vaccaro and Charles Ludlam.
In 1979 the Dia Art Foundation published Ricard's first book of poems Rene Ricard 1979-1980 styled on the Tiffany Christmas catalogue. By the early 1980s Ricard achieved status in the art world through his influential essays. His cover articles in ArtForum magazine helped to catapult the careers of many artists such as Keith Haring and Francesco Clemente to the forefront of the 80’s New York art scene. Ricard’s 1981 ArtForum piece “The Radiant Child” brought Jean-Michel Basquiat to fame. In Julian Schnabel's biopic, Basquiat, Ricard was played by actor Michael Wincott.
In 1979 the Dia Art Foundation published Ricard's first book of poems Rene Ricard 1979-1980 styled on the Tiffany Christmas catalogue. By the early 1980s Ricard achieved status in the art world through his influential essays. His cover articles in ArtForum magazine helped to catapult the careers of many artists such as Keith Haring and Francesco Clemente to the forefront of the 80’s New York art scene. Ricard’s 1981 ArtForum piece “The Radiant Child” brought Jean-Michel Basquiat to fame. In Julian Schnabel's biopic, Basquiat, Ricard was played by actor Michael Wincott.
The majority of Ricard's poems are now created in the form of paintings. His 2008 UK painting exhibition at Scream Gallery was curated by art dealer Vito Schnabel.
Ricard's latest work The Torturers Apprentice opens next week in Andy Spade's New York Half/Gallery.
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i keep coming back to this post as i am blown away (sorry about the cliche) by the gallery postcard.
love the design, the scrawl, the rawness of it. maybe someday i'll be so lucky!
PS - went into scream's gallery. great website. looked at r.r.'s work - the one titled "hold me..." is my favorite...
that gallery will be a definite on my list of london...
Brilliant to take something as comforting as a Mickey Mouse cartoon ("The Sorcerer’s Apprentice") and make it into something so sinister and timely. Ricard is a genius. One of the few artists who use both text and image to equal effect.
i loveee your blog..:)
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