East Village Art

What is East Village Art?

In 1981, Patti Astor opened the first art gallery in New York City's East Village, helping to launch the careers of various artists and musicians. The gallery started small but quickly gained popularity, contributing to the emergence of art movements such as Neo-Expressionism and Street Art in the area. The East Village became a hub for these new artistic expressions. However, the gallery closed in 1985 due to waning interest.
Furungle 6

Kenny Scharf

Furungle 6, 2021

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 5,790

Furungle 5

Kenny Scharf

Furungle 5, 2021

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 5,790

Furungle 4

Kenny Scharf

Furungle 4, 2021

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 5,790

Furungle 3

Kenny Scharf

Furungle 3, 2021

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 5,790

Furungle 2

Kenny Scharf

Furungle 2, 2021

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 5,790

Furungle 1

Kenny Scharf

Furungle 1, 2021

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 5,790

Leeches

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Leeches, 1983/2017

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

Currently Not Available

Scary Guy

Kenny Scharf

Scary Guy, 2015

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

Currently Not Available

Jungleyea

Kenny Scharf

Jungleyea, 2010

Limited Edition Print

Archival Print

USD 2,490

Keith Haring Table Lamp

Keith Haring

Keith Haring Table Lamp, 1988

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

USD 2,900

Untitled (Crowd - Plate 2)

Keith Haring

Untitled (Crowd - Plate 2), 1987

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 30,500

Klobz

Kenny Scharf

Klobz, 2022

Limited Edition Print

Archival Print

USD 2,500

Boxer Rebellion

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Boxer Rebellion, 1982-83/2018

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 60,000 - 80,000

Furungle (Suite of 6)

Kenny Scharf

Furungle (Suite of 6), 2021

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 29,000

Portrait of Joseph Beuys

Keith Haring

Portrait of Joseph Beuys, 1986

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 10,850

Untitled (Cockfight)

Keith Haring

Untitled (Cockfight), 1985

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 42,900

Appropriation

Appropriation in art involves using pre-existing images or objects with little or no modification. This technique has played a significant role across various art forms, including visual arts, music, performance, and literature. In visual arts, appropriation refers to the practice of adopting, sampling, recycling, or borrowing elements—or even entire forms—of existing visual culture, integrating them into new works to create meaning or critique.

Political pop

Political Pop was an art movement that emerged in China during the 1980s, blending the Pop Art style of Western countries with the socialist realism of China. This movement arose during a time of rapid social and political change in China, as artists sought to create works that questioned and critiqued these cultural shifts. Political Pop often juxtaposed iconic images from Chinese propaganda with Western consumer culture, highlighting the tensions between tradition and modernization.

Pencil

A pencil is a writing and drawing tool with a core of solid pigment, typically graphite or colored, encased in a protective layer of wood or composite material. Pencils make marks on paper by transferring part of the core pigment onto the surface.

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