Artforum has selected Paige Powell: The Ride as one of its national Critics’ Picks. Powell’s immersive multimedia exploration of the 1980s New York art scene has been hailed widely (including by The New York Times).
From Artforum:
For more than thirty years, a treasure trove of photographs and videos lay dormant in the nooks and crannies of the home of native Portlander Paige Powell, a former publisher at Interview magazine, Andy Warhol’s confidante, and girlfriend of Jean-Michel Basquiat. This two-part installation is Powell’s first museum show displaying the intimate archive she created of the 1980s New York art world. As part of Warhol’s circle, she was surrounded by spectacular personalities. Yet many of her images in the exhibition depict quotidian reflective moments—conversations over dinner, workplace diversions, and artmaking—suggesting that Powell was more interested in her subjects’ inner lives than in their public status.
EXTENDED! Paige Powell: The Ride and the multi-sensory companion experience Kenny Scharf: Cosmic Cavern will now be on view through April 3, 2016.