A Gift from Basquiat:

Harry's ABC of Mixing Cocktails

JGC Fine Art is pleased to present the online exhibition, A Gift from Basquiat: Harry’s ABC of Mixing Cocktails, which illuminates a little-known friendship between groundbreaking artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), one of the most important creative talents of the 20^th century, and self-taught musician Randy Gun, a fixture of Manhattan’s downtown new music scene of the 1970s and 1980s. 

The exhibition includes images and details of a personal gift from Basquiat to Gun: a special anniversary edition of the barman’s guide and recipe book, Harry’s ABC of Mixing Cocktails, 1986, by Harry MacElhone, the owner of the famous Harry’s Bar in Paris.  The book features a dedication from Basquiat to Gun and six pages of never-before-seen drawings by the artist in graphite and colored pencil. 

Produced by JGC Fine Art LLC this exhibition features an interview with Gun by editor, critic and art historian David Ebony, texts by Janis Gardner Cecil, and original photography by Bobby Grossman, among others. 

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