Blinky Palermo at his exhibition"Palermo. Bilder und Zeichungen"Galerie Priedrich + DahlemMunich1966
I had never heard ofBlinky Palermountil I stumbled into a room of his paintings at Dia Beacon years ago.It was love at first sight.I wanted to start painting right then and there.I didn't start for probablyfor 4 of 5 years after that,but Blinky was always with me...."Portrait of Palermo"1973(With "Untitled (9Wvz 110)" in the background)Photo: Tim RautertJoseph Beuys, Sigmar Polke and Palermoat the Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf1965Photo: Ute KlophauseJoseph Beuys"Für Blinky"1980(detail)"Untitled (Wvz 133)"1970One of my paintings from 2009.My goal was to paint 100 small paintings using the scrapsof plywood that the Lumber Store next door wouldput out with the trash every Wednesday.I'm not sure what number I am currently on,but it is nearing my goal of 100.They are very time consuming,so it has taken quite some time.Detail"Untitled (Rot-Rosa) (Wvz 49)"(detail)1966Another one from last year.They are all untitled.The titles will either be their number,the date,or the name of the "celebrity who was getting the most coverage on TMZ the week the painting was finished.I haven't decided....All I know is there will be a lot of Lindsay's....(detail)"Rot/Gelb (Wvz 82)""Blau/Grün (Wvz 83)1968"Untitled (Wvz 54)"1967In front of "Neue Abstraktion"1965Konrad Lueg, Sigmar Polke, Blinky and Gerhard Richterin front of Galerie Heiner FriedrichCologne1967Blinky is second from left.Galerie Heiner FriedrichCologne1972Photo: Tim RautertPalermo standing next to one of his "Wandmalerei"(Wall paintings)1971Photo: Jürgen WesselerBlinky working on one of his wandmalerei.Galerie Heiner FriedrichCologne1971Blinky painting"Blau/Gelb/Weiss/Rot"at the "STRATEGY: GET ARTS" exhibitionEdinburgh College of Art1970Photo: Monika Baumgarti"Coney Island II (Wvz 179)"1975"to the people of NYC"in Palermos's studioDüsseldorf1977"to the people of NYC"1976View of the installation at Dia Center for the ArtsNew York1987Blinky Palermo"Untitled"1970(detail)Photographed by Gerhard Richter in front ofRichter's "Wolke".Gerhard RichterBust of Palermo from"Zwei Skulpturen für einen Raum von Palermo"1971
Blinky Palermo1943-1977RIP