ricky clifton @ paul johnson trading galleryWow is this post late!Sorry!Anyway,I love Ricky Clifton.He has no idea who I am,but all I know is that in the 15 years I have been in Manhattan,he has been at EVERY single opening I have been to.(Well, not every one, but definitely all the cool ones.)I pointed him out to a famous artist friend of mineabout 10 years ago and asked himwho the hell is that?He looked at me like I was crazy..."That's Ricky! You don't know Ricky???"Well, I didn't then,and I still don't, really,but I do know a legend in the making, andRicky is rocking down that pathlike no one else but he could....Ricky holding court,or more likely telling it like it is....I love these screens.There were 3, one multi-colored like this one,a cork one, and then my favorite,the all white one.Ricky hired a homeless person to collect all theplastic bottle caps from the garbage cans in Central Park.(or so the legend goes...)and I can only assume that he collected all thewine corks himself....This is Ricky's biggest fan.She wrote an essay on himthat is buried here:BUT trust me,it was GREAT.She was amazing.I wish I could remember her name.....These photos are soooo blurry...that is the penalty and reward for no flash.That girl looks familiar....Ricky, friends, and fans.(Yes, for you fashion freaks, that is who you think it is to the left.)Love this.Yes,I know a million people have done similar things before, includingthis dude,but trust me,it felt fresh and authenticin person.That's not your mother's lamp/jar filled with corks,but that was what I believe he was going for....Someone is happy to be at an opening.....There was some furry furniture too....Not sure what is going one here,looks like some R.C. curation,but I like it.This barrel chair was brilliant.Super comfy too.More on the recycled barrel theme.Not sure if those are wine barrelsor whiskey barrels....The crowd....This all white bottle cap screen was my favorite.Because of the blue liners,it had pearlescent glow.I caught this kid kicking back in a silver barrel chair.He was amazingly cute.Paul giving me the"Are you gonna post this?"eye!Whew!It was a long fun night!More onMr. Ricky Cliftonand his gallerist Paul Johnsonhereandhere
Wow is this post late!Sorry!Anyway,I love Ricky Clifton.He has no idea who I am,but all I know is that in the 15 years I have been in Manhattan,he has been at EVERY single opening I have been to.(Well, not every one, but definitely all the cool ones.)I pointed him out to a famous artist friend of mineabout 10 years ago and asked himwho the hell is that?He looked at me like I was crazy..."That's Ricky! You don't know Ricky???"Well, I didn't then,and I still don't, really,but I do know a legend in the making, andRicky is rocking down that pathlike no one else but he could....
Ricky holding court,or more likely telling it like it is....
I love these screens.There were 3, one multi-colored like this one,a cork one, and then my favorite,the all white one.Ricky hired a homeless person to collect all theplastic bottle caps from the garbage cans in Central Park.(or so the legend goes...)and I can only assume that he collected all thewine corks himself....
This is Ricky's biggest fan.She wrote an essay on himthat is buried here:
BUT trust me,it was GREAT.She was amazing.I wish I could remember her name.....
These photos are soooo blurry...that is the penalty and reward for no flash.That girl looks familiar....
Ricky, friends, and fans.(Yes, for you fashion freaks, that is who you think it is to the left.)
Love this.Yes,I know a million people have done similar things before, includingthis dude,but trust me,it felt fresh and authenticin person.
That's not your mother's lamp/jar filled with corks,but that was what I believe he was going for....
Someone is happy to be at an opening.....
There was some furry furniture too....
Not sure what is going one here,looks like some R.C. curation,but I like it.
This barrel chair was brilliant.Super comfy too.
More on the recycled barrel theme.Not sure if those are wine barrelsor whiskey barrels....
The crowd....
This all white bottle cap screen was my favorite.Because of the blue liners,it had pearlescent glow.
I caught this kid kicking back in a silver barrel chair.He was amazingly cute.
Paul giving me the"Are you gonna post this?"eye!
Whew!It was a long fun night!More onMr. Ricky Cliftonand his gallerist Paul Johnsonhereandhere