Tuesday, Aug 21

CAM closed. Café closed. Free admission. CAM and Rise Café are closed August 20–September 6, 2018 for installation.

Basquiat in the apartment, 1981. Photo: Alexis Adler.

Basquiat Before Basquiat

East 12th Street, 1979–1980

<em>(Left)</em> Sanford Biggers, <em>Floral Seated Warrior</em>, 2017. Antique quilt, mixed textile, burnt cork, 71 x 39 inches. Courtesy the artist; Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago; Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York and Aspen; and Massimo De Carlo, Milan/London/Hong Kong. © Sanford Biggers. <em>(Right)</em> Sanford Biggers, <em>Pink Seated Warrior</em>, 2017. Antique futon cover, various textiles, sequins, 58 x39 inches. Courtesy the artist; Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago; Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York and Aspen; and Massimo De Carlo, Milan/London/Hong Kong. © Sanford Biggers.

Sanford Biggers

William Downs, <em>The bathers, bathing</em>, 2018. Ink wash and spray paint on drywall, 96 x 180 inches. <em>William Downs: Inhuman</em>, installation view, Sandler Hudson Gallery, May 11–June 9, 2018. Courtesy the artist and Sandler Hudson Gallery. Photo: Fredrik Brauer.

William Downs

Sometimes it hurts

SUPERFLEX, <em>European Union Mayotte</em> (still), 2016. Two-channel video installation (color, sound), 9:42 minutes, 3:54 minutes. Courtesy the artist.

SUPERFLEX

European Union Mayotte

Jennifer West, <em>Emoji Piss Film (35mm film print soaked and corroded with urine by Andrea Bowers, Symrin Chawla, Micah Espudo, Chris Hanke, Eli Joteva, Jack McGuinn, Peyton Regan, Julian Toca, Vidhi Todi, Bob Viera, Cameron Wells, Ariel West, Fleurette West, Peter West, Jwest) </em> (still), 2018. 35mm film transferred to HD video, 2:33 minutes. Courtesy the artist.

Jennifer West

Emoji Piss Film