At the recent Art Basel Miami Beach and the surrounding art fairs, Michael Jackson was a popular subject. Click through for artwork in various media featuring the late Michael Jackson.
Artwork Shown in the Images:
• Jackson v. Monroe, 2009 (chromogenic print) by Alex Guofeng Cao shown by ChinaSquare
• Michael, 2009 (oil on canvas) by Luo Qing shown by Eli Klein Fine Art
• The Beautification: I'll never let you part for you're always in my heart, 2009 (Digital C-print) David LaChapelle
• Michael Jackson, 2009 (mixed media) by Enzo Fiore shown by Contini Gallerie d'Arte
• Michael Jackson, 2009 (oil on canvas) by Kehinde Wiley shown by Deitch Projects
Images: Rachael Grad
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Comments (9)
Yuck.
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Whoa...the second one is really creepy, rather frightening. I have a hard time looking at that.
Really, AT? We need to see a bunch of paintings of Michael Jackson? I am SO SICK OF MICHAEL JACKSON. I'm really sorry he had such a hard life. But do we need to keep seeing pictures of him? Did any of us know the man? Did he want you to? He spent his life trying to do things privately. Enough is enough.
My problem is that I'm really tired of the subject of these artworks and the art itself is not actually all that good.
I have admired, adored, revered and defended Michael Jackson without apology for most of my life, but what I see in most of these portraits is not a celebration of his greatness, but a mockery of his failings (a couple of them, however, seem to say nothing at all). It is telling that they are all dated 2009. I question the motivation of the artists -- this feels much less like honest creative expression than it does well-timed exploitation.
Anna At D16, I totally agree w/u.
AT, how about photos of the inside of his home?
I love the second painting. Well done.
Diana and Jackson are two individuals that just will not go away.