Niagara

4-Print Set - Niagara

Type:	Archival Pigment Prints on Perforated Blotter Paper
Size:	(4) 7.5 x 7.5 Inches
Release:	April 21, 2018
Auth:	This RUN is signed, numbered and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from Niagara and 1xRUN.

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IN THIS COLLECTION:
Bicycle Day 2018 Print Suite

46 Artworks13 Available

ABOUT THIS ART:

The framing option for this RUN includes a 7/8 inch black wood frame with UV-glass foam core backing and ready to hang hardware.

Note: This 4-Print Set pulls from each respective edition of 50.

"We had a driving job delivering Porsches and Ferraris to writers in Los Angeles. The Colonel was an ex-race car driver. We never stopped for “The Cops’’ and never were caught...until the night of the following day.

Get Off Of My Cloud Was done for a big show at Art Basel. The painting measured 10 foot square. A truck was hired to deliver it to the newest gallery in Miami. The opening was a smash. After midnight a storm blew in. The huge promo ballon blew into the klieg lights and electrical lines. Instant Explosion….the fire burned the gallery into rubble. Nobody was killed, but ''Get Off My Cloud was a casualty.

Jazz Baby originally was part of my Opium Series. It became so iconic that it took on a life of its own. Originally done with mixed media, this painting hearkens the sensual Golden Age Of Jazz." - Niagara

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
While attending the University of Michigan in 1974, Niagara and Mike Kelley formed Destroy All Monsters. The band, known to fans as DAM, was active until 1985, earning international recognition due largely to the presence of former members of The Stooges and the MC5. Later, she fronted the supergroup Dark Carnival (with Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton and his brother Scott Asheton, Stooges drummer).

Niagara utilized art school experience in creating album and promotional art for Destroy All Monsters, Dark Carnival, and other acts. Combining collage and pop iconography, Niagara's style began to take shape, and by the early 1990's she presented her work in galleries and cafes around Detroit.

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ABOUT Niagara:

While attending the University of Michigan in 1974, Niagara and Mike Kelley formed Destroy All Monsters. The band, known to fans as DAM, was active until 1985, earning international recognition due largely to the presence of former members of The Stooges and the MC5. Later, she fronted the supergroup Dark Carnival (with Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton and his brother Scott Asheton, Stooges drummer).

Niagara utilized art school experience in creating album and promotional art for Destroy All Monsters, Dark Carnival, and other acts. Combining collage and pop iconography, Niagara's style began to take shape, and by the early 1990's she presented her work in galleries and cafes around Detroit.

With critical recognition for her painting established, Niagara teamed up with the Detroit gallery CPop in 1996. Her first exhibits "All Men Are Cremated Equal" (1996) and "Faster Niagara, Kill...Kill" (1997) were breakout shows that fostered national recognition. Juxtapoz (art journal) heralded her as "The Queen Of Detroit." Successful exhibits in other cities followed, including Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Sydney, Tokyo and others.

"The Niagara Girl" - in many guises - represented feminist swagger with drop-dead-gorgeous looks and a dangerous demeanor. She offered hard-boiled, tough talking women who would rather dispatch a man than put up with rude antics. Her bold, colorful, comic-strip-styled dames in various scenes of malfeasence parallel the modern tone of Callie Khoury's Thelma and Louise. Common ancestors include pin-up girls like Bettie Page and the dark side of 40's and 50's film icons such as Bette Davis, Lauren Bacall and Jane Greer.