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Stephen Torton is an American artist and photographer. Born in 1957 in Brooklyn, New York he has collaborated with a number of artists, the most widely known being Jean-Michel Basquiat, with whom he worked closely during the early 1980s.[1]
Working as Basquiat's assistant, he built unique sculptural frames with pieces of wood sticking out.[2] He also took many iconic photographs of Basquiat that have helped to define the artist's public image[3][4]
Torton was interviewed by Elodie Maillot for Radio France in 2013:
"the mythical 3rd street where Basquiat lived and painted, how much Basquiat represents New York, his taste for mixtures even in his clothes, his character both open and closed."[5]
In a 2020 documentary by Béatrice Leca, Torton described his time as Basquiat's assistant in New York and the cultural milieu of the 1980s New York art scene:
"It's the early 1980s, they're twenty, some not yet, they've traveled, some in Europe, some on the street. They meet by chance: same clubs, same neighborhoods, same drugs. They leave each other, find each other again, they search alone - they invent the culture of this decade. Among them, Jean-Michel Basquiat, or John Lurie, or Esther Balint, or Jim Jarmusch, or Madonna, or Toxic, or Rammellzee. Among them, heroin, art, hip-hop, racism, Miles Davis, crazy celebrity, money. Among them, Stephen Torton." [6]
Authentication of Basquiat's unsigned works
[edit]Due to his familiarity with the construction and productions of much of Basquiat's art, Torton is considered an authority on the authenticity of Basquiat's unsigned works.[7][8]
Filmography
[edit]- Empty Space is Never-wasted Space[film](1980), directed by Stephen Torton
- Watched Being Watched [film](1982), directed by Stephen Torton[9]
- Stranger Than Paradise[film](1984), directed by Jim Jarlmush
- Fishing With John [tv show](1991), creator John Lurie
- Force of Circumstance [film](1990), directed by Liza Bear
- Paradise now - Journal d'une femme en crise [film](2004), directed by Yolande Zauberman
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.sothebys.com/en/slideshows/stephen-torton-on-jean-michel-the-renaissance
- ^ Blau International, Volume 11
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/FarOut/posts/basquiat-and-madonna-in-1982-photographed-by-stephen-torton-/617258437104769/
- ^ https://listenrecovery.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/jean-michel-basquiat-with-rammellzee-photo-by-stephen-torton/
- ^ Stephen Torton et Al Diaz à propos de Jean Michel Basquiat, https://www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-actu/audio/p18214185/stephen-torton-et-al-diaz-a-propos-de-jean-michel-basquiat
- ^ New York Héroïque (2/2) : "Basquiat était horrifié à l'idée d'être un cliché", https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/les-nuits-de-france-culture/new-york-heroique-2-2-basquiat-etait-horrifie-a-l-idee-d-etre-un-cliche-7294746 (in French)
- ^ An Artist Sold a Fake 'Basquiat' Frame for $780,000. Now He Says It Was a Prank, https://news.artnet.com/art-world/heller-fake-basquiat-frame-2203894
- ^ Basquiat book in the works to feature unseen archives, art. https://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-new-book-basquiat-unseen-20130327-story.html
- ^ exhibited in 1983 at the Museum of Modern Art, https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/2225