CONCEPTUAL ARTIST
Born in Tofino, Vancouver Island, BC and relocated to NYC in the late 70’s, Richard Art Hambleton is the Godfather of Public Art who used the urban canvas to evoke public reaction. He is reputed as an elusive genius after the early deaths of his colleagues Andy Warhol, Jean Michel Basquiat, and Keith Haring. Hambleton is the original American Pop Expressionist with unforgettable images that have permeated our collective consciousness for four decades now. His celebrated works include acclaimed series known as Image Mass Murder, Marlboro Man, Shadow Man, Shadow Head Portraits, Horse and Riders, and Beautiful Paintings. Hambleton died on October 29, 2017 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
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Selected Press
- Forbes, “Richard Hambleton and Andy Valmorbida: The Artist, The Collector, And The Retrospective”, Sarah Turner, August 31, 2018
- Forbes, “Major Hambleton Retrospective to Open in London”, Felicity Carter, August 30, 2018
- Artnet, “Amid Landmark Auction Sales, the Market for Late Street Artist Richard Hambleton Is Booming”, Taylor Dafoe, July 10, 2018
- Doyle Auction House, “Richard Hambleton”, Angelo Madrigale, May 2018
- Burnaway, “Documentaries on Joseph Beuys & Richard Hambleton Appear on the Film Festival Circuit”, Jeff Stafford, January 15, 2018
- The New York Times, “Richard Hambleton, ‘Shadowman’ of the ’80s Art Scene, Dies at 65”, Richard Sandomir, November 3, 2017
- CBC, “Richard Hambleton: the influential Canadian street artist you’ve never heard of”, Steven D’Souza, January 1, 2017
- The Village Voice, “The Heartbreaking Doc “Shadowman” Follows the Life of Troubled Underground Artist Richard Hambleton”, Alan Scherstuhl, November 28, 2017
- HYDE HYPOCRITEDESIGN MAGAZINE, “Richard Hambleton”, November 20, 2017
- The Daily Beast, “Richard Hambleton: The Life and Death of a Downtown Art Star”, Anthony Haden-Guest, November 4, 2017
- Artnet, “Richard Hambleton, ‘Shadowman’ Artist Who Mesmerized New York’s Downtown Scene, Dies at 65”, Henri Neuendorf, October 31, 2017
- Observer, “MoMA Exhibition ‘Club 57’ Salutes the Art of the East Village”, David D’Arcy, November 8, 2017
- CityLab, “The ‘Shadowmen’ Who Preyed on Urban Fear”, Glenn Dixon, November 10, 2017
- Vancouver Sun, “Obituary: Vancouver artist Richard Hambleton remembered for fake crime scene outlines”, Kevin Griffin, November 10, 2017
- The WOW Report, “#RIP: Artist, Richard Hambleton”, Trey Speegle, November 5th, 2017
- Bedford+Bowery, “Banksy Precursor Richard Hambleton Dies at 65, Days Before MoMA Show and Shadowman Film”, By Daniel Maurer, October 31, 2017
- Bedford+Bowery, “Boom For Real Considers Jean Michel-Basquiat While Another Doc Recalls His Shadowman”, Daniel Maurer, October 4, 2017
- Eli Anapur, Widewalls, A Historical Selection of Richard Hambleton at Woodward Gallery!
- Raquel Laneri, The New York Post, “The epic rise and disgusting flamout of the artist who rules 80s New York”, April 15, 2017
- Elif Key, Pazr, “The Shadow Man is Alive”, April 30, 2017
- Paul Gorman, PaulGormanIs.com, “RICHARD HAMBLETON + MALCOLM MCLAREN = WITCHES X THE SHADOW MAN,” May 27th, 2015
- Kristine Woodward, PostRoadMag.com, “Richard Hambleton: The American Pop Expressionist,” Winter/Fall, 2014
- Sean Corcoran, MCNY, “Painting the Town Black”
- “Richard Hambleton Beautiful Paintings” Exhibition, Art Gallery at Rockefeller State Park Preserve, Hook Magazine, March-April 2013
- Jen Carlson, Gothamist, “Photos: Revisiting The Godfather Of Street Art, Richard Hambleton”, October 23, 2013
- Valerie Gladstone, Bliss Magazine, “Richard Hambleton Shadow Man Comes into the Light
- “Come back Kid, Richard Hambleton”, The Art Economist, Summer 2011
- Anita Hackethal, Design Boom Magazine, “Richard Hambleton New York,” February 2010
- The Moscow Museum of Modern Art presents Richard Hambleton: New York, September 9-26, 2010
- AMFAR- Hambleton paintings for one million dollars, May 20, 2010
- French Vogue, 2009
- Muse Magazine, 2009
- CNN, “Evolution of an Artist: Richard Hambleton”, 2009
- Ken Miller,V Magazine, “Maker’s Mark”, Fall 2009
- American Arts Quarterly, “Exhibitons: Richard Hambleton,” published by Newington-Cropsey Cultural Studies Center, p. 52-53, color illustration, Fall 2007. Vol. 24, No. 4.
- Interview with Richard Hambleton and John Woodward, Let Them Talk, 2007
- Michael Small, People Magazine, “Headed for the Galleries, Richard Hambleton Casts His Painted Shadows on New York’s Nightlife”, June 4th 1984
- International Herald Tribune, “New York: The Greening of Graffiti, Ester Garcia, January 8 1983
- Howard Smith, The Village Voice, “Chasing Shadows”, July 6th 1982