Vijya Kern
"It wasn’t until many years later, when I saw Julian Schnabel's film about J.M. Basquiat, that the scales fell from my eyes and I realised who the author of these works was that had long since been destroyed." Vijya Kern
Vijya Kern (born 1945) graduated from the School of Applied Arts in Basel and had in 1980 the opportunity to join the well-known art and Architectural "Cooper Union" school in SoHo (Manhattan). She followed courses such as Photography, Graphic Design and Film by Jack Burckhardt. Being at the right place at the right time, Vijya Kern started exploring her environment during her spare time: she photographed numerous graffiti by Jean-Michel Basquiat, (1960 – 1988), who used at that time the pseudonym SAMO©. Today he is recognized as one of the most important artist of the 20th century. Vijya Kern has since made some selected pictures available for famous museums and catalogs. Artstübli shows the photography editions of SAMO© and SoHo now in a first-time comprehensive and documented Gallery exhibition.
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SAMO© (black stripes), 2018 -
SAMO© 4.U, 2018
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SAMO© another day..., 2018
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SAMO© as a concentrated effort, 2018
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SAMO© as a result of overexposure, 2018
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SAMO© as an alternative, 2018
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SAMO© as an end, 2018
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SAMO© as an end to pin-head excuses, 2018
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SAMO© as an end – Rara, 2018
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SAMO© city crime, 2018
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SAMO© danger, 2018
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SAMO© for the phony, 2018
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SAMO© is Dead, 2018
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SAMO© is Dead – private parking, 2018
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SAMO© life is confusing at this point, 2018
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SAMO© Microwave & Video, 2018
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SAMO© Microwave & Video, 2018
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SAMO© posters, 2018
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SAMO© toy, 2018
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SOHO I, 2018
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SOHO II, 2018
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SOHO III, 2018
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SOHO IV (Wallpaper), 2018
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SOHO V, 2018
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VIJYA KERN – Back to the Roots
September 9, 2018Vijya Kern (geboren 1945) absolvierte die Kunstgewerbeschule Basel und hatte 1980 die Möglichkeit die bekannte Kunst- und Architekturschule „Cooper Union“ in SoHo (Manhattan) zu besuchen....Read more -
VIJYA KERN – Back to the Roots
October 20, 2018Diese Baslerin Vijya Kern hat 1980 Sprayarbeiten von Basquiat dokumentiert. Jetzt werden diese im Artstübli ausgestellt und erstmals verkauft. Mit dem Aufenthalt in New York...Read more -
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT – SAMO© limited editions
December 1, 2018ARTSTÜBLI PRINTSHOP presents SAMO© (Jean-Michel Basquiat) Editions by VIJYA KERN Fine Art Print on Büttenpapier 300 g/m² | 2018 Edition of 15 50 x 70...Read more -
ARTSTÜBLI PROSIT 2019 – Finissage Vijya Kern
January 5, 2019ARTSTÜBLI PROSIT 2019 Wir möchten uns hiermit gerne für das Vertrauen, sowie die angenehme Zusammenarbeit bedanken. Herzliche Einladung zur Finissage: VIJYA KERN – Back to...Read more
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VIJYA KERN – History was made
January 21, 2019Opening night at Artstübli Gallery Basel, Switzerland: »Back To The Roots«, showing Jean Michel Basquiats early graffiti works documented by photographer Vijya Kern (middle). Gen...Read more -
VIJYA KERN – NGV Melbourne
November 2, 2019VIJYA KERN – NGV MELBOURNE ARTSTÜBLI , 2. NOVEMBER 2019 HIGHLIGHT 2019 Vijya Kern from Basel shows her SAMO© photographies at NGV museum in Melbourne...Read more -
NGV MELBOURNE – Ausflug | Excursion
November 23, 2019KEITH HARING | JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT | VIJYA KERN – CROSSING LINES In an unprecedented, world premiere exhibition, the National Gallery of Victoria presents the work...Read more