Brooklyn Insiders: Lee Quinones from Chuck Gibson on Vimeo.

Brooklyn Insiders takes an in-depth look into the life of one of the most celebrated artists of New York City. Quinones shares his unique experiences with Brooklyn, and how the borough has inspired some of his work.

Directed by Jarek Carethers & Chuck Gibson.

Music by The Stuyvesants.

Next Wave Art returns for its landmark 10th year, opening up BAM’s unique exhibition spaces to some of Brooklyn’s most exciting artists working in a variety of media—with many continuing the tradition of displaying new, site-specific works. Launched in 2002 and curated annually by Dan Cameron, Next Wave Art has exhibited over 100 artists on BAM’s campus since its inception.

Curated by Dan Cameron

Featured artists for the 10th Next Wave Art include:

Jules de Balincourt
Rashid Johnson
Robert Lazzarini
Maria Levitsky
Eileen Quinlan
Lee Quinones
Raha Raissnia
Kevin Stahl
Kate Steciw
Letha Wilson
Marina Zurkow

In addition, BAMart will produce a catalog highlighting the last 10 years of Next Wave Art.

Opening reception and exhibition tour:
Tue, Sep 13, 6—8pm
Peter Jay Sharp Building

Submlinal Projects presents 3 Kings featuring works by Lee Quinones, Leonard “Futura” McGurr and Fab Five Freddy (Fred Brathwaite) guest curated by FUN Gallery founder Patti Astor. The show open Sat. Sept. 17 from 8 to 11 p.m. and runs through Oct. 8 in Los Angeles.

Groundswell Community Project will honor Lee Quinones on Nov. 10. For more information on the event check here.

About Groundswell:

Groundswell Community Mural Project brings together artists, youth, and community organizations to use art as a tool for social change. Groundswell projects beautify neighborhoods, engage youth in societal and personal transformation, and give expression to ideas and perspectives that are underrepresented in the public dialogue.

Check out Lee Quinones in the fall issue of V Magazine.

In a second segment, Lee invites Life +Times to his studio where he discusses the painting “Benchmark: A Great Rush Hour in the Bronx” that depicts Cliiff 159, Rammellzee, and Noc 167, Futura, Lady Pink, Taki, Fab Five Freddy and himself in the backdrop of the infamous Writer’s Bench at Grand Concourse.

The painting is included at the Art In The Streets at MOCA Geffen Center, in Los Angeles which closes Aug. 8.
Source: Life + Times

Lee invited curators and videographers from the Museum of Modern Art to his studio to discuss the roll of music in his creative process.

Lee worked with Futura, Risky, Loomit, Cern, Push, Risk and Abel on “Birds of A Feather” outside of the Geffen Building at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.

Lee invited Life and Times to his studio.

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Lee’s work will be featured in “Looking at Music 3.0″. at Museum of Modern Art, New York City. Feb. 16 - June 6.

Looking at Music 3.0, the third in a series of exhibitions exploring the influence of music on contemporary art practices, focuses on New York in the 1980s and 1990s. In this dynamic period, imaginative forms of street art spread across the five boroughs, articulating the counter-culture tenor of the times. As the city transitioned from bankruptcy to solvency, graffiti, media, and performance artists took advantage of low rents and collaborated on ad hoc works shown in alternative spaces and underground clubs. Appropriation, also known as remixing, thrived. Approximately 70 works from a wide range of artists and musicians will be on view, including works by the Beastie Boys, Kathleen Hanna and Le Tigre, Keith Haring, Lee Quinones, Christian Marclay and  Joanie 4 Jackie, a video chain letter founded by Miranda July.

via Village Voice