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George Condo

George Condo (Born 1957) was active/lived in New York, California.  George Condo is known for Post-surreal, grotesque figure and portrait painting.

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In the 1980's, George Condo, born in Concord, New Hampshire, arrived in New York, after having been in California, and became close friends with members of Andy Warhol's Factory including Julian Schnabel, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring.  He collaborated with the heroes of the Beat Generation, William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg.  Of this time, it was written: "His work was governed by the reworking of the Old Masters, in a lyric universe in which the human being is decomposed in a multiplicity of non-human beings merged from his own unconsciousness: 'I conceive artistic language as my own natural reactions, a combination of rational and irrational.' " (denoirmont)

He worked together successfully with Burroughs, which included a visit to Burroughs in Lawrence, Kansas.  Condo said:  "We both disintegrated in each other's presence and became a third being." However, each retained their individuality as well with Condo contributing a car   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 16795 characters.]  Artist bio

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