In 1986 a burglar fell off a neighboring fire escape and into the courtyard behind Jean Michel’s studio. I was a young police officer who was assigned to stay with the “DOA” until the “M.E.” examined the body. During my brief time in 57 Great Jones, I was intrigued by this man-child’s world.
A loft with a glass showcase containing Jean-Michel’s “Matchbox” collection, which he showed me personally, was the highlight of the day. His chef was cooking a macro-biotic menu, so I just had a peanut butter sandwich,(organic,of course).
I remember Jean-Michel being somewhat terrified, yet weirdly curious about the poor unfortunate who lay outside his back door.
It was a moment in time I remember because of the pieces that lay around unfinished& the cordial demeanor in which a uniformed public servant was received.
Lori Zimmer is a New York-based curator, writer and author of The Art of Cardboard and The Art of Spraypaint by Rockport Publishers. A former Chelsea gallery sales director, she founded Art Nerd New York in 2010, which focuses on art history and ...
In 1986 a burglar fell off a neighboring fire escape and into the courtyard behind Jean Michel’s studio. I was a young police officer who was assigned to stay with the “DOA” until the “M.E.” examined the body. During my brief time in 57 Great Jones, I was intrigued by this man-child’s world.
A loft with a glass showcase containing Jean-Michel’s “Matchbox” collection, which he showed me personally, was the highlight of the day. His chef was cooking a macro-biotic menu, so I just had a peanut butter sandwich,(organic,of course).
I remember Jean-Michel being somewhat terrified, yet weirdly curious about the poor unfortunate who lay outside his back door.
It was a moment in time I remember because of the pieces that lay around unfinished& the cordial demeanor in which a uniformed public servant was received.