JOHN LURIE

RECENT: UNTITLED MIAMI BEACH 2021

John Lurie, Secretary of the Treasury James J Folger and Two Skunks with Gold Wheel Feet, watercolor on paper, 24h x 18w inches, 2019

For all his life, Lurie has been drawing and painting, in the last seventeen years it has become his primary focus. In spring 2004, Lurie had his first painting exhibition at Anton Kern Gallery, New York. Since then Lurie’s work has been exhibited in esteemed galleries throughout the world. His solo museum exhibits include P.S.1. Contemporary Arts Center in New York, Musee Des Beaux-Arts De Montreal, the Musee d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean in Luxembourg, Zacheta National Gallery of Art in Poland. Twice in the last eleven years, the Watari Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo has dedicated the entire museum to exhibit Lurie’s works. Both the Wadsorth Athenaeum in Connecticut and The Museum of Modern Art in New York have acquired his work for their permanent collections.
  Prior to focusing on painting, Lurie led the band The Lounge Lizards, which went on to make music for 20 years.  During this time, Lurie recorded 22 albums and composed scores for over 20 movies, including Stranger than Paradise, Down by Law, Mystery Train, Clay Pigeons, Animal Factory, and Get Shorty, which earned him a Grammy nomination.  Lurie also starred in three films directed by Jim Jarmusch, as well as a host of other films.  He wrote, directed and starred in the cult classic “Fishing with John,” a series that is now part of The Criterion Collection. Lurie is also responsible for the release of the music of the fictional Marvin Pontiac. His new television series, Painting with John debuted on HBO in January 2021. Robert Lloyd of Los Angeles Times wrote, "Painting With John represents HBO at its most worthwhile: arty and unpredictable".

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