Diego Cortez
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Diego Cortez was an influential American art curator and cultural figure closely associated with New York’s downtown avant-garde scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Diego Cortez canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American person
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art curator ⓘ cultural figure ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Club 57
NERFINISHED
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Jean-Michel Basquiat NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith Haring NERFINISHED ⓘ Mudd Club NERFINISHED ⓘ New York punk scene ⓘ No wave movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | James Allan Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| curated | New York/New Wave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| curatorialApproach |
inclusion of emerging artists
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multi-disciplinary exhibitions ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1946-09-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-06-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfExhibition | 1981 ⓘ |
| era | late 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
contemporary art
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experimental film ⓘ underground culture ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
integration of music and visual art in New York downtown scene
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recognition of graffiti art in galleries ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
New York underground music scene
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avant-garde film ⓘ |
| knownFor | bridging art, music, and underground culture in New York ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locationOfExhibition | Long Island City, Queens, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | downtown New York avant-garde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Diego Cortez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | helped launch Jean-Michel Basquiat’s career through New York/New Wave ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in New York downtown art scene
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promoting the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat ⓘ |
| occupation |
art critic
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art curator ⓘ filmmaker ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Geneva, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| venueOfExhibition | P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.