
Cash from Chaos at CBGB
Rosson Crow's monumental painting captures the legendary New York punk venue CBGB in a whirlwind of layered, dripping paint that evokes the raw energy and chaos of the club's storied history. Working in acrylic, enamel, spray paint, and oil on canvas, Crow builds a densely atmospheric interior saturated with neon hues, ghostly signage, and cascading washes of color that blur the line between celebration and decay. The work channels the anarchic spirit of the punk and new wave movements that defined CBGB, transforming the iconic space into a vivid, almost hallucinatory relic of downtown Manhattan's cultural underground.
- Medium
- acrylic, enamel, spray paint, oil on canvas
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Day Sale
June 30, 2015
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