Judy Rifka: A Glance Through The Rearview Mirror: An Assessment of Her Formidable Art: 1974 - Present

Galerie Schöttle, Judy Rifka, Rüdiger Schöttle, Brygida Ochaim, Katherina Zeifang, Nico Zeifang.

Murnau, October 14, 2021 In this article from October 14, 2021 published in Murnauer Tagblatt, the German journalist Birgit Schwarzenberger writes about the countless, highly...

Noah Becker and legendary NYC artist Judy Rifka talk about her 5-decade long career in which she crossed paths with Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Andy Warhol and many others. During the podcast, Judy reveals that René Ricard wrote parts of his infamous The Radiant Child article at her place and she still owns the original notes.

PULPO GALLERY now represents Judy Rifka. In her practice, Rifka explores space as an emotional connection and the form or body that comes out of it. Rifka has exhibited at two Whitney Biennials, Documenta 7, the infamous Times Square show as well as the inaugural PS1 exhibit. Her retrospective "A Glance Through The Rearview Mirror" will run from September 24 to October 31, 2021.

The American artist, Brooklyn-born, Judy Rifka, was the quintessential art star of her generation. Every major critic who saw her paintings in the 70's and 80's wrote glowingly about them. Her contribution to painting is indisputable. She was best friends with Keith Haring, was a lover and student of Ron Gorchov, is the ex-wife of painter David Reed (now at Gagosian) and is the mother of NYC writer, John Reed. She's in 26 museums around the world, was in two Whitney Biennials, participated in the infamous Times Square show and the inaugural PS1 exhibit. And then by 1993, with the closing of her Blue-Chip gallery, Brooke-Alexander, Rifka faded from the art world's attention.