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Today’s show: “Antonio Lopez: Future Funk Fashion” is on view at El Museo del Barrio in New York through Saturday, November 26. The retrospective, which looks at his relationship with business partner Juan Ramos, presents a large selection of the Puerto Rican–born artist’s fashion illustrations, as well as sketches and photographs of celebrities and a few examples of his sculptural shoes.
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Antonio Lopez, Juan Ramos, 13th St. Studio, NYC, ca. 1964, pen and gouache.
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Antonio Lopez, Untitled, from "Beauty Head" series, 1966, marker and color overlay
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Antonio Lopez, Diana Ross, NYC, 1977, crayon on paper.
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Antonio Lopez, Maxime de la Falaise, NYC, 1967, 1967, marker and oil pastel.
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Antonio Lopez, Oscar de la Renta, NYC, 1977, crayon on paper.
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Antonio Lopez, Surrealist Shoe/Lips & Eyes, 1980, oil pastel.
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Antonio Lopez, Maria Snyder, NYC, 1983, pencil, watercolor, and metallic paint.
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Antonio Lopez, Untitled, 1980, marker color &and gouache on two palettes.
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Antonio Lopez, Oscar de La Renta gowns, 1985, pencil and watercolor.
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Antonio Lopez, Patti Labelle, NYC, 1986, pencil, watercolor, and gouache on paper.
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Antonio Lopez, Portrait: Claudia, 1985, acrylic and gouache on paper.
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Antonio Lopez, Divine, n.d., Kodak Instamatic prints.
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Antonio Lopez, Grace Jones, 1980, black-and-white contact sheet.
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Antonio Lopez, A, J & J, 1980, black-and-white contact sheet.
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Antonio Lopez, from left, Shoe Sculpture (Arrow), Shoe Sculpture (Fire),, Shoe Sculpture (Water), all: 1977, plastic with Plexiglas stand, height: 8".
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Antonio Lopez, Fantasy Shoes (drawing for polychrome wooden sculptures), 1978, pencil, gouache, and metallic paint.
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