Brusca Jack, Signed (3 results)

Condition: Good. Silkscreen. 22 x 30 inches. Signed "Jack Brusca 1972" in pencil in lower right corner. Artist proof, designated AP.

Condition: Good. Silkscreen . 27 x 27 inches. Signed "Jack Brusca 1973" in pencil in lower right corner. One of 100 numbered copies. Tear (repaired imperfectly and stains). Price reflects condition.

Vintage poster for the 1989 dance performance choreographed by Louis Falco, held at the Tanz-Forum der Oper der Stadt Köln on May 9, 1989. Featuring music by Bruce Springsteen (arranged by Hajo Stahl), libretto by Falco and Kitty Troll, and set, costume, and poster design by Jack Brusca. SIGNED and dated in the year of the production by Brusca. Louis Falco began his distinguished dance career in the late 1950s, while in his late teens, under Charles Weidman and José Limón. He would go on to perform with Flower Hujer, Alvin Ailey, and Donald McKayle, and in 1967 made his debut as a choreographer with the dance piece "Argot." In 1972 Falco formed his acclaimed Louis Falco Dance Company, and through the 1980s worked with various other repertory companies as well as collaborations with Giorgio Armani, Andy Warhol, Tom Waits, John Lurie, and others. The first choreographer to work in commercials, Falco also choreographed for film and music videos in the 1980s, and is perhaps best remembered today for his work on the film "Fame" (1980), directed by Alan Parker. Jack Brusca was a New York artist whose work sat at the intersection of surrealism, pop art, and neo-realism. Brusca won critical praise in 1991 for his set and costume designs for Falco's ballet "Escarpot," performed by the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater at City Center in New York. His work is today held by the Whitney Museum and others. Both Falco and Brusca died of complications from AIDS during the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in New York in 1993, at the ages of 51 and 56, respectively. 23.25 x 33 inches. Very Good plus. Signed.