Janette Beckman

JANETTE BECKMAN
SLICK RICK, SILVER TEXT. 2017
Silkscreen on 290 gram Coventry Rag Paper, 21 x 35.75 inches.
Signed lower right, numbered A/P.
ARTIST'S PROOF OF A BEAUTIFUL SILKSCREEN PRINT FEATURING BECKMAN'S ICONIC PHOTOGRAPH OF SLICK RICK, ORIGINALLY TAKEN IN NEW YORK CITY IN 1989.
Beckman's suite of New Silkscreen prints are a perfect "mash-up" of her classic photography and compelling storytelling, with each work telling a story, which appears on each print, in her own handwriting.
Beckman was hired by Def Jam to do a photoshoot of Slick Rick for press and publicity for his 1988 album The Great Adventures of Slick Rick. Taking place in Beckman's Lafayette street studio, Beckman recounts: "My studio was set up with the white backdrop. Ricky stepped on to my seamless, he was wearing a suit and Kangol hat and holding the champagne bottle. He put his bag down on the floor, grabbed his crotch and I took the shot."
British-born photographer Janette Beckman began her career at the dawn of punk rock working for music magazines The Face and Melody Maker. She shot bands from The Clash to Boy George as well as three Police album covers. Drawn to the underground Hip Hop scene, she moved to NYC in 1983 and photographed pioneers Run DMC, Slick Rick, Salt-N-Pepa, Grand Master Flash, LL Cool J and many more. Her work has been shown in galleries worldwide and is in th
PROVENANCE: Courtesy Janette Beckman