DOG STAR knows Patti Smith and has seen her perform live in the East Village. She was also instrumental in organizing the Robert Mapplethrope photography show that paired the photos with sculptures of Michaelangelo this past summer in Florence. (Look up the post in the archive at left.)
Now, DOG STAR readers get to meet her in person when she makes a rare appearance at Barnes & Noble in Union Square to read from her newly published memoir "Just Kids."
Tuesday, January 19 - 7pm
Get there early - it will be standing room only!
She is pictured on the cover with her good friend Robert Mapplethorpe.
If you do not know anything about her and want to get to know more about rock music and an influential singer/poet who continues to perform today, then be sure not to miss this fantastic opportunity to see Patti Smith.
Patti Smith is a writer, artist, and performer. Her seminal album Horses was followed by nine releases, including Radio Ethiopia; Easter; Dream of Life; Gone Again; andTrampin'.
Her artwork was first exhibited at Gotham Book Mart in 1973, and she has been associated with the Robert Miller Gallery since 1978.
Strange Messenger, a retrospective of three hundred works, made its debut at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh and has been exhibited worldwide.
On March 28, 2008, a retrospective of her visual work opened at the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain in Paris. Her books include Witt; Babel; Woolgathering; The Coral Sea; and Complete Lyrics. On July 10, 2005, she received the Commandeur dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres, the highest grade awarded by the French republic to eminent artists and writers.
On March 12, 2007, Patti Smith was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Smith resides in New York City and is the mother of two, Jackson and Jesse.
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