Joe Coleman

Happy 70th birthday, Joe!

Asia Argento, Joe, and Whitney Ward celebrate last night's European premier of "How Dark My Love" at the Athens International Film Festival.

Joe and Crispin Glover at the world premiere of "No! You're Wrong" at MoMA.

Curator magazine on Joe's recent Carnival show at Jeffrey Deitch Gallery in NYC: https://curator.guide/welcome-to-the-carnival

For those of you who missed Joe's recent show, Carnival, at the Jeffrey Deitch Gallery in NYC, or if you're just dying to relive the experience, enjoy this walkthrough with Joe himself (registration required):

Welcome to JOE COLEMAN'S CARNIVAL Join us for an exclusive inside look at Joe Coleman’s Carnival, the artist’s curated exhibition at Jeffrey Deitch Gallery in New York City. In this special walkthrough, Coleman guides Night Flight through the gallery, discussing works that directly connect him to the carnival world.

🔮 𝕮𝖆𝖗𝖓𝖎𝖛𝖆𝖑 𝕮𝖑𝖔𝖘𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝕻𝖆𝖗𝖙𝖞 🔮

Join us next Friday, June 27 from 6-8PM to celebrate the close of Carnival, curated by Joe Coleman ( ), at our 18 Wooster Street gallery in New York! 🎪🎡🤹‍♀️

Performance by Faux Pas Le Fey ( ) and Aurora North ( ) (a.k.a. The Brides), Tigger ( ) and Dirty Martini ( ) , flash tattoos made custom for the exhibition by Folklore Bohemian Tattoos ( .bohemian.tattooing ), readings by Aquarius Dragon Tarot, and caricatures by Stephanie Cora Hayden ( ) will all be taking place among the exhibition!

Come join us one last time at Joe Coleman’s Carnival 🤡🎟️🤸‍♀️

No RSVP or tickets required!

Poster image: Detail of Ana Benaroya ( , Motley’s the Only Wear (2025).

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And the first place winner of the Tribeca Film Festival Audience Award for Best Documentary is...How Dark My Love!

A new screening has been added tomorrow (Sunday), 2 p.m. at the Angelika Village East. Congratulations to all the filmmakers and to Joe and Whitney!

Tickets (UPDATED LINK): https://www.tribecafilm.com/films/award-screening-audience-award-documentary-first-place-2025

Artnet on Joe's double header

The Wild Genius of Joe Coleman Comes Alive in a Double Spotlight Painter, performer and collector of the unusual and grotesque Joe Coleman has a show at Jeffrey Deitch and movie at the Tribeca Film Festival

"Utterly fascinating" - and two standing ovations at the premiere.

“The best documentary imaginable on one of America’s most visionary painters” - FilmThreat

"How Dark Was My Love" - Tribeca 2025 Review Underground artist Joe Coleman gets a true celebration of his life after bringing out the multitudes in others' in this delightful doc.