HENRY KHUDYAKOV (RUSSIAN-AMERICAN B. 1930) The Shirt, 1984 acrylic and dye on shirt height: approx. 82.5 cm (32 1/2 in.) signed, titled, dated, bearing multiple inscriptions inside the cuffs
LOT NOTES Former nonconformist poet turned artist, Henry Khudyakov, attributes the brightness and glitter of his artworks to the vibrant Joie de vivre of New York, where he resides since 1974. He calls his shirts, vests and jackets visual non-wearables. Similar shirt is worn by Khudyakov on the photograph published in The New York Times Style section from June 14, 1985.