Ashley Longshore is one of the most audacious and unapologetic voices of pop art, a creator whose canvases sparkle as much as her electric personality.
In a world often painted in muted tones, Ashley Longshore enters like a firework display at a black-tie gala.
She is one of the most audacious and unapologetic voices of pop art, a creator whose canvases sparkle as much as her electric personality. To meet her is to experience a whirlwind of charm, wit, and unfiltered bold brilliance — a true Queen of modern art with a rebel’s streak.
Newsweek spoke with the artist as she was about to display at Aqua Art Fair during Art Basel in Miami. “Well, first of all, just let me start by telling you, this is my first art fair. And I’ve been out there hustling for 30 years. As you know, they do not consider me a commercial artist, and I have not been allowed to participate in art fairs because they don’t consider me a commercial artist”, she revealed.
The artist continued, “I’m like, I have three stories in a building in Soho. My rent’s $50,000 a month. What do you mean I’m not a commercial artist? I’ve worked with, you know, Bergdorf Goodman, Gucci, Diane Von Furstenberg, Shisedo, I’ve done a global thing with f**king Maybelline. I’m not a commercial artist? No, the bottom line of this is I don’t give up 50% to a f**king gallerist and I’m their worst nightmare. So, this whole thing is about financial independence. It’s about art. It’s about giving the middle finger to the f**king patriarchy. It’s about capitalism.
