Heinrich von Kesseler
@vonkesseler.bsky.social
The original bro-daddy Ph.D francophile sinologist bodybuilder Unix Guru fintech wizard dot-com CTO turned art dealer and film producer promoting historic and contemporary LGBTQ+ painting, film, opera and literature on my "must see" site Artabolic.com
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ART STORE — Artabolic Arts Management
Original masterworks and reproduction art prints of Richard Hofmann paintings and other artists in the Richard Hofmann estate collection such as David Wojnarowicz
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A huge thanks to everyone who came out to support this very special community and especially to the people who visited the Hofmann collection at my studio. If one of the paintings grabbed you, there are still many inexpensive reproductions available on my site artabolic.com/store!
Red Hook Open Studios Update
Many of you may have heard about the recent fire in the Red Hook artist warehouse adjacent to my studio. Red Hook Open Studios (www.redhookopenstudios.com) will bravely continue and I'll be displaying the Hofmann Art Estate Collection (artabolic.com). Come visit!
Many of you may have heard about the recent fire in the Red Hook artist warehouse adjacent to my studio. Red Hook Open Studios (www.redhookopenstudios.com) will bravely continue and I'll be displaying the Hofmann Art Estate Collection (artabolic.com). Come visit!
October 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Red Hook Open Studios Update
Many of you may have heard about the recent fire in the Red Hook artist warehouse adjacent to my studio. Red Hook Open Studios (www.redhookopenstudios.com) will bravely continue and I'll be displaying the Hofmann Art Estate Collection (artabolic.com). Come visit!
Many of you may have heard about the recent fire in the Red Hook artist warehouse adjacent to my studio. Red Hook Open Studios (www.redhookopenstudios.com) will bravely continue and I'll be displaying the Hofmann Art Estate Collection (artabolic.com). Come visit!
Sip on one last martini a🍸as the dog days of summer have slipped away!
Chill out with a sip of “The Martini Goddess” monoprint, concocted in 1987 by the East Village Neo-expressioinist painter Richard Hofmann (1954-1994).
Only at my curated estate collection Artabolic.com
À votre santé ! 🍸
Chill out with a sip of “The Martini Goddess” monoprint, concocted in 1987 by the East Village Neo-expressioinist painter Richard Hofmann (1954-1994).
Only at my curated estate collection Artabolic.com
À votre santé ! 🍸
August 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Sip on one last martini a🍸as the dog days of summer have slipped away!
Chill out with a sip of “The Martini Goddess” monoprint, concocted in 1987 by the East Village Neo-expressioinist painter Richard Hofmann (1954-1994).
Only at my curated estate collection Artabolic.com
À votre santé ! 🍸
Chill out with a sip of “The Martini Goddess” monoprint, concocted in 1987 by the East Village Neo-expressioinist painter Richard Hofmann (1954-1994).
Only at my curated estate collection Artabolic.com
À votre santé ! 🍸
Walk above it all on the the Highline!
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Walk above it all on the the Highline!
Whether you're in New York City right now for Pride or not, take a detour from the heat on the Highline.
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June 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Walk above it all on the the Highline!
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NEO-EXPRESSIONISM GOT NAKED IN THE ’80S AND RICHARD HOFMANN INVITES YOU IN!
COME STEP INTO HIS EAST VILLAGE ART BOUDOIR -- ONLY AT ARTABOLIC.COM.
COME STEP INTO HIS EAST VILLAGE ART BOUDOIR -- ONLY AT ARTABOLIC.COM.
May 13, 2025 at 3:28 AM
NEO-EXPRESSIONISM GOT NAKED IN THE ’80S AND RICHARD HOFMANN INVITES YOU IN!
COME STEP INTO HIS EAST VILLAGE ART BOUDOIR -- ONLY AT ARTABOLIC.COM.
COME STEP INTO HIS EAST VILLAGE ART BOUDOIR -- ONLY AT ARTABOLIC.COM.
Come join me at this Brooklyn Heights gallery opening!
📍 117 Henry Street
📅 Friday April 25
🕕 6–9 PM
Framable prints of Richard Hofmann (1954-1994) paintings will be available for purchase - a rare chance to own inexpensive reproductions of this brilliant East Village painter and AIDS activist.
📍 117 Henry Street
📅 Friday April 25
🕕 6–9 PM
Framable prints of Richard Hofmann (1954-1994) paintings will be available for purchase - a rare chance to own inexpensive reproductions of this brilliant East Village painter and AIDS activist.
April 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Come join me at this Brooklyn Heights gallery opening!
📍 117 Henry Street
📅 Friday April 25
🕕 6–9 PM
Framable prints of Richard Hofmann (1954-1994) paintings will be available for purchase - a rare chance to own inexpensive reproductions of this brilliant East Village painter and AIDS activist.
📍 117 Henry Street
📅 Friday April 25
🕕 6–9 PM
Framable prints of Richard Hofmann (1954-1994) paintings will be available for purchase - a rare chance to own inexpensive reproductions of this brilliant East Village painter and AIDS activist.
Take a Deep Dive into the Mysteries of The Blue Dahlia!
One of Richard Hofmann’s signature works, The Blue Dahlia (1988) is a 16-inch circular mixed-media collage featuring ink, watercolor, and layered imagery. Now discounted during Artabolic’s Deep Winter Sale -- ending soon-- Artabolic.com/store
One of Richard Hofmann’s signature works, The Blue Dahlia (1988) is a 16-inch circular mixed-media collage featuring ink, watercolor, and layered imagery. Now discounted during Artabolic’s Deep Winter Sale -- ending soon-- Artabolic.com/store
March 27, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Take a Deep Dive into the Mysteries of The Blue Dahlia!
One of Richard Hofmann’s signature works, The Blue Dahlia (1988) is a 16-inch circular mixed-media collage featuring ink, watercolor, and layered imagery. Now discounted during Artabolic’s Deep Winter Sale -- ending soon-- Artabolic.com/store
One of Richard Hofmann’s signature works, The Blue Dahlia (1988) is a 16-inch circular mixed-media collage featuring ink, watercolor, and layered imagery. Now discounted during Artabolic’s Deep Winter Sale -- ending soon-- Artabolic.com/store
MUST SEE! Newly restored footage of legendary East Village painter, AIDS activist, and my late partner Richard Hofmann as BRENDA THE DAMNED (1985)! A cult performance, lost for decades—now fully revived. Watch the full film: Artabolic.com/film
February 12, 2025 at 3:40 AM
MUST SEE! Newly restored footage of legendary East Village painter, AIDS activist, and my late partner Richard Hofmann as BRENDA THE DAMNED (1985)! A cult performance, lost for decades—now fully revived. Watch the full film: Artabolic.com/film
Book Me for a Speaking Engagement : A New York artist paints life before the AIDS Cocktail.
The talk includes documentary screenings of the artist and AIDS activist Richard Hofmann (1954-1994) from Artabolic.com/film and Q&A.
I also relate the estate probate battle as his unmarried partner: I won.
The talk includes documentary screenings of the artist and AIDS activist Richard Hofmann (1954-1994) from Artabolic.com/film and Q&A.
I also relate the estate probate battle as his unmarried partner: I won.
February 9, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Book Me for a Speaking Engagement : A New York artist paints life before the AIDS Cocktail.
The talk includes documentary screenings of the artist and AIDS activist Richard Hofmann (1954-1994) from Artabolic.com/film and Q&A.
I also relate the estate probate battle as his unmarried partner: I won.
The talk includes documentary screenings of the artist and AIDS activist Richard Hofmann (1954-1994) from Artabolic.com/film and Q&A.
I also relate the estate probate battle as his unmarried partner: I won.
Call me by my social name Heinrich von Kesseler (aka Harry Kaplan), owner of Artabolic Arts Management, dedicated to the preservation and promotion of LGBTQ art, opera, film and literature.
Please check our Deep Winter sale on these original 1980's ink and watercolor collages Artabolic.com/store.
Please check our Deep Winter sale on these original 1980's ink and watercolor collages Artabolic.com/store.
February 9, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Call me by my social name Heinrich von Kesseler (aka Harry Kaplan), owner of Artabolic Arts Management, dedicated to the preservation and promotion of LGBTQ art, opera, film and literature.
Please check our Deep Winter sale on these original 1980's ink and watercolor collages Artabolic.com/store.
Please check our Deep Winter sale on these original 1980's ink and watercolor collages Artabolic.com/store.
Artist Richard Hofmann in BRENDA THE DAMNED (1985)
In a time when LGBTQ visibility-and that of other marginalized communities-is facing extreme threat, we must stand together against erasure and affirm our full humanity!
With that in mind, I present to you this rare footage : youtu.be/Tqcir-h2ZMM
In a time when LGBTQ visibility-and that of other marginalized communities-is facing extreme threat, we must stand together against erasure and affirm our full humanity!
With that in mind, I present to you this rare footage : youtu.be/Tqcir-h2ZMM
MUST SEE! Artist Richard Hofmann in BRENDA THE DAMNED (1985)
YouTube video by Artabolic Arts Management
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February 6, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Artist Richard Hofmann in BRENDA THE DAMNED (1985)
In a time when LGBTQ visibility-and that of other marginalized communities-is facing extreme threat, we must stand together against erasure and affirm our full humanity!
With that in mind, I present to you this rare footage : youtu.be/Tqcir-h2ZMM
In a time when LGBTQ visibility-and that of other marginalized communities-is facing extreme threat, we must stand together against erasure and affirm our full humanity!
With that in mind, I present to you this rare footage : youtu.be/Tqcir-h2ZMM