Rene Ricard was an American poet and painter who achieved status in the art world dating back to his involvement with Andy Warhol, appearing in several of his films such as Kitchen and Chelsea Girls.

This group of works dates from 1989-1990 as Rene Ricard prepared for Mal de Fin at the Petersburg Gallery, New York, in 1990, his very first one-man exhibition. Born Albert Napoleon Ricard, he moved ...

Encompassing four decades of work, with poetry by Rand as well as essays penned by his close friends, the late critic Rene Ricard, and Suzette McAvoy, director and curator of the Center for Maine ...

Andy Warhol (Rene Ricard) invites a friend (Edie Sedgwick) over to his apartment one evening to discuss his career. As they talk, the truth about how Warhol uses and then throws people away comes out.