Jean-Michel Basquiat
Brooklyn-born artist Jean-Michel Basquiat first achieved notoriety in the late 1970's as part of the graffiti duo SAMO alongside Al Diaz, covering buildings with dynamic images all over the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where disco, punk, and street art coalesced into early hip-hop culture. By the early 1980's, his paintings were being exhibited in galleries and museums internationally. At age 22, he was the youngest artist to exhibit at the Whitney Biennial. Basquiat’s art introduces dichotomies such as wealth versus poverty, integration versus segregation, and inner versus outer experience. He used social commentary in his paintings as a tool for introspection and for identifying his experiences in the black community.
Explore the Jean-Michel Basquiat Collection
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Brooklyn-born artist Jean-Michel Basquiat first achieved notoriety in the late 1970's as part of the graffiti duo SAMO alongside Al Diaz, covering buildings with dynamic images all over the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where disco, punk, and street art coalesced into early hip-hop culture. By the early 1980's, his paintings were being exhibited in galleries and museums internationally. At age 22, he was the youngest artist to exhibit at the Whitney Biennial. Basquiat’s art introduces dichotomies such as wealth versus poverty, integration versus segregation, and inner versus outer experience. He used social commentary in his paintings as a tool for introspection and for identifying his experiences in the black community.
Explore the Jean-Michel Basquiat Collection
Brooklyn-born artist Jean-Michel Basquiat first achieved notoriety in the late 1970's as part of the graffiti duo SAMO alongside Al Diaz, covering buildings with dynamic images all over the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where disco, punk, and street art coalesced into early hip-hop culture. By the early 1980's, his paintings were being exhibited in galleries and museums internationally. At age 22, he was the youngest artist to exhibit at the Whitney Biennial. Basquiat’s art introduces dichotomies such as wealth versus poverty, integration versus segregation, and inner versus outer experience. He used social commentary in his paintings as a tool for introspection and for identifying his experiences in the black community.
Explore the Jean-Michel Basquiat Collection
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