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1982 was a watershed year for Jean-Michel Basquiat. At twenty-one years old, he completed his transition from a graffiti artist to a star of the New York art scene. [ 2 ] Basquiat had solo exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, Rome, Zurich, and Rotterdam.
Basquiat's family curated Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure, an immersive exhibition with over 200 never-before-seen and rarely shown works. [197] King Pleasure debuted at the Starrett-Lehigh Building in Chelsea, New York in April 2022. [198] In March 2023, the exhibition traveled to the Grand LA in Los Angeles. [199]
Executed in 1982, Untitled (Head) is an outburst of vivid color, bearing echoes to one of Basquiat's most well-known heads Untitled. "Whereas Untitled (1981) presents the viewer with a mask-like visage caught somewhere between life and death, Untitled (Head) (1982) creates an effect that’s somewhat more supernatural because of its evocatively unnatural hues."
Basquiat: Rage to Riches details how the self-taught Brooklyn-born artist rose to success in the international art marketplace. In addition to interviews with Basquiat's art dealers and associates, the film features exclusive interviews with his two sisters, Lisane Basquiat and Jeanine Basquiat, who have never before spoken about their brother ...
Untitled is a 1981 painting created by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1981. An X-ray-like vision of the head's exposed upper and lower jaw accounts for its misinterpretation as a skull. The painting was acquired by Eli and Edythe Broad in 1982, and is now housed at The Broad museum in Los Angeles. [1]
The following is a list of significant artworks by the American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988), who played a historic role in the rise of street art and neo-expressionism. During his short yet productive career, Basquiat created more than 600 paintings and 1,500 drawings. [ 1 ]
Untitled (1982 Basquiat skull painting), by Jean-Michel Basquiat; Untitled, a 1981 painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat; Untitled (History of the Black People), a 1983 painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat; Untitled (One Eyed Man or Xerox Face), a 1982 painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat; Untitled (Pollo Frito), a 1982 painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat
Untitled is a painting created by Haitian American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1982. The artwork, which depicts a skull, is among the most expensive paintings ever. In May 2017, it sold for $110.5 million at Sotheby's, the highest price ever paid at auction for artwork by an American artist in a public sale.