Jean-michel Basquiat Hollywood Africans In Front Of The Chinese Theater 2015

" HOLLYWOOD AFRICANS IN FRONT OF THE CHINESE THEATER WITH FOOTPRINTS OF MOVIE STARS ". MEDIUM: SCREENPRINT ON 4-PLY MUSEUM BOARD. SHEET SIZE: 38.5 X 84 INCHES. HAND NUMBERED LOWER CORNER; ESTATE STAMPED AND SIGNED ON VERSO.

ARTWORK IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. The limited edition, which is related to the widely known 1983 artwork Hollywood Africans, owned by the Whitney Museum of American Art, depicts Basquiat with friends, the artists Toxic and Rammellzee. The subject of the work memorializes a time when all three artists were in Los Angeles during Basquiats second exhibition at the Larry Gagosian Gallery.

The work, a commentary on the stereotyping and marginalizing of African Americans in the entertainment industry, led them to coin the term and refer to themselves as the Hollywood Africans. Equal parts poet and painter, Basquiat challenged the art world binary of high and low, merging European and primitive through a neo-expressionist, painterly style that is nearly impossible to categorize. The posthumous release is stamped and signed by Lisane Basquiat and Jeanine Heriveaux, the artists sisters and administrators of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. The item "JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT HOLLYWOOD AFRICANS IN FRONT OF THE CHINESE THEATER 2015" is in sale since Friday, March 04, 2016. This item is in the category "Art\Art Prints". The seller is "gallart" and is located in Miami, Florida. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Signed: Signed
Edition Type: Limited Edition
Edition Size: 60
Print Type: Screenprint
Subject: Celebrities & Musicians
Style: Pop Art
Size Type/Largest Dimension: Large (Greater than 30in.
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Date of Creation: 2000-Now