Preview the Exhibition

abstract painting of a man by Jean Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Anthony Clarke, 1985

Acrylic, oil, and collage on wood. Private Collection, courtesy of T. Shafrazi Gallery. © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat.

spray painting of an orange and red flower
Jenny Holzer and Lady Pink, When You Expect Fair Play You Create an Infectious Bubble of Madness, 1983–84

Spray paint on canvas. © 2020 Jenny Holzer, member of Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Courtesy Sprüth Magers.

yellow and blue painting inspired by graffiti by Jean-Michel Basquiat made with acrylic and oil paintstick on canvas
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Hollywood Africans, 1983

Acrylic and oil paintstick on canvas. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Gift of Douglas S. Cramer. © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.

black spray painting of an outline of a boom box
Keith Haring, Untitled (Boombox), 1984

Ink on board. Collection of Larry Warsh. © Keith Haring Foundation.

black and white painting with text and abstract mark-making
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Beat Bop: Rammellzee Versus K-Rob, 1983

Printed cardboard record cover, vinyl record with printed paper label; speed: 33 1/3 rpm. © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.

spray painting with "super robber" text
Rammellzee, Super Robber, 1985

Mixed media on canvas. Private Collection. © 2020 The Rammellzee Estate.

spray painting with red, yellow, and blue abstract marks
Futura, Untitled, about 1982

Spray paint and marker on paper. Private Collection. © Futura 2000/Wave 5 Communications LLC.

spray painting of the number five
Fab 5 Freddy, Five, 1980–81

Spray enamel and marker on stainless steel. Collection of Patrick Fox. All rights reserved, Fred Brathwaite. Photograph © Jean Vong.

red, white, black, and green abstract spray painting
Toxic, Ransom Note: CEE, 1984

Spray paint on canvas. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Carroll Janis and Conrad Janis. © 2020 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris. Photograph: Brooklyn Museum.

abstract painting of a man by Jean Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Anthony Clarke, 1985

Acrylic, oil, and collage on wood. Private Collection, courtesy of T. Shafrazi Gallery. © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat.

spray painting of an orange and red flower
Jenny Holzer and Lady Pink, When You Expect Fair Play You Create an Infectious Bubble of Madness, 1983–84

Spray paint on canvas. © 2020 Jenny Holzer, member of Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Courtesy Sprüth Magers.

yellow and blue painting inspired by graffiti by Jean-Michel Basquiat made with acrylic and oil paintstick on canvas
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Hollywood Africans, 1983

Acrylic and oil paintstick on canvas. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Gift of Douglas S. Cramer. © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.

black spray painting of an outline of a boom box
Keith Haring, Untitled (Boombox), 1984

Ink on board. Collection of Larry Warsh. © Keith Haring Foundation.

black and white painting with text and abstract mark-making
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Beat Bop: Rammellzee Versus K-Rob, 1983

Printed cardboard record cover, vinyl record with printed paper label; speed: 33 1/3 rpm. © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.

spray painting with "super robber" text
Rammellzee, Super Robber, 1985

Mixed media on canvas. Private Collection. © 2020 The Rammellzee Estate.

spray painting with red, yellow, and blue abstract marks
Futura, Untitled, about 1982

Spray paint and marker on paper. Private Collection. © Futura 2000/Wave 5 Communications LLC.

spray painting of the number five
Fab 5 Freddy, Five, 1980–81

Spray enamel and marker on stainless steel. Collection of Patrick Fox. All rights reserved, Fred Brathwaite. Photograph © Jean Vong.

red, white, black, and green abstract spray painting
Toxic, Ransom Note: CEE, 1984

Spray paint on canvas. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Carroll Janis and Conrad Janis. © 2020 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris. Photograph: Brooklyn Museum.