Dive into the world of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol’s artistic collaborations at the Brant Foundation on a private tour with us. Curated by Dr. Dieter Buchhart and Peter M. Brant in collaboration with Dr. Anna Karina Hofbauer, this is the first time the collaboration has been the subject of a major New York exhibition since Andy Warhol & Jean-Michel Basquiat at Gagosian Gallery in 1997. Warhol’s screen-printed advertisements and cultural symbols are effaced by Basquiat’s iconic figures and signs; newspaper headlines included by Warhol are obscured and rewritten by Basquiat; scenes painted in Basquiat’s conceptual Neo-Expressionist style are joined by Warhol’s precise appropriations of brand logos.
The artists also majorly influenced each other: Warhol at times returned to his painterly beginnings, and Basquiat increased his use of the silkscreen-printing technique. “I drew it first and then I painted it like Jean-Michel,” said Warhol. “I think those paintings we’re doing together are better when you can’t tell who did which parts.”
Both artists continue to have monumental individual success after their deaths in the late eighties, although few exhibitions have focused on their collaborative artworks. Basquiat x Warhol at the Brant Foundation reasserts the impact of artistic collaboration across generations and genres while showcasing their shared inspirations, mutual trust, and political concerns.
Tuesday, November 21st at 1:00pm
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Directions from Grand Central: Take 6 Train Downtown and get off at Astor Place stop. Approx. 10 minute walk from there.