Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat New York New Wave Hoodie
Details
This medium weight fleece hoodie features Basquiat’s signature crown icon embroidered on the front center, a kangaroo pocket at the front, and the artwork New York/New Wave printed across the back.
- 75% Cotton, 25% Polyester Fleece
- Unisex, adult size XS to XL, Relaxed Fit
- Made in China
- Machine wash cold with like colors; Do not bleach; Do not iron design
About the artwork: This early work by Jean-Michel Basquiat, New York/New Wave, was first exhibited at the seminal group exhibition at the MoMA P.S.1 gallery in 1981 that was also titled "New York/New Wave". Basquiat designed this promotional graffiti sign for the exhibition, which featured more than 100 artists from the avant-garde New Wave scene, including Andy Warhol and Keith Haring. The exhibition is credited for launching Basquiat's career.
New York/New Wave , 1981
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Licensed by Artestar, New York
Jean-Michel Basquiat
A poet, musician, and graffiti prodigy in late-1970s New York, Jean-Michel Basquiat had honed his signature painting style of obsessive scribbling, elusive symbols and diagrams, and mask-and-skull imagery by the time he was 20. “I don’t think about art while I work,” he once said. “I think about life.” Basquiat drew his subjects from his own Caribbean heritage—his father was Haitian and his mother of Puerto Rican descent—and a convergence of African-American, African, and Aztec cultural histories with Classical themes and contemporary heroes like athletes and musicians. Often associated with Neo-expressionism, Basquiat received massive acclaim in only a few short years, showing alongside artists like Julian Schnabel, David Salle, and Francesco Clemente. In 1983, he met Andy Warhol, who would come to be a mentor and idol. The two collaborated on a series of paintings before Warhol’s death in 1987, followed by Basquiat’s own untimely passing a year later.
