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Jean-Michel Basquiat — Hollywood Africans in front of the Chinese Theater with Footprints of Movie Stars
Jean-Michel Basquiat

Hollywood Africans in front of the Chinese Theater with Footprints of Movie Stars

A vibrant and raw screenprint by Jean-Michel Basquiat, this work explodes with his signature graffiti-inspired imagery, bold text, and fragmented symbols that interrogate the intersection of race, celebrity, and cultural identity in Hollywood. Figures, words, and crowns are layered across the composition in a chaotic yet deliberate visual language that challenges the mythology of fame and the marginalization of Black artists within the entertainment industry. Printed in striking colors on museum board, the work captures Basquiat's urgent, unfiltered voice and his unflinching examination of what it means to be African and celebrated — or exploited — within the American spotlight.

Medium
Screenprint in colors, on museum board, the full sheet.

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Editions and Works on Paper Including Works from the Piero Crommelynck Collection

April 18, 2017

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Jean-Michel Basquiat, Hollywood Africans in front of the Chinese Theater with Footprints of Movie Stars

A vibrant and raw screenprint by Jean-Michel Basquiat, this work explodes with his signature graffiti-inspired imagery, bold text, and fragmented symbols that interrogate the intersection of race, celebrity, and cultural identity in Hollywood. Figures, words, and crowns are layered across the composition in a chaotic yet deliberate visual language that challenges the mythology of fame and the marginalization of Black artists within the entertainment industry. Printed in striking colors on museum board, the work captures Basquiat's urgent, unfiltered voice and his unflinching examination of what it means to be African and celebrated — or exploited — within the American spotlight.

Medium
Screenprint in colors, on museum board, the full sheet.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Street Art, Bold Colors, Male Artist, Urban Culture, American Artist, Screenprint, Social Commentary, Late 20th Century, Text-Based Art, Neo-Expressionism, Figurative

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Collected by

Sebastián In Situ, Sarah Greenspan, Hamilton Selway Gallery, Alex Capecelatro, Nicholas Blum, Lisa Rembrandt, Sebastián Naranjo