
Hong Kong
1985
A frenetic accumulation of raw mark-making, *Hong Kong* channels Basquiat's signature visual language through urgent graphite lines and bursts of coloured pencil that pulse with restless energy. Fragmented text, anatomical references, and gestural scrawls collide across the surface, amplified by the mechanical reproduction of Xerox collage elements that blur the boundary between handmade and mass-produced imagery. The work crackles with Basquiat's characteristic tension between chaos and intention, reflecting his ongoing interrogation of power, identity, and the noise of modern urban life.
- Medium
- graphite, coloured pencil and Xerox collage on paper
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Evening Sale
November 26, 2017
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