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Jean-Michel Basquiat — Hong Kong
Jean-Michel Basquiat

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

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20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Evening Sale

November 26, 2017

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Jean-Michel Basquiat, 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
Year
1985
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Urban Energy, Coloured Pencil, Raw Gestural Style, Xerox Transfer, Xerox Collage, Street Art, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Emerging Artist, Collage, American Artist, Raw Aesthetic, Late 20th Century, Works on Paper, Graphite Drawing, Urban Imagery, Neo-Expressionism, 1980s Art, Emerging Legend, Raw Energy

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Collected by

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