Following a run in New York, the exhibition organized by his sisters is now on display through July 31 at The Grand LA. 'We created this as a gift to his fans, our children and to ourselves.”
Neo-expressionist painting was direct and challenging in its commentary, elbowing the politeness of minimalist concepts that dominated the midcentury out of the way in exchange for high-energy canvases defined by their vividness and honest portrayal of reality.
The family chose to mount the show at the Frank Gehry-designed Grand LA because of the surrounding arts community downtown, and to honor the wishes of Basquiat devotees on the West Coast, itching for the chance to see the exhibition that first opened in April 2022 at the NYC Landmark Starrett-Lehigh Building.
“I think it’s been pretty amazing how well-known he’s become, and how integrated he’s become into popular culture, both here in the United States and also globally. He loved to travel … and you can see within his work commentary about colonialism, about Africa, about Hawaii,” Lisane Basquiat says. Some of the unique pieces include Basquiat’s real bicycle and two large-scale paintings that he made for the reopening of New York City’s Palladium nightclub in 1985, found in the Michael Todd VIP Room. “[They’re] just part of that 1980s clubbing story,” muses Heriveaux. “It’s a beautiful room to end in because it shows Jean-Michel and his social scene – he partied a lot, he loved music – so its just a great ending to the show.
Childhood drawings and high school illustrations dominate the beginning of the exhibition, a reminder that Basquiat’s talent did not spontaneously spring from his skull in his 20s; his interest in cartoons and their symbolic, slapstick humor, in language and society, was there from the start. The Basquiat family home in Brooklyn is also represented, using real heirlooms to decorate the temporary exhibit.“I think, for us, it was more about figuring out what the chapters of his life were.
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