Jean-Michel Basquiat - Lévy Gorvy

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat was a self-taught neo-expressionist painter who rose to prominence during the 1980s art boom in New York. The artist was born in Brooklyn in 1960, and during the late 1970s he began to make graffiti as well as small works on paper. In 1976, Basquiat met Andy Warhol, who was instrumental in exposing the younger artist’s work to curators, dealers, and critics. This allowed Basquiat to create the large-scale works on canvas—featuring abstract, figurative, and textual elements—for which he is best known. In 1980, he was included in the seminal “Times Square Show” and in 1981, the poet René Ricard wrote about his work in Artforum magazine. The artist exhibited widely and to great acclaim until his untimely death in 1988. Since then, his work was been celebrated with retrospective exhibitions at venues such as the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Menil Collection, Houston; the Brooklyn Museum, New York; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. In 1996, Basquiat’s life and work were commemorated in the eponymous film directed by his friend and fellow artist Julian Schnabel.

Exhibitions

Jean-Michel Basquiat

A Perfect Day

New York

May 3 - June 26, 2021

 Jean-Michel Basquiat

Reveal 識珍 | Jean-Michel Basquiat: Royalty, Heroism, and the Streets

Hong Kong

July 7 - October 16, 2020

Selected Press

Weixin | 李丹青&谢晓冬：曾被“捧杀”的让-米歇尔·巴斯奎特，是天才还是“走运”？

November 23, 2020

If there is an artist who not only spoofs, but also challenged the Western contemporary art world in …

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Galleries Now | REVEAL. Jean-Michel Basquiat: Royalty, Heroism, and the Streets

August 28, 2020

The gallery’s new global initiative of single-work focus exhibitions “REVEAL” starts with this …

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Air Mail | Jean-Michel Basquiat: Royalty, Heroism, and the Streets

August 17, 2020

The year 1982 brought breakthrough to Jean-Michel Basquiat. It marked the beginning of his personal mythology, …

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21st Century Business Herald | 厉为阁联合创始人Brett Gorvy谈巴斯奎特 “宠儿”的赤子心

August 8, 2020

Brett Gorvy是20世纪国际艺坛举足轻重的艺术商业领袖，2000年至2016年间担任佳士得战后及当代艺术部主席兼全球最高主管；2017年他与Dominique …

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Prestige | Lévy Gorvy Exhibits Masterpieces by Pierre Soulages and Jean-Michel Basquiat

July 29, 2020

Lévy Gorvy Gallery’s latest exhibition provides a rare glimpse into art history with concurrent exhibitions …

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Widewalls | Black Hero Figure - Revealing Basquiat’s 1982 Untitled Painting

July 25, 2020

This rare and exceptional painting is currently on view at Lévy Gorvy, inaugurating its new global …

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The Art Newspaper China | TANC对话画廊家｜布赖特·格文：疫情带来的困难是艺术流动，不是价格

July 23, 2020

7月6日，厉为阁宣布揭幕全球展览和教育性项目“识珍”（Reveal），在画廊的全球多个空间中陆续展出单件由当代艺术大师创作的作品

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Arts Intel Report | Jean-Michel Basquiat: Royalty, Heroism, and the Streets

July 22, 2020

This exhibition focuses on a painting from that year, Untitled. A self-portrait executed in electrifying …

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ARTOMITY | Jean-Michel Basquiat at Lévy Gorvy Hong Kong

July 21, 2020

Lévy Gorvy inaugurated its new global initiative REVEAL, an ongoing series of single-work focus exhibitions …

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Artnet China | 何其相似的历史：为何在当下展出这幅巴斯奎特？

July 16, 2020

今夏，厉为阁（Lévy Gorvy）将发起一项崭新全球项目：“识珍”（Reveal）。项目将通过聚焦单件杰作的展览，配合相关艺术和艺术家的公教项目，向世界各地的观众呈现佳作逸品。“识珍”首展——“让·米歇尔·巴斯奎特：王 …

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Exibart | L’attualità di Jean-Michel Basquiat, in una Mostra a Hong Kong

July 13, 2020

Una Head di Jean-Michel Basquiat è il pezzo al centro di una mostra nella sede di Levy Gorvy a Hong …

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Artsy | Why Basquiat’s Heads Are His Most Sought-After Works

July 9, 2020

The gallery is currently showing an untitled Basquiat head painting from 1982 through an online viewing …

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The Art Newspaper | Done deals: what's selling in New York this week

May 2, 2018

Jean-Michel Basquiat's Extra Cigarette (1982) sold at TEFAF by Lévy Gorvy

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