{"id":142716,"date":"2024-10-14T12:19:30","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T12:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.parisselectbook.com\/2024\/10\/14\/gagosian-exhibits-jean-michel-basquiat\/"},"modified":"2025-02-05T13:38:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T13:38:32","slug":"gagosian-exhibits-jean-michel-basquiat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.parisselectbook.com\/en\/2024\/10\/14\/gagosian-exhibits-jean-michel-basquiat\/","title":{"rendered":"Gagosian exhibits Jean-Michel Basquiat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jean-Michel Basquiat<\/a>, a key figure of the counter-culture turned art world superstar, continues to inspire and intrigue.<\/strong> We urge you to discover his work at the Gagosian gallery.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

In Paris, in 2023, his works were exhibited at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, alongside those ofAndy Warhol<\/strong>, and at the Philharmonie de Paris, where music played a central role in the Basquiat Soundtracks<\/em> exhibition. This musical influence, like his in-depth knowledge of art history, runs through the whole of his work. <\/p>\n\n

Today, Gagosian Gallery is spotlighting one of his iconic paintings, Untitled<\/strong><\/em> (1982), against an antique statue of Venus<\/strong> from the prestigious Torlonia collection<\/strong>. This dialogue between past and present reveals unexpected and powerful dimensions of Basquiat’s art. <\/p>\n\n

Face to face<\/h2>\n\n

Galerie Gagosian’s exhibition explores the figure of Venus<\/strong>, goddess of love, in the history of art. At the heart of this confrontation<\/strong> is an imperial Roman sculpture of Venus. It is reminiscent of the works of the greatest classical masters. This rare piece is part of the Torlonia collection, one of the richest and most extensive collections of Roman art in the world. <\/p>\n\n

Opposite, visitors will discover Untitled<\/em>, a monumental painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat<\/strong>, created in 1982 in Modena<\/strong>, Italy. This painting is part of a corpus of eight works commissioned by collector Emilio Mazzoni<\/strong>, but which remained unpublished for several decades. It was only recently, in 2022, that these paintings were unveiled to the public at the Fondation Beyeler<\/strong>. Today, one of these canvases, marked by Basquiat’s creative energy, takes center stage in the intimate setting of the Gagosian gallery. <\/p>\n\n

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