Prolongation - Jean-Michel Basquiat

Thanks to the generosity of lenders, and in response to the enthusiasm of the public, the Fondation announces an exceptional one-week extension of the Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition, until Monday, 21 January, 2019.

The work of Jean-Michel Basquiat, one of the most significant painters of the 20th century, is spread over four levels of Frank Gehry’s building.

The exhibition covers the painter’s whole career, from 1980 to 1988, focusing on 120 defining works. With the Heads from 1981-1982, gathered for the first time here, and the presentation of several collaborations between Basquiat and Warhol, the exhibition includes works previously unseen in Europe, essential works such as Obnoxious Liberals (1982), In Italian (1983), and Riding with Death (1988), as well as paintings which have rarely been seen since their first presentations during the artist’s lifetime, such as Offensive Orange (1982), Untitled (Boxer) (1982), and Untitled (Yellow Tar and Feathers) (1982).

Curator: Suzanne Pagé

Guest Curator: Dieter Buchhart

Co-Curator: Olivier Michelon

Architect: Jean-François Bodin in collaboration with Hélène Roncerel