Jean Michel Basquiat Estate Vintage 2003 Framed Neo-Expressionist Paris Exhibition Poster " Dead Bird " 1985

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This Jean Michel Basquiat Estate very rare vintage 2003 custom framed collector's Neo-Expressionist Paris exhibition poster " Dead Bird " … Read more This Jean Michel Basquiat Estate very rare vintage 2003 custom framed collector's Neo-Expressionist Paris exhibition poster " Dead Bird " 1985, is an incredibly special and unique piece to add to your collection.

The exhibition poster print is published by The Musee Maillol Fondation Dina Vierny, Paris. Printed in 2003 in an unnumbered limited edition on the occasion of the " Jean Michel Basquiat Paintings - The Story of an Oeuvre " exhibition. It features an artwork image originally created by Basquiat in 1985 titled " Dead Bird ", copyright The Estate of Jean Michel Basquiat, New York, 2003 copyright ADAGP.

This is a rare opportunity for true Basquiat fans and collectors, as this coveted image exhibition poster is long out of print and very scarce to find.

Jean Michel Basquiat ( 1960 - 1988 ) was born in Brooklyn New York in 1960. His early creative career was as the Street Graffiti artist nick named " Samo " in the late 1970's on New York City's Lower East Side. By the early 1980's with the help of his friend Andy Warhol. Basquiat began to make his emotionally charged aesthetically arresting Neo Expressionist paintings. In 1992 The Whitney Museum of Art held a major retrospective exhibition of the life works of this great American Contemporary artist and master of social commentary.

His work focused on suggestive dichotomies such as wealth vs poverty, integration vs segregation, and inner vs outer experience of the human condition. He appropriated poetry, drawing, painting, and married text and image with Abstraction and Figuration. Basquiat's works has strong social commentary and deeper truths about the individual and the power structures of racism, and criticism of colonialism and support for class struggles.

The 2003 exhibition at The Musee Maillol in Paris brought together a major group of paintings that retraced the artist's pictorial career. The " Jean Michel Basquiat Paintings - The Story of an Oeuvre " exhibition presented nearly sixty paintings, some of them in monumental format. These artworks spanned the ten years during which the artist exercised his talent and were painted in a climate of urgency, as if he had a premonition of the brevity of his destiny, often placing himself on the narrow threshold between life and death. His personality, like the content of his work, seems to have encapsulated the experience of a generation who identify with the rebellion conveyed by his paintings. Basquiat's work in this exhibition illustrated him a s comet of Contemporary Art.

The artwork featured in this poster in a detail, " Dead Bird " 1985, is an acrylic, oil, and collage work on a panel attached to a wooden door, employing an unconventional surface. Exemplifying Basquiat's desire to integrate art with everyday life. It is a part of a series of works honoring Jazz legend musician Charlie " Bird " Parker, reflecting on mortality, fame, and Basquiat's own identification with his heroes. The symbolic imagery is a Memento Mori to saxophonist Charlie Parker, who Basquiat deeply admired in his fascination with Jazz Music.

The rare out of print framed Paris exhibition poster measures 15 7/8" W X 22 7/8" H X 1 3/8" D. It is custom framed with UV protective plexiglass in a Contemporary Modern recessed detail matte eggshell finish black metal frame molding, with an attached hanging wire on the reverse back side for easy wall installation.

It is in excellent " like new " condition. The poster print is in excellent " like new " clean vintage condition consistent with age, very light signs of handling, and very light minor wear. It is brand newly custom framed and has never been displayed. Please see photos for condition reference. It is now being offered here for an excellent price.

* The photo of the exhibition gallery view is shown for additional reference only of the described original artwork included in the exhibition, that this poster is from. See less