Tours
Special Exhibitions Tour
Basquiat, the Blue Ribbon Paintings, and the Art of Reproduction
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Blue Ribbon II, 1984. Private collection. Artwork: © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York
Meet at the Information Desk
October 17, 2026 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
October 24, 2026 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
October 31, 2026 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
November 7, 2026 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
November 21, 2026 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
November 28, 2026 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
December 5, 2026 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
December 19, 2026 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
December 26, 2026 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Explore the special exhibition on a one-hour guided tour.
Basquiat, the Blue Ribbon Paintings, and the Art of Reproduction examines Jean-Michel Basquiat’s radical engagements with replication and reproductive media, situating his work within postmodernist concepts of the 1980s: authorship, appropriation, and the blurred boundaries between original and reproduction.
Participants will explore one of Basquiat’s essential but lesser-known series—the Blue Ribbon Paintings—and his incorporation of reproductive media to understand the artist in a new and compelling light.
