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Basquiat, the Blue Ribbon Paintings, and the Art of Reproduction

Abstract painting with a figure wearing a crown, large swaths of color, and overlaid text and other drawings.

Jean-Michel Basquiat, Blue Ribbon II, 1984. Private collection. Artwork: © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York

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October 31, 2026 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
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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.

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