SEEING LOUD: BASQUIAT AND MUSIC fuck he’s a natural in the

he’s a natural in the spotlight

“FREECITYLARGE” print in sage

and charm all tied up in a bow

At tea time

color of the crystals and bracelet may change slightly

SEEING LOUD: BASQUIAT AND MUSIC fuck he’s a natural in theDuring the late 1970s and early 1980s, New York City was financially and socially bankrupt, but the art and music scene was flourishing. During these years, the downtown New York music scene no wave, hip hop, disco funk and club culture shaped Jean Michel Basquiat as both a musician and an artist. This catalog for a traveling exhibition explores how Basquiats painting has parallels in his music (sampling, cut up, rapping), and takes a new look at his