Jean-Michel Basquiat: Drawing Power

This curated selection of works by Jean-Michel Basquiat brings together key portfolios and editions that articulate the artist's enduring investigation into the human figure as both subject and symbol. Spanning the Daros Suite, The Figure Portfolio, and the Superhero Portfolio, the works reveal Basquiat's ability to transform the body into a dynamic field of information, where anatomy, language, and cultural reference converge in layered compositions.

Across these prints, figures emerge as fractured yet deliberate constructions—simultaneously expressive and schematic. In The Figure Portfolio, Basquiat distills the body into essential forms, emphasizing gesture and presence, while the Superhero Portfolio expands this visual language into narrative territory, introducing characters that reflect his engagement with media, identity, and systems of power. The Daros Suite complements these approaches through abstraction, foregrounding rhythm, color, and spatial tension.

Together, the works underscore Basquiat's mastery of mark-making and his instinct for visual storytelling. This selection offers a compelling insight into his graphic practice, where repetition, symbolism, and immediacy coalesce into a language that remains as urgent and resonant today as it was at its inception.