Two new works have been shown on Banksy’s official Instagram page with the caption
“Major new Basquiat show opens at the Barbican – a place that is normally very keen to clean any graffiti from its walls.”
Two murals by street artist Banksy have appeared in a tunnel close to the Barbican Centre in London.
These unofficial collaboration works mark the opening of an exhibition by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, who began his career as a graffiti artist in New York before becoming a painter.
The Barbican official website has described the Basquiat exhibition, “Boom for real”, as “The first large-scale exhibition in the UK of the work of American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat“.
This unprecedented exhibition brings together an outstanding selection of more than 100 works from international museums and private collections. Engage in the explosive creativity of Basquiat who worked with Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Blondie, among others.
The exhibition has now ended but it ran from 28 January 2018.
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