The Louis Vuitton Foundation showcases the work of Warhol and Basquiat | French Vogue

Five years after the exhibition is dedicated to works Jean-Michel BasquiatThat The Louis Vuitton Foundation is currently hosting a retrospective entitled Basquiat x Warhol, Four hands paintingstylish and formal dialogue that promises to be one of the most dazzling cultural events of 2023.

Duet on canvas

It is said that the two artists met in 1979 when the young artist tried his luck selling colorful postcards to the masters of Pop Art, but there was no formal meeting between the two. Warhol And Basquiat until Bruno Bischofberge, art dealer and collector, introduced them to each other three years later. Two hours after this meeting, a new star in the New York art world made an offer Andy Warhol a still-drying painting representing the two artists side by side. This painting, named Two Carbes (1982) is the starting point of a friendship that is patchy but strong, fertile and contentious at the same time.

The following month, the creative duo toiled to work on a series of paintings and works on paper. Warhol And Basquiathis ambitions overlapped. While the first, the artistic pillar formation, is seeking transfiguration, renewal and candor, the other, free from this coercive elitism, wants wider recognition. Each artist’s world undeniably has an influence on the others. Basquiatfigurative painting and unhindered technique is curious Warhol, who by that time had become a figure almost like a pope in the world of contemporary art. This fame, in turn, fascinated this graffiti artist from New York who was just starting to make a name for himself in the art scene.

Father-daughter relationship

Thank you for Warhol, Basquiat take the silkscreen technique. The two artists paint together – listening to each other, observing each other – in hesitant intimacy. Their styles are juxtaposed, then merge into a collective work; a symbol of industrial society and media iconography, much cherished Warholdamaged by Basquiatrugged and unpredictable style. Together, they completed 160 paintings some of which were among the most successful of their respective careers. During one of his visits to Warhol Factory studio, Keith Haring noted that, “Each inspires the other to beat the next. The collaboration seems easy. It’s a physical conversation that happens in paint, not words. The sense of humor, the sardonic comments, the deep realization, the simple chatter it all happens with paint and brush.Their most famous installation remains Ten Punching Pouch (The Last Supper) (circa 1985)