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Today’s show: “Words Are All We Have: Paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat” is on view at Nahmad Contemporary in New York through Saturday, June 18. The solo exhibition, which is organized by Basquiat scholar Dieter Buchhart, focuses “on the critical function of language in the work of Basquiat,” according to a news release.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat, Job Analisis, 1983, acrylic and oil stick on canvas.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat, Fifty Nine Cents (2 for a Dollar), 1983, acrylic on canvas.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat, Untitled (Hand Anatomy), 1982, acrylic oil stick and paper collage on canvas mounted on tied wood support.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat, Five Fish Species, 1983, acrylic and oil stick on canvas mounted on wood supports.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat, Now’s the Time, 1985, acrylic and oil stick on wood.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat, Fake, 1983, acrylic and oil stick on canvas.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat, New, 1983, acrylic and oil stick on canvas.
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Installation view of "Words Are All We Have: Paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat," 2016, at Nahmad Contemporary, showing two works from Basquiat's "Eroica" series.
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Installation view of "Words Are All We Have: Paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat," 2016, at Nahmad Contemporary.
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Installation view of "Words Are All We Have: Paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat," 2016, at Nahmad Contemporary.
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Installation view of "Words Are All We Have: Paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat," 2016, at Nahmad Contemporary.
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Installation view of "Words Are All We Have: Paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat," 2016, at Nahmad Contemporary.
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