Basquiat @ MOCA!!!! Jul.17 - Oct.10

LOS ANGELES - Basquiat is a major retrospective of the brief but highly influential career of American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–88), a key figure of the 1980s whose work continues to resonate today. Recognized for its originality and emotional depth, Basquiat’s work focused on his personal and ethnic identity and incorporated a unique iconography that included urban culture, sports heroes, and music legends of the African-American community. Featuring over 100 works, many of which will be shown for the first time in Los Angeles, this major exhibition opens to the public at MOCA Grand Avenue (250 South Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles) on July 17, 2005 and remains on view through October 10, 2005.