'Basquiat: Boom for Real' at the Barbican Art Gallery

[@tommybarry3581]

The arm and hammer sends a message of "work hard so we can get rich from your labor" and Jean Michel counter expressed the message by saying "live free and enjoy the time you have to live". He understood the meaning of life on a different level than most. His untitled painting should be called " Power of knowledge" or "Step right in". His art is forever.

[@ollonnn]

I don’t think you’re the right person to re-name an basquait painting.

[@dukebj6282]

You don't have the right to name the painting

[@sentry9834]

The paintings are much greater in real life. So much energy and power.

[@parker7785]

@nonessentl

[@19nefertiti87]

I visited his exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany on this past Friday. LOOOOOOVE! I didn't want to leave.

[@parker7785]

then u should have got a job in the tourist venue and stopped visiting north america

[@JOSEPHCHARLESCOLIN2024]

I'm a fan from Day 1 of Jean-Michel Basquiat

[@jacoblara4820]

Idc what people say I’ll always like basquiats work it’s amazing

[@chrisedwick]

extremely grateful as ever for these wonderful insights into contemporary exhibitions...for those of us who find travel costs and time prohibit access to our present culture, your films are the next best thing....and this one is beautifully made as usual with your ever thoughtful discussions to add richness and value... jean-michel was such a definitive post modernist...he was such a signpost for the future but like you point out there is something so very romantic in his expressionism and passion for painting...

[@TheArtChannel1]

Thanks Chris for your valuable contribution and support. Basquiat is indeed a major painter who has been simplistically regarded, even by major art museums, as a 'street' and graffiti artist. We hope the film will introduce him to a wider audience beyond the limitations of the exhibition's location and dates. We will be adding more films in 2018 at monthly intervals.

[@chriscameron9321]

Upper Manhattan trying to decode - downtown streets New York.

[@parker7785]

trying to maintain cafe culture paris downwind of people with fake medals and date d uniform/Z?

[@GrothendiecksWish]

You’ve been decoded

[@hoc1992]

MORE! Do MORE!! This is Great! I wish this video was longer

[@TheArtChannel1]

Thanks for your enthusiasm and appreciation. Length of the film is always difficult as most people on KZbin tend to prefer short films. Please keep watching.

[@parker7785]

@@TheArtChannel1 @unitedstates+canada@quebecretail@qualitymusiculturezmodernamerca

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

I've been a huge fan of Basquiat and his art since first discovering him back in the early '90s (a few short years after his death). As much as Rauschenberg might be my personal favorite visual artist of the late 20th Century, I think that JMB is the most important artist of that era.

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

His art, to me, is like a portrait of the mind of one who has A.D.D./A.D.H.D.

[@encaucen222]

Very interesting insights. I can't get enough of Basquiat since I learned about him. Thank you! Keep up the great content. Greetings from Chile :-)

[@TheArtChannel1]

More to come!

[@chriscameron9321]

Basquiat really injected much needed life, into Warhol...in every which way.)

[@carolinanavarro9076]

Im glad you mentioned about new york city in the late 70s early 80s, the city was truly alive and jmb captured it...these people commenting just dont get it...they werent there...they probably have experienced thier own life through facebook, video games and tv...i notice nyc is still holding on to that time period when i go there to visit, man that city has changed! Its turning so vanilla...very sad.

[@TheArtChannel1]

Carolina, thank you for posting. But we just want to point out that our knowledge of New York is not from Facebook or TV. One of us lived there for seven years. We also know people who met JMB and know others who lived in NYC during the the 70s and 80s when he was making his paintings.

[@carolinanavarro9076]

@@TheArtChannel1 oh no, i was talking about some of the commenters who were dissing the art, not the art channel.

[@TheArtChannel1]

@@carolinanavarro9076 We understand now. Thanks for the support.

[@sentry9834]

The paintings were massive.

[@glenncambray626]

Yes, they were extremely large piles.

[@thelasthourgetready]

Great insight to the work of a Genius.

[@jennifs6868]

weird the way the art critics say that jazz spills out and wins the day, which is awesome, but neglect to notice that the coinage is a crossed out commemorative one cent coin, representative of the black experience of never being recognized in an official or any other way for any contribution. anyhow, allegorically speaking to me of the truth that money is run by the powers that be, and just fekkin give to caesar what is caesar's.

[@TomZatarKay]

"When I first met Samo he was very young and homeless, Lower East Side Artist. I recall smoking joints, followed by a very deep conversations in my parked car and me saying to him, "You are sure to hit it big!" I whispered that into his ear when we hugged at his big show at the Whitney Biennial. At the start, It was obvious to everyone he had the magic. That dude really worked it hard, Constantly Creating Original Art. He was a very possessed, Artist Exploding... When we first met he was painting T-shirts, selling them on the street, then SNAP Whitney show and then a big loft in the heart of SoHo. The last time the two of us hung out togeather was in his BIG loft - LOTS OF ART EVERYWHERE and many Talked for hours about poetry-art-the sounds of letters. The last thing I said to Samo as I was leaving his loft was, "Dude, I lov U He smiled". - Tom Zatar Kay

[@TheArtChannel1]

Thanks for sharing your memories of JMB.

[@jaiiskii2262]

That’s dope mann thanks for sharing

[@AI-xs4fp]

Really enjoy your insights and commentary in the series.

[@TheArtChannel1]

Thanks for supporting The Art Channel.

[@parker7785]

@@TheArtChannel1 @NY c vz upstatequebec?

[@markwood3389]

Basquait always gives you a lot to think about. It’s helpful to read about the paintings beforehand. I thought these so-called experts were kind of weak.

[@kareymaurice3236]

Clap Clap.... for the refresher course. Most of us got it from the very beginning. But what’s surprises me is the overlook of references to a saxophone being called an ‘AXE’ in the jazz scene. So the collaboration between Warhol and Basquiat could be titled :”Axe & Hammer” which is hilarious. The humor is not discussed when speaking about his paintings?

[@TheArtChannel1]

Karey, thanks for the interesting post but you assume that everyone understands Basquiat as you do or has seen his paintings. In 17 minutes you can't cover everything. We'd need 2 hours. These films are an introduction and can't be entirely comprehensive. We do mention Basquiat's wit but, you make a interesting point about 'Axe and Hammer' being a joke.

[@david_kim]

took the L

[@conradbo1]

Love Basquiat. He is a great inspiration for the Superblur Art Movement.

[@reneangulotrujillo]

Raw power!

[@jhoan_roa]

Jean-Michel Basquiat and Jhoan Roa are my favorite artists!

[@philiplindsay225]

Mine also.

[@metalsaddict]

indentured labor? no. slavery

[@geminikid609]

Said the same thing

[@HalfWayUp]

DO YOU HEAR ME !? own that shit. Don’t soften the selection of words

[@TheArtGarden101]

I went to an exhibition with a lot of his works, he did so much its crazy

[@rlund651]

Great content. Nice vlog about his work.

[@parker7785]

67@2900@the power of america overseas

[@timothyleonsstudio7897]

Wow thank you for this great video folks

[@TheArtChannel1]

Mark, thanks for your appreciation of the film.

[@adildraws]

This is very nice and yes though full. Nice way to explain.

[@TsetsiStoyanova]

He be rockin’ that beat!

[@neilsaxton109]

Is this really Art, they are making the sound better than it is. that's what really sells the paintings

[@miiinotaur]

I feel like they think the work is like other works, they’re analyzing it like the bs they’re probably used to

[@melvina628]

Grace is insightful and appreciative.

[@fastfoodart5552]

love basquiat art

[@antoine.dufresne]

I really like this channel, its really good content

[@ArtsKris]

Thank you very much, have a lovely day. Friendly greetings.

[@TheArtChannel1]

Thanks Kris for the support.

[@sharonjack7239]

THANKS SO VERY MUCH !!!!!

[@TheArtChannel1]

Thank you Sharon for appreciating the film.

[@sharonjack7239]

VERY WELCOME ) !!!!

[@fastfoodart5552]

Basquiat love Yellow

[@golds04]

As JM said” would you ask Miles Davis why he played a certain note?” Art is to be experienced and absorbed. Would you analyze each note listening to Pac? Beatles? Mozart? Prodigious talent- NYC misses you.

[@AzimuthTao]

Turn off the sound and just enjoy the art. The way it should be.

[@marinoniggebrugge8718]

Yea get ur own meaning ?

[@christianegonbarnthaler1426]

super art

[@janjamm]

"... he painted a calculated incoherence, calibrating the mystery of what such apparently meaning-laden pictures might ultimately mean." -Marc Mayer Basquiat in History

[@parker7785]

57 AV

[@andrewkostelnyk272]

It was a great show at the Barbican- love Jean Michel Basquiats work-what i don t think much of is these so called art critic type experts so full of themselves spoil it

[@MartinDee2000]

Painting or large doodle?

[@jasonn4798]

De Kooning is really a bigger influence on Basquaits work even if Basquait didnt like De Kooning it derives from that method of painting along with Cy Twombly, and Picasso, Pollock, and Warhol. Hes much more influenced by the history of painters than we realize. This notion that basquait was one in a billion is a bit wrong it would have not occured without strong influence.

[@lakshmanankomathmanalath]

😍

[@adamboruc6754]

What mean number 22 in the corner? And why 7 stars? 🎉

[@chalenafus2224]

Most insightful visit with some of JMB's major paintings. Thank you, Grace and Joshua.

[@koko-yi5uv]

🤘🏽

[@frankfacts6207]

His paintings instruct the viewer where to look, first

[@smartgirlsandco4749]

Sugar cane wasn't only harvested in the South... It was mainly harvested in the Caribbean... sooo... The British know first hand who benefitted from that labor... The British...

[@j.watson9060]

I hate when "experts" attempt to interpret what an artist means, it sounds pretentious. I like his art because its colourful

[@ogarrt]

He puts rebellious social/societal conscious messages into some of his works not all of it is pure self expression

[@ogarrt]

U prob right a lil cause reading other comments has me thinking damn maybe they’re saying some bunk fr... I’m watching without sound

[@miiinotaur]

That’s fair

[@fastfoodart5552]

Top

[@raylewis2121]

In a reviewed painting, how could the “Basquit experts” not have seen the right hand boxing glove, halo, and left hand glove, as representations of watermelons?

[@parker7785]

67 57 73 77 81 85 967 2099

[@geminikid609]

Because they too busy trying to be experts instead of trying to understand the work and artist

[@JimOverbeckgenius]

Basquiat should get mass support from his fellow sub-literates: like knows like.

[@ai-man212]

He'll always be alive and young.

[@sandrinerousseau6579]

Il y des mes messages dans ces tableaux

[@KarlHeinzJeron]

Ishtar is a mesopotamian goddess!! Although Basquiat is great your reference to social media isn't convincing

[@jabaruoqui]

I totally agree with you. However, i believe their reference was honest. After all art produces different effects on everybody.

[@chriscameron9321]

The esoteric of...

[@williamwallacejr522]

All European individuals translating for a Haitian/ Puerto Rican individual 🥸🧐

[@chrisguevara]

"Ladders" those are railroad tracks. There is clearly a guy then making them with a hammer in the bottom left.

[@sahernassar]

Ashtar is a Babylonian goddess not Egyptian goddess

[@BackhendlFront]

Had the same idea when they said it was Egyptian. Also the blue color remindes me of Ishtar gate (right now in Berlin).

[@TheArtChannel1]

Please add any constructive comments in response to the painting of Jean-Michel Basquiat or the film.

[@subudjj9368]

You can see twitter and facebook in his paintings? Oh common thats a stretch. Otherwise a very nice commentary

[@KayInMaine]

Wow, way not to use your brain. Twitter 180 characters to express oneself. Basquiat: writes phrases from books/people/his own mind in short bursts. Facebook: posting images from one's life. Basquiat: inserts himself/his image in his paintings for all to see.

[@vintagepipesnightmares]

Did he say that it is Charlie Parker ????

[@pavololsavsky8188]

Naivity art's.

[@JonasPolsky]

:48 Rammellzee?

[@TheNemest]

And other artist from the scene, under appreciated

[@ds74878]

Pretty sure he was using oil crayons. Not crayola.

[@PeterMayer]

It is such a shame that he was not around to see the riches

[@njbailey6486]

I don't trust the dudes analysis he called Captain America a CARTOON CHARACTER 🤦🤦🤦🤦

[@jennyh5641]

I have watched a documentary and a few other videos on Basquiat - still don't see the appeal. Yes, he was somewhat original, but also a scribbler. There is very little realism in his works and they dont seem to demonstrate much more artistic skill than something you'd see in a child's drawing.

[@benshapiro2268]

But does realism show the value of art? His appeal comes from his ability to depict aspects of life without being superficial. Often times I find hyper realism impressive but also extremely boring.

[@tonywalker9375]

He was not an african american. He was indigenous to America.

[@ogarrt]

He was a namekian

[@jefferysalter2872]

Actually the only "indigenous" Americans were the native Americans. Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Cheyenne, Apache, iroquois, Lakota people, Hidatsa, Osage Nation, Crow people, Paiute, Mandan, Pawnee people, Odawa, Arikara, Nee Perce and the natives of Alaska as well.

[@jacobwalters9712]

Too much analysis. Corny, unnecessary. Just great art. Stop explaining that which you cannot explain. Carry on.

[@LoveConsciousness080]

I agree, art should be silently interpreted by the viewer only

[@jackgalmitz1883]

He didn't have the slightest ability to compose or structure a painting. The only thing that held together the unskillfully placed parts was the canvas. It is amazing how an association with Warhol will lift a person's value up.

[@ogarrt]

He was self taught, never attended school. A lot of his works look eh to me but there’s some pieces that wow me, I’m pretty sure it’s cause he was early into his career of being self taught still. If he were alive today his works would look more developed. His sense of fashion from writing/painting on clothes and hair styling was very ahead though, a little better than his canvas painting skills. The potential of his craft and doors he opened is the real appeal. He’d be insane right now if he were alive

[@techronin_]

Indentured labourers? This can’t be serious. This is an overly sanitized analysis of the work. “Heel” doesn’t mean “outsider” it means villain. The irony is it’s a mockery. I wish they would explore that.

[@TheJUSTINSIDNEY]

He was also tripping out on drugs

[@gregdahlen4375]

there's virgil abel who i think is putting words on clothes

[@ktiitfa2491]

nothing alike. ' virgel abel ' didn't even come from the cultures.

[@gregdahlen4375]

@@ktiitfa2491 what do you mean, didn't come from the cultures?

[@kyawwin8233]

ok

[@Wal21hecht]

Ese homie se la sabe la morra no

[@onelove1968]

appear and act slightly eccentric, then throw a bunch of general concepts, lines and colours on a large canvas, and art lovers will lose their minds trying to squeeze some important meaning out of it. the illusion of art.

[@braindeadbtch]

omg this I way over analyzed.

[@paulbaldwin6803]

Scribbling and doodling. That's all. Basquiat pulled off one of the greatest jokes on NYC art elitists.

[@ktiitfa2491]

it's not that simple, Mr Simpleton.

[@MT-2020]

Sugar cane- Puerto Rico, no the "South"... pretender expert.

Basquiat had two passions in his life: Art and drugs. Drugs was the strongest passion...

[@whatsup6509]

Pedro Menchén you know him so well man good for you

[@ripdopadipidydo36]

Type anything that makes you powerful

[@musicisbrilliant]

Whats funny is that youre both right.

[@dabillygoat7716]

He prophesied jay z

[@jhijhigi6610]

i 100% doubt he would even like his music

[@jhijhigi6610]

lol it´s so weird everything we grew up with is now ' hip ' with normies

[@frankjamesbonarrigo7162]

may look like a kid painted it but I always know it's a Basquiat

[@gigachad1983]

Looks like 9yo drawing

[@gustavobarrientos6495]

I don't know anything about art, and I'm trying to appreciate his art but I can't I just see a bunch junk im sorry

[@miiinotaur]

At least you try to understand

[@nalbizo2]

The art looks like it was created to be made into hip clothing.

[@jhijhigi6610]

lol not the now hipsters idea of hip = culturally raiding how we grew up thanks

[@thomaschurchwell5180]

child drawings

[@theseoldhomes]

i think you lack a little bit of self awareness :)

[@miiinotaur]

Your work is so much worse

[@kyawwin8233]

roblox

[@jhijhigi6610]

oh great that and anime on all these videos now

[@glenncambray626]

Why do people need such ugliness in their lives.

[@geminikid609]

What's ugly for you is not ugly for everyone

[@rd264]

collage sucks. they make you read and it costs my old lady an arm and a leg. its cut n paste for bored chillun on a rainy day.

[@bigjohndavid1]

This was an awful exhibition. Emperor's new clothes if ever there were any...

[@unchainyourbrain3312]

John David ...when I first seen his art,I immediately thought of that book.😝

[@michaelcitrone]

Did you now that the Warhol & Basquiat show was very unsuccessful at the time? Nothing sold and critics described Basquiat merely as a "mascot" for the work Andy Warhols. Basquiat was very very sick drug addict, you didn't mention that once.

[@LFreak-0819]

The worst paintings I've ever seen in my life.. because of his charisma.. he manipulated the people by his ugly pieces .. for me it's not painting at all but a scratch paper.

[@ktiitfa2491]

i love his paintings. no one has ever forced me to like them. sometimes people just have different tastes.

[@cardphins68]

People have different tastes and it's cool. I actually love his Art because it is so different. I get that he's not the same Artist as say Leonardo Davinci or Vincent Van Gogh but he's from a different Time. Jean Michel was original and the things that he made were and still are visually striking.

[@ManongBiiktor]

I wonder if he can really draw.

[@stanstarygin6622]

Sure, one can interpret any doodle in some manner. There is no painter's skill to any of this canvas-smearing. He didn't go to art school? No ... who would have thought.

[@Consrignrant]

Actually, there is an incredible amount of skill in his work. Natural skill. If you knew what you were talking about you would recognize it immediately. His work is awesome and I feel sorry for you that you are unable to see it. Basquiat was, indisputably, one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. His paintings are selling for 100 million dollars. Are you able to comprehend that? You're making a fool out of yourself and, at any rate, your "opinion" is worthless.

[@placeswelive5388]

@@Consrignrant Art is art and skill is skill and this belongs in the garbage category. 100 million dollars paid for his art? You are right about that: I believe one of them sold for over that amount. By that definition the Fast and the Furious franchise (which has grossed about $5 B now) is one of the most culturally valuable films we have. It would be ridiculous to argue that. Just like the Fast and the Furious, while popular now, Basquiat will at some point be relegated to the dust bin of history where be belongs. Basquiat is garbage and it does not take an art degree to see that (just like it does not take an art degree to see quality brought to canvas but ... well ... painters who actually knew how to paint) -- I am sure there are people of all walks of life in this comment box and about half of them can see and are willing to say that.

[@yafeelmestevens6256]

Art is meant to be free from oppressive rules.

[@stanstarygin6622]

@@yafeelmestevens6256 Diarrhea follows that pattern, not art. Really good art is full of convention but most importantly easily identifiable skill.

[@lulolancy]

He killed himself because he knew his art sucked--and it does!

[@benshapiro2268]

He didn't even kill himself dude.