Williamsburg
🌹"an artist who barely got his flowers while he was living" (Brooklyn Magazine)
🎬Check site for panel talks and film screenings
Before the crown, Basquiat was just Jean: raw paintings, candid photos, and sketches from his 1979-80 come-up, pulled from roommate Alexis Adler's private archive. A rare look at the kid who became a king.
Black-owned gallery
intimate early works
Alexis Adler collection
1979-80 come-up
Saturday, August 29, 12:00 PM
Williamsburg
🌹"an artist who barely got his flowers while he was living" (Brooklyn Magazine)
🎬Check site for panel talks and film screenings
Before the crown, Basquiat was just Jean: raw paintings, candid photos, and sketches from his 1979-80 come-up, pulled from roommate Alexis Adler's private archive. A rare look at the kid who became a king.
Black-owned gallery
intimate early works
Alexis Adler collection
1979-80 come-up
Saturday, August 29, 12:00 PM
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