Wednesday 5 October 2022

"Our cultural memory follows us everywhere." Jean-Michel Basquiat

"I'm an artist who has been influenced by this New York environment. But I have a cultural memory. I don't need to look for it, it exists. It's over there in Africa. That doesn't mean that I have to live there. Our cultural memory follows us everyhwere, wherever you are."
Jean-Michel Basquiat

"I don't know if my being Black has anything to do with my success. I don't think I should be compared to Black artists but with all artists."
Jean-Michel Basquiat

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photograph (by Andy Warhol) via

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