Rare work by Basquiat to be exhibited at the High Museum in 2027

The High Museum of Art will present a lesser-known side of American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat’s groundbreaking artistic practice in a new exhibition in 2027. “Basquiat, the Blue Ribbon Paintings, and the Art of Reproduction” will be on view Feb. 19 to May 16, bringing new attention to his deep engagement with ideas around appropriation, identity, and reproduction. Organized by Princeton University Art Museum, the exhibition will explore Basquiat’s rarely studied engagement with reproductive media, which was both central to his practice and an outlet of innovation and collaboration. It will also place his work in dialogue with a range of artists who informed his approach, including Robert Rauschenberg and pioneering Black printmakers such as Robert Blackburn. “Basquiat is an artist who many are familiar with, but whose work is sometimes narrowly categorized,” High Museum Director Rand Suffolk said in a press release. “This exhibition brings his extraordinary paintings and pri