American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat soared to great heights during the 1980s with his blending of graffiti, street art, and Neo-Expressionism. His works are immediately recognizable through his signature bold colors, expressive brushstrokes, and a distinctive combination of iconographic symbols and text. Basquiat’s exploration of race, class, and the human experience captured the essence of the underground movement of the time.

Fred Hoffman came to know the young New York artist during his 1982-84 stay in Los Angeles, where they collaborated in the medium of silk screen. He later helped arrange the first museum survey of Basquiat’s work for the Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh, Scottland; curated the last American retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum in 2004; and has written four books on the artist. Hoffman offers reflections on the artist, focusing on highlights of their two-year collaborative period.

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