"Headstrong – Basquiat on Paper" is now open at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark.
Presenting 45 works on paper from 1981/1983 focused on Jean-Michel Basquiat’s radical exploration of the human head.
Created during a pivotal period of his career, these oil stick drawings reveal fractured, expressive faces that probe identity, inner life, and presence through a raw and experimental language.
Artwork: Jean-Michel Basquiat, "Untitled", 1982.
Acrylic, spray paint, and oil stick on canvas, 183.2 × 173 × 4.8 cm.
© Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Licensed by Artestar, New York.
Photo courtesy of Sotheby’s, Inc., 2025.
Presenting 45 works on paper from 1981/1983 focused on Jean-Michel Basquiat’s radical exploration of the human head.
Created during a pivotal period of his career, these oil stick drawings reveal fractured, expressive faces that probe identity, inner life, and presence through a raw and experimental language.
Artwork: Jean-Michel Basquiat, "Untitled", 1982.
Acrylic, spray paint, and oil stick on canvas, 183.2 × 173 × 4.8 cm.
© Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Licensed by Artestar, New York.
Photo courtesy of Sotheby’s, Inc., 2025.
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