A Brush with Greatness: Basquiat x Banksy at the Hirshhorn
A Brush with Greatness: Basquiat x Banksy at the Hirshhorn by: Mardline Prevot Photo by Mardline Prevot, VCDMA, BSU '25 © 2024 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquait. Licensed by Artestar, New York My recent trip to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington D.C. was more than just a field trip for my Advertising Design and Visual Arts program at Bowie State University. On that fateful November 21st, it became a day etched in my memory. The "Basquiat x Banksy" exhibition offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the works of two artistic giants in conversation, displayed for the first time at the nation's premier museum for modern and contemporary art. As a huge admirer of Jean-Michel Basquiat since high school, a fellow Haitian descendant, the highlight was undoubtedly his "Boy and Dog in a Johnnypump" (1982). Seeing this vibrant masterpiece in person was a powerful experience. The raw energy and cultural connection Basquiat poured onto the canv...