SAMO IS DEADIn the 1980s, Basquiat rose to art stardom as he fused his graffiti roots, a la Brooklyn, with his fragmented poetry to create an optical rhetoric that still inspires and shapes the landscape of post-modernists and taggers alike. Now his work comes to life again as the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat collaborates with the Skateroom to create two triptychs on fresh pressed 7-ply Canadian Maple wood. The series features Basquiat’s In Italian (1983) and Untitled – Skull (1981), both of which are prime examples of his postmodern transformation.

More Baquiat at the MoMA

About MoMA
New York’s Museum of Modern Art is known for its extraordinary exhibitions and for presenting the world’s finest collection of modern and contemporary art. In 1932, MoMA was the first art museum to establish a curatorial department dedicated to Architecture & Design, and by mid-century, it was playing a leading role in defining and promoting the values of “Good Design.”

About Skateroom
The Skateroom is a platform for promoting, selling and producing art on skateboards that supports youth-empowering organizations. It invites contemporary artists to interpret skate culture by creating art on skateboards whose proceeds support non-profit projects that empower children through skateboarding and art.