Jean-Michel Basquiat

Barba pays tribute to Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose art confronted racism, power, identity, and the historic exclusion of Black artists. The portrait incorporates figures who shaped Basquiat’s brief but influential life, including Suzanne Mallouk, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Francesco Clemente, Julian Schnabel, Madonna, and others. Through this layered composition, Barba celebrates Basquiat as a symbol of rebellion, authenticity, and cultural transformation, while questioning social inequalities and stereotypes that persist today.