Jean-Michel Basquiat 1000% Bearbrick Vinyl Figure 2018:
A nicely sized (27 inch), highly collectible Bearbrick Basquiat statue piece, trademarked & licensed by the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. The partnered collectible reveals the late iconic artist’s untitled (Jackson) artwork from 1982 wrapping the figure in its entirety. Housed in a unique Basquiat collectors box. RARE.
Medium: Vinyl Figurine. Year: 2018.
27.5 x 14 x 9 inches.
Excellent overall condition. Housed in its original packaging. Never displayed.
Published by Medicom from a sold out, out of print limited edition of unknown. Rare.
Further Background:
BE@RBRICKs are a form of collectible toy that resemble a cross between LEGO and well, a bear. These block-style figurines boast teddy bear-style heads that have become an integral pillar of the collectible toy scene. In fact, it wouldn’t be so far-fetched to say that it almost single-handedly carved out the fad of toy collecting in modern times, treading the very fine line between toy and art. Since its inception, BE@RBRICKs have become one of the most recognizable characters in the world, and some of the most sought after.
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s dramatic life and iconic paintings—which variously feature obsessive scribbling, enigmatic symbols and diagrams, and iconography including skulls, masks, and the artist’s trademark crown—make him one of the most famous artists of the 20th century. The self-taught painter embraced graffiti before committing to a studio practice. He found a mentor and friend in Andy Warhol, who helped the young artist navigate the 1980s New York art world. Across his oeuvre, Basquiat drew on his own Caribbean heritage; a convergence of African American, African, and Aztec cultural histories; classical themes; and pop cultural figures including athletes and musicians. The immediacy and intellectual depth of his paintings won him widespread acclaim both before and after his untimely death at the age of 27. Basquiat’s paintings now belong in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, among others. In 2017, Basquiat’s Untitled (1982) notched $110.5 million at auction and became the most expensive artwork by an American artist to ever be sold.
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About Lot 180 Gallery:
Based in New York City, Lot 180 brings to market a treasure trove of carefully curated pop art and ultra-contemporary works for collectors of all levels. Curated by Ron Kosa, an advisor to the Basquiat: Boom For Real exhibition in London, Lot 180 excels in works from the late 1970's/early 1980's New York, and beyond.
