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Great Art Explained S2E1 — Jean-Michel Basquiat's 'Untitled (Skull)'

Great Art Explained•Season 2•Episode 1

Jean-Michel Basquiat's 'Untitled (Skull)'

Jan 22, 202116 min

In 1982 at the age of just 22 years old, Jean-Michel Basquiat would produce this painting. A powerful and dazzling image that mixes text, colour, symbolism and mark-making in a raw and uncensored explosion. In a single painting, he would use his instinctive power of visual

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Episode Summary

"Jean-Michel Basquiat's 'Untitled (Skull)'" is episode 1 of Great Art Explained season 2. It aired on January 22, 2021.

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