Jun
12

Just in time for the Olympics … Gagosian in London (Davies Street) will be rolling out a collaborative painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol called “Olympic Rings” (1985). From their press release: Warhol’s contribution to the collaborations can be seen in his distinctive technique of hand-painting ready-made iconography, an early practice that he revived with Basquiat. In the case ofOlympic Rings, he made several variations of the Olympic five-ring symbol, rendered in the original primary colors. Basquiat responded to the abstract, stylized logos with his oppositional graffiti style. Between clusters of Warhol’s Olympic rings, he imposed a bold, dark, mask-like head, like a medallion in a link chain, undoubtedly an allusion to African-American star athletes of past Olympic Games, such as Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis, Tommie Smith, and John Carlos.  Caption: Jean-Michel Basquiat & Andy Warhol “Olympic Rings” (1985)

Just in time for the Olympics … Gagosian in London (Davies Street) will be rolling out a collaborative painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol called “Olympic Rings” (1985).

From their press release:

Warhol’s contribution to the collaborations can be seen in his distinctive technique of hand-painting ready-made iconography, an early practice that he revived with Basquiat. In the case ofOlympic Rings, he made several variations of the Olympic five-ring symbol, rendered in the original primary colors. Basquiat responded to the abstract, stylized logos with his oppositional graffiti style. Between clusters of Warhol’s Olympic rings, he imposed a bold, dark, mask-like head, like a medallion in a link chain, undoubtedly an allusion to African-American star athletes of past Olympic Games, such as Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis, Tommie Smith, and John Carlos. 

Caption: Jean-Michel Basquiat & Andy Warhol “Olympic Rings” (1985)

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Source gagosian.com

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