Hollywood Africans
1983/2015
Artist proof edition 11 of 15
Screenprint
98 x 213 cm
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About the work
Hollywood Africans
Basquiat’s 1983 print critiques Hollywood’s racial stereotyping, featuring the artist and his friends, Toxic and Ramellzee, as Hollywood Africans. Using bold imagery and crossed-out text, Basquiat challenges Black representation in cinema and critiques systemic exclusion in the arts.