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Flexible
Flexible (1984/2016) was released as part of an 85-screen print edition original masterpiece in acrylic and oil stick on wood. Flexible depicts the figure of Basquiat as a tribal king with his arms raised and interlocked above his head, conveying confidence and authority. Basquiat’s quote on Flexible: “The arms took a nice shape, they fused together in a single curve.” The original artwork was auctioned for $45.3M on May 17th, 2018 in New York, and has been exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, and the Fondation Beyeler.
Flexible (1984/2016) was released as part of an 85-screen print edition original masterpiece in acrylic and oil stick on wood. Flexible depicts the figure of Basquiat as a tribal king with his arms raised and interlocked above his head, conveying confidence and authority. Basquiat’s quote on Flexible: “The arms took a nice shape, they fused together in a single curve.” The original artwork was auctioned for $45.3M on May 17th, 2018 in New York, and has been exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, and the Fondation Beyeler.