Basquiat Drawings

Jean-Mitchel Basquiat

Portrait of Herb and Lenore

1983

Acrylic on paper

NYT - Friday, January 31, 2014 Inside Art article

Longtime collectors Herbert and Lenore Schorr are lending 22 drawings by Jean-Michel Basquiat to be on display from May 1 - June 13 at the Acquavella Galleries.

The couple's collection are all works on paper. None of the works are for sale. It is strictly educational. Ms. Schorr argued that the drawings are the key to all his work.

"In contrast to most artists, Basquait's drawings were not a solution to a problem. They were complete works unto themselves."

Got me thinking about the different ways one goes into a work of art. There are so many entry ways to bring you in and educational process of how a work teaches something to the artist and the viewer.