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New Jean-Michel Basquiat home activity! Click here to download. 

Jean-Michel Basquiat’s paintings of boxers are among his most personally and politically charged subjects. In the figure of the Black boxer, Basquiat found an alluring icon of self-made power, a hero for the modern era, an athletic champion who manages to triumph in a world where the odds were firmly stacked against him in the form of deep-seated racial prejudices. This was a heroic figure that Basquiat deeply identified with, as a young man possessed of powerful artistic talent, of Haitian and Puerto Rican heritage, going up against the predominantly white world of the art establishment.

As Basquiat famously declared in a 1983 interview, he defined the subject of his art as “Royalty, heroism and the streets” (quoted in H. Geldzahler, “Art: From the Subways to Soho, Jean-Michel Basquiat,” Interview, January 1983). The human figure quickly emerged as the central theme in Basquiat’s work, which he would use as a vehicle for melding autobiography with references to popular culture and Black history.

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SHOP THE JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT COLLECTION

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MUSEUM FROM HOME

Take a virtual tour of The Brant Foundation’s 2019 exhibition, Jean-Michel Basquiat!

In 2019, The Brant Foundation opened its second space in New York City with a major exhibition of works by Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988).  Radical in both his artistic practice and life, Basquiat made the streets of Lower Manhattan his studio, joining the creative outpour that was emerging in the late 1970s and 80s in New York City. Basquiat’s place in the East Village art scene remains absolute and for the first time in decades, this exhibition brought his work back to the same neighborhood that inspired it.

Click here for your virtual experience!

#Jean Michel Basquiat #The Brant Foundation #The East Village #museumfromhome #neo-expressionism #contemporary art #virtual

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This Brant Design post focuses on the Donau Desk, a collaborative piece between designers Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini, and produced by Franz Leitner. Its sleek wooden body sits upon four vibrant pink metal legs, typical of Sottsass’s Memphis design style. With his background in industrial design and as the founder of the Memphis Group, the Donau Desk is exemplary of Sottsass’s attention to design history as well as the playfulness within his furniture and design objects. Hidden within its lustrous shell, the desk opens like a secretary or drop front desk exposing a series of compartments, shelves, and a writing surface.  Above the desk is Roy Lichtenstein’s iconic 1962 drawing for The Kiss.  

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Art continues to be an important channel for us to reflect on and learn how we can better support past, present, and future voices that need to be heard. We continue to stand in solidarity with our communities and those fighting for social justice and racial equality.

Please visit our website to view a list of helpful resources for talking to children about race and racism. Image: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Now's the Time

#Jean Michel Basquiat #art #racial equality

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We look back on the past week with a heavy heart and stand in solidarity with those fighting for racial equality. We pledge to support our communities and learn with our peers on new ways to make a difference.

#blacklivesdontmatter #solidarity #unity #peace

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Rising 43 feet from its paws to its ears, Jeff Koons’ Puppy is formed from a series of stainless steel armatures constructed to hold over 25 tons of soil watered by an internal irrigation system. Over 70,000 multi-hued flowering plants grow from this steel and soil structure, including marigolds, begonias, impatiens, petunias, and lobelias. First created in 1992 for a temporary exhibition in the German city of Arolson, Puppy—a symbol, according to Koons, of “love, warmth and happiness”—embodies the artist’s sculptural imagination.

For a step by step guide visit our website: https://brantfoundation.org/programs/puppy-watercolor-painting/

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Create your own Puppy contest!

Reimagine Jeff Koons’ Puppy for a chance to win a limited edition Puppy beach towel and $25 gift certificate to The Brant Foundation Shop!

Using the materials of your choice, create your own version of Puppy. Your artwork can take on any form (painting, sculpture, poem, etc.) that expresses your interpretation of this monumental sculpture. Submissions will be judged based on creativity, execution, inventiveness.

Click here to find out more! June 1st will be the last day to send in submissions.

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Join us this Thursday at 12pm for a live stream yoga session! 

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Featured Art Activity

Karen Kilimnik Coloring Page

These art activities are inspired by The Brant Foundation’s exhibitions and are designed to encourage children to have fun learning about contemporary art while fostering creative development.

Download the coloring page here

For more Brant Foundation art activities, click here

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Looking for a unique Mother's Day gift? Visit The Brant Foundation's online shop for ideas! View items here

#museumshop #The Brant Foundation #mother's day #mina stone #Karen Kilimnik #mother's day gift ideas

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Today we acknowledge a groundbreaking artist-Happy Birthday Keith Haring!

Image: Untitled (Dancing Dogs), 1981

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I am deeply saddened by the loss of Germano Celant, who I had the pleasure of working with on many projects over the 15 years that I was a Guggenheim trustee.  He was a good friend and a wonderful colleague whose contributions to art history will always be remembered. - Peter Brant Andy Warhol “Flowers” 1964

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Shelter in place with some books and make it cozy!

Most importantly, stay safe!

Image: Sarah Braman Badger Den (Let's read together), 2017

From The Brant Foundation’s 2017 exhibition, Animal Farm.

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Are your kids bored in the house and they’re in the house bored? Visit the Foundation’s website for our ongoing initiative to create art activities based on works featured in our past exhibitions. Click here to access activities.

Stay tuned for more!

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THIS WEEK ONLY!

Need some activities to keep you or your kids preoccupied during quarantine? The Brant Foundation has you covered! Visit our online shop here.

#The Brant Foundation Art Study Center #quarantine #puzzles #art activities #contemporary art

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Even though the Foundation is temporarily closed, we are still fulfilling our mission through online sources. Check out these activity cards based on the artists included in our THIRD DIMENSION exhibition. Our website also offers insights into previous exhibitions and artist talks. 

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