Writing the Future: Basquiat and the Hip-Hop Generation - Last Chance Folders & Notebooks From the symbolic bananas to

From the symbolic bananas to the renowned Marilyn Monroe

Inspired by Miami's famous outdoor museum of international street art

we examine the impact that Arsham-isms has had on the art world and beyond

its legendary cast of characters

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Writing the Future: Basquiat and the Hip-Hop Generation - Last Chance Folders & Notebooks From the symbolic bananas toIn the early 1980s, art and writing labeled as graffiti began to transition from New York City walls and subway trains onto canvas and into art galleries. Young artists who freely sampled from their urban experiences and their largely Black, Latinx and immigrant histories infused the downtown art scene with expressionist, pop and graffiti inspired compositions. Jean Michel Basquiat (196088) became the galvanizing, iconic frontrunner of this