A rare, highly collectible poster featuring Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat for their Warhol Basquiat 1985 exhibition This limited edition print was released in 2015 by Tony Shafrazi Gallery to celebrate the 30 year anniversary of this iconic exhibition
Colour offset lithograph on paper
48 x 30.5 cm
Edition of 300
Signed and numbered from the edition by Tony Shafrazi
 
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was an American artist and a leading figure in the Pop Art movement, who explored themes of consumerism, mass production, celebrity culture, and the blurred line between art and commerce. Warhol worked across a wide range of mediums, with some of his most iconic works being created using silkscreen printing, a technique that allowed him to reproduce images multiple times, emphasising repetition and the mechanical nature of modern life. As well as this, Warhol ventured into film and video, creating avant-garde works. Warhol’s works are held in major museums and galleries worldwide, including MoMA, Tate Modern and the Pompidou Centre. In 2022, Andy Warhol’s ‘Shot Sage Blue Marilyn’ sold for $195 million at Christie’s, setting the record for the most expensive 20th-century artwork ever sold at auction.
 
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988) was an American artist who rose to prominence in the late 1970s for his graffiti around New York City, before transitioning to works on canvas that made him an icon of contemporary art. Emerging from the downtown punk and hip-hop scenes, Basquiat developed a raw, expressive visual language that combined text, symbols, and imagery which explore themes of race, identity and power. His signature style, marked by frantic linework, crowned figures, and references to the human body, challenged traditional hierarchies of art and culture. Basquiat’s work often reflected his complex heritage and personal struggles, offering critiques of colonialism and systemic inequality. Despite a brief career, his influence on art and popular culture has been enduring. In 2017, his auction record was set with ‘Untitled (1982)’, a skull painting, which sold for $110.5 million at Sotheby’s, making him one of the most valuable and collectible artists of his generation.