Exhibitions, Collection Sean Scully : a romantic geometry of colors Over the course of his 50-year career, Sean Scully has created an influential body of work that has … 07 Oct 2024
Collection, Backstage Tracking the Ghost Paintings of Fédor Löwenstein, Lost to Nazi Looting EXCLUSIVE ► For decades, three paintings created in 1939 by Fédor Löwenstein and looted by the Nazi … 16 Sep 2025
Collection Focus on... "Forest Companions" by Takashi Murakami Like his sculpture Naked Self-Portrait with POM (Gold), Takashi Murakami's painting Forest Companion… 23 Sep 2024
Exhibitions, Collection Suzanne Valadon: A Female Gaze Suzanne Valadon (1865–1938) was the first woman to paint a large-format male nude in a frontal pose.… 03 Dec 2024
Exhibitions, Collection Focus on... "The Blue Room" ("La Chambre bleue") by Suzanne Valadon Painted in 1923 by Suzanne Valadon (1865–1938), The Blue Room reinterprets the codes of the oriental… 20 Dec 2024
Collection Focus on.. "Slave Auction" by Jean-Michel Basquiat Painted in 1982, Slave Auction is an iconic work by Jean-Michel Basquiat, who drew his subjects from… 24 Oct 2023
Exhibitions, Collection “Matisse, 1941–1954”: The Urgency of Reinvention Drawings, cut-out gouaches, illustrated books, textiles, stained glass—at the Grand Palais, the exhi… 23 Jan 2026
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![[Translate to English:] This powerful work by Jean-Michel Basquiat delves into themes of slavery, Black identity, and human commodification. On a dark, chaotic background accented with bright orange, electric blue, and white, a haloed skull, a striped figure, and a series of cartoonish faces emerge. The raw brushstrokes, drips, scribbles, and collages create a sense of controlled chaos, echoing the violent and fragmented history of African Americans. The painting evokes urgency, tension, and resistance, blending street art energy with symbolic and socio-political critique.](/fileadmin/user_upload/basquiat_slave-auction_vignette.jpg "[Translate to English:]")
