NORTH CAROLINA —
Two legendary artists are set to have their artwork featured together in a months-long exhibition at a museum in North Carolina.
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The North Carolina Museum of Art announced on Wednesday the “Basquiat x Banksy” exhibition will be featured at the Raleigh museum. The exhibition will feature two contemporary pieces by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Banksy aimed at connecting the two artists’ influential street art with the contemporary art world.
North Carolina Museum of Art
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“We are excited to bring these two incredible works together for NCMA audiences,” said Interim Director and CEO Katherine White. “The show invites visitors to make connections between two artists whose ideas and artwork have shaped contemporary visual culture while exploring questions of identity, power and popular culture.”
This will be the first time Banksy’s work will be exhibited at NCMA and Basquiat’s second, according to the museum’s press release. The “Basquiat x Banksy” exhibition originated at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.
“Basquiat x Banksy” will be on display from November 22 until May 30, 2027.
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