{"id":335882,"date":"2026-07-10T16:28:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T16:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/335882\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T16:28:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T16:28:19","slug":"nearly-a-dozen-of-basquiats-most-iconic-works-arrive-in-miami-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/335882\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly a Dozen of Basquiat\u2019s Most Iconic Works Arrive in Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835513\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/basquiat-pamm-4.jpg\" alt=\"Jean-Michel Basquiat, Untitled (Tenant), 1982. Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. Artwork \u00a9 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1062\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835513\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/basquiat-pamm-4.jpg\" alt=\"Jean-Michel Basquiat, Untitled (Tenant), 1982. Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. Artwork \u00a9 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1062\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-835513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jean-Michel Basquiat, \u201cUntitled (Tenant),\u201d 1982. Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. Artwork \u00a9 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time ever, a selection of Jean-Michel Basquiat\u2019s most iconic works are being exhibited under the same roof in Miami. The show, Basquiat: Figures, Signs, Symbols, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pamm.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">P\u00e9rez Art Museum Miami<\/a> (PAMM) brings together nine paintings and one sculpture, making it one of the most significant presentations of his work in the last several years. But more importantly, the exhibit brings Basquiat to a place with a unique history and geography that ties into the artist\u2019s vision.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Puerto Rican mother and a Haitian father, Basquiat\u2019s work is shaped by his Caribbean background; an element shared with the diaspora who have called south Florida home for nearly 150 years. Given his cultural heritage, the museum aims to spark a deeper conversation about Basquiat\u2019s legacy and the meaning of his work beyond its presence in popular culture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt PAMM, this exhibition feels both inevitable and vital. Miami\u2019s layered histories, diasporic communities, and global outlook create a context where Basquiat\u2019s visual language\u2014rooted in memory, migration, and cultural hybridity\u2014can be experienced with particular depth and immediacy,\u201d says Franklin Sirmans, director at PAMM. \u201cThis is a compelling moment to revisit Jean-Michel Basquiat not as a market phenomenon or pop icon, but as a rigorous, self-taught master of painting and form. By bringing together works that are rarely seen in depth, we\u2019re inviting audiences to slow down, to look closely, and to encounter a new way of understanding an artist whose name is universally known but whose complexity still demands deeper study.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 10 exhibited works have been loaned by billionaire Kenneth C. Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel and a PAMM supporter of many years. Among the pieces included are Pez Dispenser (1984), a now-iconic painting depicting a dinosaur wearing Basquiat\u2019s signature crown motif; In Italian (1983), which brings together different symbols explored by Basquiat in one layered composition; and Untitled (1982), a skull rendered in black brushstrokes with white, red, and yellow details against a blue background. The show will also feature a video of the artist discussing about his work, allowing the public to hear from the artist himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy bringing these works together, audiences will see how Basquiat constructs meaning\u2014layering references, symbols, and language in ways that forge connections and gain in complexity,\u201d says Megan Kincaid, curator of the Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. \u201cThe works move between art history and contemporary culture, using humor and critique to reflect on mythmaking, socio-historical forces, and power\u2014ultimately inviting viewers to look closely, sensemake, and think together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Basquiat: Figures, Signs, Symbols is now open through June 6, 2027. To plan your visit, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pamm.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">P\u00e9rez Art Museum Miami\u2019s website<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>For the first time ever, a selection of Jean-Michel Basquiat\u2019s most iconic works are being exhibited under the same roof in Miami.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835507\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/basquiat-pamm-2.jpg\" alt=\"Jean-Michel Basquiat, Untitled, 1982. Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. Artwork \u00a9 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1033\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835507\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/basquiat-pamm-2.jpg\" alt=\"Jean-Michel Basquiat, Untitled, 1982. Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. Artwork \u00a9 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1033\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-835507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jean-Michel Basquiat, \u201cUntitled,\u201d 1982. Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. Artwork \u00a9 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.<\/p>\n<p>The show, Basquiat: Figures, Signs, Symbols, at P\u00e9rez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) brings together nine paintings and one sculpture.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835519\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/basquiat-pamm-6.jpg\" alt=\"Installation view: Basquiat: Figures, Signs, Symbols, P\u00e9rez Art Museum Miami, 2026. Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. Artwork \u00a9 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York. Photo: Lazaro Llanes\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835519\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/basquiat-pamm-6.jpg\" alt=\"Installation view: Basquiat: Figures, Signs, Symbols, P\u00e9rez Art Museum Miami, 2026. Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. Artwork \u00a9 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York. Photo: Lazaro Llanes\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-835519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Installation view: \u201cBasquiat: Figures, Signs, Symbols,\u201d P\u00e9rez Art Museum Miami, 2026. Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. Artwork \u00a9 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York. (Photo: Lazaro Llanes)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835504\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/basquiat-pamm-1.jpg\" alt=\"CAPTION\/CREDIT Jean-Michel Basquiat, In Italian, 1983. Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. Artwork \u00a9 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1481\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835504\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/basquiat-pamm-1.jpg\" alt=\"CAPTION\/CREDIT Jean-Michel Basquiat, In Italian, 1983. Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. Artwork \u00a9 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1481\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-835504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jean-Michel Basquiat, \u201cIn Italian,\u201d 1983. Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. Artwork \u00a9 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835522\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/basquiat-pamm-7.jpg\" alt=\"Installation view: Basquiat: Figures, Signs, Symbols, P\u00e9rez Art Museum Miami, 2026. Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. Artwork \u00a9 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York. Photo: Lazaro Llanes\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835522\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/basquiat-pamm-7.jpg\" alt=\"Installation view: Basquiat: Figures, Signs, Symbols, P\u00e9rez Art Museum Miami, 2026. Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. Artwork \u00a9 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York. Photo: Lazaro Llanes\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-835522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Installation view: \u201cBasquiat: Figures, Signs, Symbols,\u201d P\u00e9rez Art Museum Miami, 2026. Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. Artwork \u00a9 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York. (Photo: Lazaro Llanes)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835516\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/basquiat-pamm-5.jpg\" alt=\"Jean-Michel Basquiat, Untitled (Yellow Tar and Feathers), 1982. Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. Artwork \u00a9 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1391\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835516\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/basquiat-pamm-5.jpg\" alt=\"Jean-Michel Basquiat, Untitled (Yellow Tar and Feathers), 1982. Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. Artwork \u00a9 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1391\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-835516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jean-Michel Basquiat, \u201cUntitled (Yellow Tar and Feathers),\u201d 1982. Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. Artwork \u00a9 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835510\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/basquiat-pamm-3.jpg\" alt=\"Jean-Michel Basquiat, Pez Dispenser, 1984. Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. Artwork \u00a9 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1704\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835510\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/basquiat-pamm-3.jpg\" alt=\"Jean-Michel Basquiat, Pez Dispenser, 1984. Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. Artwork \u00a9 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1704\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-835510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jean-Michel Basquiat, \u201cPez Dispenser,\u201d 1984. Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. Artwork \u00a9 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835525\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/basquiat-pamm-8-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Installation view: Basquiat: Figures, Signs, Symbols, P\u00e9rez Art Museum Miami, 2026. Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. Artwork \u00a9 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York. Photo: Lazaro Llanes\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\"  \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835525\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-835525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/basquiat-pamm-8-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Installation view: Basquiat: Figures, Signs, Symbols, P\u00e9rez Art Museum Miami, 2026. Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. Artwork \u00a9 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York. Photo: Lazaro Llanes\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-835525\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Installation view: Basquiat: Figures, Signs, Symbols, P\u00e9rez Art Museum Miami, 2026. Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. Artwork \u00a9 Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York. Photo: Lazaro Llanes<\/p>\n<p>Exhibition Information:<br \/>Jean-Michel Basquiat<br \/>Basquiat: Figures, Signs, Symbols<br \/>June 25, 2026\u2013June 6, 2027<br \/>P\u00e9rez Art Museum Miami<br \/>1103 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132, United States<br \/>\nP\u00e9rez Art Museum Miami: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pamm.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pamm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a><br \/>\nMy Modern Met granted permission to feature photos by P\u00e9rez Art Museum Miami.<br \/>\nRelated Articles:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/basquiat-the-world-of-jean-michel-assouline-book\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This Deluxe Book Explores the World Through Basquiat\u2019s Eyes With Unprecedented Intimacy<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/basquait-headstrong-exhibition-louisiana-museum\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">In Denmark, You Can Now Discover a Secret Treasure Trove of Basquiat\u2019s Head Drawings<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/pace-prints-basquiat-king-alphonso-screenprint\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jean-Michel Basquiat Estate To Launch Stunning Limited-Edition Screenprints<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mymodernmet.com\/jean-michel-basquiat-the-head-the-mind-no-more-rulers-book\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Book Explores Jean-Michel Basquiat\u2019s Enduring Fascination With the Human Head<\/a><br \/>\n                    <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jean-Michel Basquiat, \u201cUntitled (Tenant),\u201d 1982. 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