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Posted On: July 15th 2026, 02:41 pm
Most people know Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Untitled (1982) because it set an auction record in 2017. What’s most striking about Kenneth C. Griffin’s Basquiat exhibition at @pamm Miami isn’t the one record-breaking painting. It’s the intention behind the whole collection.
⚪️ Griffin assembled a Basquiat collection centered on works from 1982 -1985, the period widely regarded as Basquiat’s most important.
⚪️ Each work adds context to the next, creating a narrative and point of view that no single painting, regardless of its value, could achieve on its own.
⚪️ Together, the works take on a level of historical and institutional significance that extends beyond any individual painting.
That’s what makes this exhibition significant.
Owning extraordinary artwork is one thing. Building a collection of 10 artworks (nine paintings and one sculpture) that can sustain a year-long museum exhibition is something else.
@privateartconsulting
#privateartconsulting #basquiat #artadvisory #artcollecting #contemporaryart
⚪️ Griffin assembled a Basquiat collection centered on works from 1982 -1985, the period widely regarded as Basquiat’s most important.
⚪️ Each work adds context to the next, creating a narrative and point of view that no single painting, regardless of its value, could achieve on its own.
⚪️ Together, the works take on a level of historical and institutional significance that extends beyond any individual painting.
That’s what makes this exhibition significant.
Owning extraordinary artwork is one thing. Building a collection of 10 artworks (nine paintings and one sculpture) that can sustain a year-long museum exhibition is something else.
@privateartconsulting
#privateartconsulting #basquiat #artadvisory #artcollecting #contemporaryart
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