Described by Levy Gorvy Hong Kong as “part self-portrait, part idol, part dream image, part nightmare vision,” Untitled (1982) was featured in a “single-work focus exhibition” in 2020 by the gallery.
“In the summer of 1982, Basquiat began a trilogy of proxy self-portraits on the theme of the prophet that included Untitled (1982). Distinctly totemic, the inner anatomy of these figures is sometimes visible, as if seen via an x-ray. Suggesting an artist-as-seer, these manifestations of Basquiat’s psyche give form to his self-image, radiating energy and psychic power.” – Levy Gorvy Hong Kong
Artwork: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Untitled (1982)
Source: Press Release, “REVEAL | Jean-Michel Basquiat: Royalty, Heroism, and the Streets” (Levy Gorvy Hong Kong, 2020)
