On June 5, 1989, the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris hosted a retrospective celebrating Jean-Michel Basquiat, a Haitian-Puerto Rican American artist whose influence extended globally. His neo-expressionist style fused African diasporic symbolism with urban critique, gaining massive followings in France, Senegal, and Brazil. This Paris exhibition solidified Basquiat’s legacy as a transnational Black icon and cultural innovator.
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