Notes to Basquiat: Double vision
2000
Medium
synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Measurements
152.3 × 182.7 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through the NGV Foundation with the assistance of Mr Henry Gillespie, Governor, 2000
© The Estate of Gordon Bennett
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in pencil on reverse : G Bennett 19-5-2000 / "NOTES TO BASQUIAT : DOUBLE VISION" / Acrylic on Linen 152 x 182.5 cms / Jean Cocteau "orpheus" / MIRRORS WOULD DO WELL / TO REFLECT MORE"
Accession Number
2000.203
Department
Contemporary Art
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Subjects (general)
Another Work Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
appropriation (imagery) Australian Aboriginal (culture and style) Basquiat, Jean-Michel heads (representations) postcolonialism racial discrimination words (layout features)
Movements
Contemporary (style of art)