Jean-Michel Basquiat and Black Value

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Copyright: 2025
Pages: 32
Source title: Decolonial Aesthetics of Blackness in Contemporary Art
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Zingisa Nkosinkulu (Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8716-7.ch003

Keywords: Art and Design / Culture & Population Studies / Information Science Reference / Social Sciences & Humanities

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This chapter examines how Western knowledge systems justify the devaluation of Blackness and Black art, particularly in relation to Black modern aesthetics. Jean-Michel Basquiat becomes relevant here as his work offers a decolonial critique of this devaluation. Basquiat's art shows that value is not meaningless but is instead a crucial part of Black life. This chapter addresses questions such as: What does it mean for those who are devalued to value themselves? How do they create value through their art despite being devalued? Basquiat's work presents a paradox of value, and this chapter encourages reflection on how his critique and creation of value represent a new beginning for Black value.

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