Like two great rappers recording a song together, friendly competition permeates these six paintings by the successive kings of New York’s art scene. There’s violence in the imagery of Warhol’s recuperated symbols and Basquiat’s aggressive scrawling, as if they’re vying for our attention, competing to set the agenda. But the longtime friends’ styles also achieve undeniable synergy. Closes 5/3.
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This review will appear in the April 16 issue of The L Magazine.
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