Mitchell Crew Tray by Jean-Michel Basquiat

Mitchell Crewlacquered tray with fabric inlay and handles16 x 16 x 2 inches© Estate of Jean-Michel BasquiatLicensed by Artestar, New YorkCustom gift boxobject description This Artware exclusive pairs Jean-Michel Basquiat's iconic Mitchell Crew (1983) with a beautifully hand-crafted lacquered tray. This square tray is great all over the house - on your coffee table, in the bathroom, for serving cocktails, or catching mail - and comes in an elegant custom box for easy gifting. Jean-Michel Basquiat (American, 1960 - 1988) rose to prominence in the 1980s with his neo-expressionist paintings but his oeuvre really began with the street art he made in New York City’s Lower East Side in the mid-1970s.  There he developed his improvisational style that appropriates symbols and references from a wide range of sources including music, religion, and history combined with cultural and political commentary to explore the meaning of being African American in contemporary society.