Jean-Michel Basquiat’s 50 Cent Piece is a large-scale, text-driven composition that brings together themes of money, power, Black history, and global exchange. Anchored by references to currency and economic systems, the work layers historical figures, geographic markers such as Jamaica, Haiti, and Africa, and institutional language to examine how 'value' is assigned, measured, and controlled. Portrait fragments and symbolic references to leadership and migration position the work firmly within Basquiat’s wider critique of colonialism and economic inequality.
Produced as an edition, 50 Cent Piece stands as a significant example of Basquiat’s ability to merge cultural history with visual immediacy, making it a compelling acquisition for collectors seeking an intellectually ambitious and historically resonant work.
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50 Cent Piece, 1982/83-2020Screen print, 73.7 x 99.1 cmEdition of 60 plus 20 AP©Jean-Michel Basquiat