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Basquiat saw the world differently. He had a great grasp of the history of art and visual culture and was brilliant at bringing the past to life in his paintings. His work reminds us of the common chords and resonances of beauty and identity throughout art history. Seeing his painting in dialogue with this ancient Venus sculpture reminds us of the enduring energy and sophistication of his work.鈥擫arry Gagosian

Gagosian is pleased to announce Venus, a pairing of two rarely seen masterpieces from different millennia: Untitled (1982), a significant painting from Jean-Michel Basquiat鈥檚 acclaimed Modena series, is shown in dialogue with an Imperial Roman sculpture of the goddess Venus loaned from the Torlonia Collection in Rome, the world鈥檚 largest private collection of Roman art. This is Gagosian鈥檚 eleventh exhibition dedicated to Basquiat and demonstrates the gallery鈥檚 ongoing commitment to the artist鈥檚 legacy.

Highlighting how Venus has been a muse across centuries, the exhibition is on view from October 17 at Gagosian鈥檚 gallery at 9 rue de Castiglione and offers an uncommon gallery setting for classical and contemporary masterworks in central Paris.