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Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Head—The Mind Scarves & Ties he essentially “drew” three-dimensional figuresAmong the most recognizable motifs of Jean Michel Basquiat's oeuvre is the human head. Whether colorful, bald, crowned or simply disquieting, his expressive approach evokes the skeletal aspects of these faces, reminding us of the skull beneath the skin: a memento mori for the modern age. The HeadThe Mind explores the artist's fascination with the head as a vessel of identity, emotion and intellect, expressed through raw, gestural lines that capture