Jean-Michel Basquiat x Round21
Jean-Michel Basquiat was an artist whose artwork transcends time and space, making it only fitting to bring his art into every part of culture—including sports. As our first-ever soccer release with the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Artestar, New York, this special edition Jean-Michel Basquiat x Round21 soccer ball showcases iconic elements from Basquiat's work on the canvas of sport.
“Jean-Michel was confident… Instead of waiting for someone to crown him, he crowned himself. It was kind of a statement…saying I know who I am.”
—Lisane Basquiat, Jean-Michel Basquiat's sister and co-administrator the Basquiat Estate
STORY:
Basquiat’s powerful symbols crafted a visual language that represented multiple meanings. This special edition soccer ball from Round21 celebrates some of the most recognizable icons from the Jean-Michel Basquiat archive. Made with a 100% TPU cover, this Jean-Michel Basquiat soccer ball comes fully inflated in a special edition display box and is a standard size 5 and standard weight.
Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York
THE ARTIST: JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT
Jean-Michel Basquiat is one of the best known artists of his generation and is widely considered one of the most important artists of the 20th century. His career in art spanned the late 1970s through the 1980s until his death in 1988, at the age of 27.
Basquiat works are edgy and raw, and through a bold sense of color and composition, he maintains a fine balance between seemingly contradictory forces such as control and spontaneity, menace and wit, urban imagery and primitivism. The Basquiat brand embodies the values and aspirations of young, international urban culture.
The conjunction of various media is an integral element of Basquiat's art. His paintings are typically covered with text and codes of all kinds: words, letters, numerals, pictograms, logos, map symbols, diagrams and more, and featured multi-panel paintings and individual canvases with exposed stretcher bars, the surface dense with writing, collage and imagery.
THE DETAILS:
- Special edition premium official size soccer ball
- Intended for display
- Collector packaging with gold emboss lettering
- Standard thermoplastic polyurethane soccer ball as canvas
- ©️ Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Licensed by Artestar NYC
Artist
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Collectible
Special Release
Rare
Sports + Fine Art
ROUND21 MISSION
Round21 takes sport beyond the game and art beyond the gallery, bringing both to the people. By creating products inspired by artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat, we deliver limited-edition collectibles that celebrate both the beauty of the game and the power of iconic artwork. Each piece reflects our commitment to amplifying individuality and culture through sport.
Jean-Michel Basquiat
