Why was ‘Gray’s Anatomy’ significant to Basquiat?

The medical textbook ignited his fascination with anatomy

How did Basquiat learn about art?

Visiting MOMA and other New York art galleries with his mother

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1
What was Basquiat's moniker (slogan or signature)?
MOSA
SAMO
BSCO
SOMO
2
What was Basquiat's cultural heritage?
Australian Aboriginal
African American
Indonesian
Puerto Rican & Haitian
3
Basquiat explored challenging themes despite his mainstream audience.
False
True
4
‘Gray’s Anatomy’ featured in Basquiat's life. What was it?
a medical textbook of anatomy
a tv show
a book about the shades of gray
paintings of skulls
5
How old was Basquiat when he died?
27
54
19
He is still alive
6
As a black man, Basquiat inserted himself into the predominantly white history of art.
False
True
7
Why was ‘Gray’s Anatomy’ significant to Basquiat?
He enjoyed reading about da Vinci
The medical textbook ignited his fascination with anatomy
He liked the tv show
It helped him connect to his Haitian and Puerto Rican heritage
8
What art styles did Basquiat influence?
poetry and film
music (hip hop)
all of the above
fashion
9
How did Basquiat learn about art?
Visiting MOMA and other New York art galleries with his mother
Television Shows about Art
Going to University
Art School
10
How old was Basquiat when he painted 'Untitled - Skull With Blue' (1982)
21
43
18
28
11
In 2017, how much money did the painting Jean Michel Basquiat Untitled - Skull With Blue (1982) sell for?
RP 100 Million
$US 100
$US 110 Million
$US 10 Million
12
Which sources did Basquiat use to create a new inventive visual language?
Gray's Anatomy Book, Hobo Code Symbols, African Masks, Da Vinci Sketches
Comic Books, Photocopies, Hitchcock Films
All of the Above
Leonardo da Vinci, Picasso, Twombly
13
What art form did Basquiat begin to use at age 17?
Street Art
Digital Photography
Sculpture
Photography
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What themes did Basquiat explore in his artwork?
The power and vulnerability of marginalised bodies
Identity and oppression
All of the Above
Atlantic slave trade as well as contemporary race relations.

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