Irony of a Negro Policeman, 1981 special set protagonists are often personified as

protagonists are often personified as evil by the glee they outwardly express at the misfortune or distress of others: ‘HAHAHA’ to explosions

reinterprets a detail of his 2008 oil painting Triple Popeye

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in the artist’s first collaboration with THE SKATEROOM

Irony of a Negro Policeman, 1981 special set protagonists are often personified asBefore Jean Michel Basquiat rose to become one of the most renowned artists of the 20th century, his artwork was already legendary on the streets of downtown New York City. Under the tag SAMO, his poetic and poignant symbols established a visual vocabulary that continues to inspire new generations of graffiti artists to this day. We are very proud to produce this edition of Irony of a Negro Policeman on skateboards as part of our collaboration with