Irony of a Negro Policeman, 1981 special set in the artist’s first collaboration

in the artist’s first collaboration with THE SKATEROOM

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reinterprets a detail of his 2008 oil painting Triple Popeye

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Irony of a Negro Policeman, 1981 special set in the artist’s first collaborationBefore 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