Beyoncé Wears Blood Diamond in New Tiffany & Co. Campaign; Receives Deserved Backlash

[ionadelfina]

An iconic couple. A prolific artist. Jean-Michel Basquiat’s painting, “Equals Pi” (1982) makes a rare public appearance with two of today’s most respected creative forces, @Beyonce and @sc. #AboutLove #TiffanyAndCo pic.twitter.com/jZM1WbDL69
- Tiffany & Co. (@TiffanyAndCo) August 24, 2021
Beyoncé and her husband are the new ambassadors for jewelry

Comments

[analievelyn]

On the heels of black is king this was not a good look at all

But I keep seeing so much conflicting info about Basquiat which is confusing

[anterrabre]

His living relatives (who never supported him when he was alive) and his estate are messy as hell and make Selena's father seem reasonable. I admit that as a fan it's nice to get more licensed things; the problem is they license all types of cheap shit that would have the real Basquiat twirling in his grave because they're all blatant money grabs.

[mayjailer]

yeah, i was particularly horrified by the capsule collection they authorized by coach

[anterrabre]

Exactly; he would never, unless he was still alive and actually making one-of-a-kind designs on bags for the subversiveness. The Brant Museum were also selling jogging pants for $100. :/ I can understand the Kidrobot and Dr. Marten collaborations but a lot of the stuff recently is just no.

[mayjailer]

not jogging pants...

[anterrabre]

I'm sorry, it was $130 jogging pants, and you can tell they didn't even try:

https://shopbrantfoundation.org/products/cassius-clay-sweatpants

They do have some cute things in the shop though, especially that "3 Africans" notebook. Hmm.

[belle_chouette]

Stephen Torton, one of Basquiat's assistants, commented on this whole mess on his IG acct

[anterrabre]

Thank you for posting this. There are so few people still alive who can speak up for him.

[analievelyn]

Grateful for this reply. Ty, bb!!

[winter_lace]

this was excellent to read. thanks for the link.

I went to an exhibition of his a few years ago and all this art seemed to be the anthesis of ... this.