Bad Foot

“He continually selected and injected into his works words which held charged references and meanings—particularly to his deep-rooted concerns about race, human rights, the creation of power and wealth, and the control and valuation of natural elements, animals and produce—all this in addition to references to his ethnic heritage, popular culture, and respect of infamous figures from history and the entertainment world.”
—(R. Marshall, “Repelling Ghosts,” in Jean-Michel Basquiat, exh. cat., Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1993, p. 15)