Raleigh Museum to Pair Basquiat Work With Banksy Response

The North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh will present “Basquiat x Banksy” from Nov. 22 through May 30, 2027, with free admission. The exhibition pairs Jean-Michel Basquiat’s 1982 painting “Boy and Dog in a Johnnypump,” depicting a Black boy and dog playing near an open fire hydrant, with Banksy’s later response, “Banksquiat. Boy and Dog in Stop and Search,” which shows the figures being searched by police. The pairing invites visitors to consider identity, power and popular culture, and highlights racial and social inequities. The works arrive from the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; it will be the first time Banksy’s work has been shown at the NCMA and the second time a Basquiat work has been exhibited there.