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Beyoncé & Jay-Z Criticized For Using Basquiat Painting In Tiffany Ad

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Friends of Jean-Michel Basquiat are calling out Beyoncé and Jay-Z for their use of a painting by the late American artist in an ad for jeweller Tiffany & Co.

The new ad campaign features the music industry superstars modelling black formal attire and a yellow Tiffany Diamond in front of Basquiat’s 1982 painting Equals Pi.

RELATED: Beyoncé Contributes New Song To Will Smith’s ‘King Richard’ Soundtrack Alexis Adler, who was Basquiat’s former roommate, criticized the ad in an interview with The Daily Beast. “I’d seen the ad a couple of days ago, and I was horrified,” Adler said. “The commercialization and commodification of Jean and his art at this point – it’s really not what Jean was about.” He continued, “Unfortunately, the museums came to

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