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Home • Hair

Hair Street Style: Top Styles From The Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art Show

Check out the hairstyles we spotted as NYU graduate students, Ja'nell Ajani and Ayanna Legros, explored Basquiat's impact on African Diasporic communities across the globe at the Schomburg Center in New York.
By photos by Hannan Saleh · Updated October 27, 2020
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Akeema Zane attends the Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art event in New York City.

Hair Street Style: Top Styles From The Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art Show
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Alexsandra Mitchelle attends the Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art event in New York City.

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Arianna Smith attends the Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art event in New York City.

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Ashley Artis attends the Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art event in New York City.

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Giani Jones attends the Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art event in New York City.

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Jasmin Hernandez attends the Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art event in New York City.

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Jeana Lindo attends the Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art event in New York City.

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Lindsey Brittain attends the Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art event in New York City.

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Lori Laing attends the Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art event in New York City.

Hair Street Style: Top Styles From The Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art Show
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Mahlot Sansosa attends the Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art event in New York City.

Hair Street Style: Top Styles From The Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art Show
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Marquita Harris attends the Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art event in New York City.

Hair Street Style: Top Styles From The Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art Show
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Melanie Clark attends the Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art event in New York City.

Hair Street Style: Top Styles From The Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art Show
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Mia Demarr attends the Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art event in New York City.

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Michelle Pascal attends the Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art event in New York City.

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Naajia Hurd attends the Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art event in New York City.

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Nakia Adams attends the Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art event in New York City.

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Nneka Bolden attends the Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art event in New York City.

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Shayla Gordon attends the Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art event in New York City.

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Thysha M. Shabalt attends the Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art event in New York City.

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Tigist attends the Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art event in New York City.

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Torraine Futurum attends the Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art event in New York City.

Hair Street Style: Top Styles From The Basquiat and Contemporary Queer Art Show
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