Which artist collaborated with Andy Warhol on the 1985 painting series Olympic Rings?

Jean-Michel Basquiat collaborated with Andy Warhol on the 1985 painting series Olympic Rings.

The series was made around the time of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games and reflects the artists’ shared interest in mass media, symbols, branding, and public imagery. Warhol and Basquiat worked together on several collaborative paintings during the mid-1980s, combining Warhol’s mechanical-looking images with Basquiat’s energetic drawing and text.

Their partnership joined two generations of New York art. Warhol was an established figure associated with Pop Art, while Basquiat had rapidly become one of the city’s most prominent young artists. Their collaborations were exhibited and discussed as a meeting of distinct visual languages.

Olympic Rings is sometimes confused with Warhol’s separate sports-related projects, including his Athletes portraits. The collaboration with Basquiat belongs specifically to the later 1980s period.