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Madonna remembers emotional time with Jean-Michel Basquiat ahead of her birthday

Madonna remembers emotional time with Jean-Michel Basquiat ahead of her birthday

Madonna posts a throwback carousel with the 80s
Madonna posts a throwback carousel with the 80s

Madonna is celebrating a new style milestone ahead of her 66th birthday next week.

The Queen of Pop raved on Instagram on Thursday, August 9, about a nice gift that consisted of a framed photo of the singer next to Jean-Michel, the graffiti artist from Futura 2000.

In the caption, she wrote: “I can’t think of a better way to start my birthday month! Thank you – @guyoseary for this beautiful souvenir of me with Basquiat Futura 2000 and Easy Gee at Fun Gallery in 1983.”

“There will never be anything like this again. NYC was the epicenter of everything exciting!!”

The Like a prayer The singer presented herself in the typical 80s style and gave her look a touch of grunge.

The carousel featured a series of photos showing Madonna holding up a photograph of the timeless landscape of New York to mark her birthday on August 16.

She added: “Everything happened at the Fun Gallery! Keith Haring’s paintings adorned the walls. And young artists and musicians were always welcome.”

For those who don’t know, the pop star was briefly in a relationship with her long-time boyfriend Jean-Michel between 1982 and 1983.

He died in 1988 at the age of 27 from a heroin overdose.

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