TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Museum of Art's latest exhibit is all about taking the ordinary and constructing the extraordinary.

  • "Ordinary Extraordinary: Assemblage in Three Acts" spotlights uniquely 20th Century art form
  • Exhibit includes works from renowned artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
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“The idea was that all of the artists were using ordinary materials - things you would find in your everyday life and turning it into an extraordinary art object,” said Joanna Robotham, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art.

The first "act" spotlights Jean-Michel Basquiat, regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.

The museum has two Basquiat pieces – one created from a door, and the other created from fencing slats.

Next is Miami artist Purvis Young. So important is Young to the museum that they own 91 pieces of his found object work.

The final act highlights Haitian vodou flags. Haitian vodou priests first created these from materials like quilts and bed sheets.

The 70 in this exhibition span three generations. They are all handmade, each with 2 to 3,000 beads and sequins.

All of these works offer a look at artists of color with Caribbean roots.

"They are all addressing issues of identity, spiritually, hope, adversity, race prejudice, and it’s something I think really brings the exhibitions together,” said Robotham.

You can enjoy the vodou flags and the Purvis Young Show through Jan. 26.

The Basquiat pieces will be up through Nov. 10.