 Kramer further opined that "As a result of the campaign waged by these art-world entrepreneurs on Basquiat's behalf—and their own, of course—there was never any doubt that the museums, the collectors and the media would fall into line" when talking about the marketing of Basquiat's name.According to Sirmans, Basquiat's visual poetics were acutely political and direct in their criticism of colonialism and support for class struggle.As reviewed by Hoffman, Basquiat used social commentary in his paintings as a "springboard to deeper truths about the individual".