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The legend of Jean-Michel Basquiat remains strong. Synonymous with 1980s New York, the artist initially emerged in the late 1970s under the pseudonym SAMO, spray-painting biting comments and fragmented poems on the city walls. He became part of a thriving underground scene of visual arts and graffiti, hip hop, post-punk, and DIY cinema, coexisting in a burgeoning art world. As a painter with a powerful personal voice, Basquiat soon penetrated the established environment, exhibiting in galleries worldwide. His expressive style relies on raw figures and incorporated words and phrases. His work is inspired by a panacea of vibrant personalities from jazz, boxing, and basketball, with references to ancient history and everyday life politics. When asked about his subject matter, Basquiat replied "royalty, heroism, and the streets." In 1983, he began collaborating with the most famous artist, Andy Warhol, and in 1985 he was featured on the cover of The New York Times Magazine. When Basquiat died at the age of 27, he had become one of the most successful artists of his time. This book offers an unprecedented insight into Basquiat's art, with clean reproductions of his most significant paintings, drawings, and sketches. In large format, the book offers vivid proximity to Basquiat's intricate lines and annotated words, with additional illumination from an introduction to the artist by editor Hans Werner Holzwarth, as well as an essay on his themes and artistic development by curator and art historian Eleanor Nairne. Richly illustrated, the chapter breaks by year follow the artist's life and quote his own statements and contemporary reviews to provide personal background and historical context.
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- Author
- Eleanor Nairne
- Publisher
- Taschen
- Language
- English
- Cover
- Hardcover
- Number of Pages
- 500
- Release Date
- -
- Publication Date
- 2018
- Award
- -
- Dimensions
- 29x35 cm
- Art Albums
- Yes
- Subjects
- Painting - Drawing, Photography - Video, Cinema, Music, Theory & History of Art, Museums - Exhibition Catalogs
- ISBN-13
- 9783836550376
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