Basquiat (Basic Art)

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An icon of 1980s New York, Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988) first made his name under the graffiti tag “SAMO,” before establishing his studio practice and catapulting to fast fame at the age of 20. Although his career lasted barely a decade, he remains a cult figure of artistic social commentary, and a trailblazer in the mediation of graffiti and gallery art.Basquiat’s work drew upon diverse sources and media to create an original and urgent artistic vocabulary, biting with critique against structures of power and racism. His practice merged abstraction and figuration, poetry and painting, while his influences spanned Greek, Roman, and African art, French poetry, jazz,and the work of artistic contemporaries such as Andy Warhol and Cy Twombly. The results are vivid, visceral mixtures of words, African emblems, cartoonish figures, daubs of bold color, and beyond.This book presents Basquiat’s short but prolific career, his unique style, and his profound engagement with ever-relevant issues of integration and segregation, poverty and wealth.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ TASCHEN
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 16, 2015
Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 96 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 383655979X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3836559799
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.28 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.27 x 0.55 x 10.24 inches
Part of series ‏ : ‎ Basic Art
Best Sellers Rank: #15,686 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2 in Graffiti & Street Art #6 in Individual Artist Monographs #15 in Arts & Photography Criticism
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