Jean-Michel Basquiat 1960-1988 : the explosive force of the streets

Emmerling, Leonhard 1961- (author.). Basquiat, Jean-Michel 1960-1988 (Added Author). Levis, Nicholas, (translator.).

Summary: From the streets of New York to the walls of its most prominent galleries, young graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960 1988) was catapulted to international fame in his early 20s and died of a drug-overdose at 27. The subject of a feature film by fellow artist Julian Schnabel, Basquiat is one of the most admired artists to emerge from the 1980s art boom. This book explores his short but prolific career.

Record details

ISBN: 9783836559799
ISBN: 383655979X
Physical Description: print
95 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm.
Edition: English edition.
Publisher: Köln : Taschen, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

General Note:	Series title from back jacket flap. "Translation: Nicholas Levis, Berlin" --[page 96]. "Original edition: ©2003 TASCHEN GmbH" --[page 96].
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (page 95).
Formatted Contents Note:	"Pay for soup, build a fort, set that on fire": Basquiat and the 1980s art scene -- "SAMO as a neo art form": childhood and youth -- "Famous Negro athletes #47": on the way to stardom -- "Kings, heroes and the street": Basquiat's themes -- "Profit I": in the art business -- "Dos Cabezas": Basquiat and Warhol -- "Riding with death": the final years -- Jean-Michel Basquiat 1960-1988: life and work.