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Basquiat: Drawings [Paperback]

Jean Michel Basquiat (Author), John Cheim (Editor)

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Book Description

Publication Date: October 1991

Jean Michel Basquiat died in 1988 at the age of 27 after a decade spent in frantic pursuit of life and art. During his brief, but productive reign as "enfant terrible" and prodigious deity, Basquiat impacted contemporary art with an unsettling mixture of artistic resources and a personal mastery of the social nuances of his era. Collaborator with other artists such as Andy Warhol and Francesco Clemente and an influence on their work, Basquiat remains today a controversial artist of significance and excitement. The drawings in this book, published to coincide with The Whitney Museum of American Art's major retrospective of Basquiat's painting, capture all the energy, excess and conflict of the 1980s. An essential link between his street art and his painting, Basquiat's drawings provide insight into his artistic imagination and explore the entire range of his diverse interests.

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Product Details

Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Bulfinch Pr; 1st paperback ed edition (October 1991)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0821218875
ISBN-13: 978-0821218877
Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 9.2 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds

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He was so much better on paper than on canvas. This book influenced me, shocked me, stood me still, more than any other book I have ever read in my whole life. It's as important as De Kooning, more important that Twombly, it's riproaring magnificent stuff.

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