Basquiat
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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.
About the series
Born back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series features:
a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance
a concise biography
approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions
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Additional information
| Publisher | TASCHEN, Illustrated edition (28 Oct. 2022) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 96 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 383655979X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3836559799 |
| Dimensions | 22.23 x 1.91 x 26.67 cm |
by M. Dowie
This book is a great introduction to Jean-Michel Basquiat, or, even if one is already familiar with his work and his career it is still a recommended purchase on account of the very good colour reproductions of many paintings/sketches/photos from his short but eventful career.
The biography is not overly in-depth, it does cover all the main events of his life and it is very well written, it does not talk down to the reader.
I would highly recommend this book, Taschen are becoming a favourite publisher of mine with the basic art series.
by Nigel Sandeman
As Basquait was very much in vogue when I was at art school, he made, amongst others, including Steven Campbell, a deep impression on my work. However over the years I have become distanced from painting, and this opportunity to re-acquaint my self with his unique and colourful approach, and the zeitgeist has been welcomed.
by A.Terrible.
Beautiful! Really well put together. Great selection of works and colour reproduction is really clear. Interesting and authoratative commentary/notes. Very good value indeed!
by Jessica
i love it well worth its money and ideal for a basquiat lover , has relevent information about the artist and nice pictures to admire
by JiMcAtFaCe
Good quality book when second hand, great artist
by Dennis Booth
Superb
by Momangelica
Who is a designer and artist, requested this to the Secret Santa. He has exclaimed many times since receiving this book that is is one of the greatest books on his shelf and is very helpful to his art plans – can’t say better than that!
by NashReviews
Exactly How Advertised. Good quality. Good Delivery time and the books inspiring.