Basquiat

by Mayer, Marc

• ISBN13: 9781858943619
• ISBN10: 1858943612
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-30
• Publisher: Merrell Pub Ltd

Summary

Born in Brooklyn in 1960, Jean-Michel Basquiat was only twenty-seven when he died, his meteoric and often controversial career having lasted for just eight years. Despite his early death, Basquiat's large and powerful oeuvre has ensured his continuing reputation as one of modern art's most distinctive and eloquent voices. Borrowing from graffiti and street imagery, cartoons, mythology and religious symbolism, Basquiat's drawings and paintings explore issues of race and identity, providing social commentary that is shrewdly observed and biting. This book examines and celebrates the achievements of one of the most original artists of the late twentieth century.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 7
Preface and Acknowledgments	p. 8
Basquiat in History	p. 41
In the Cipher: Basquiat and Hip-Hop Culture	p. 91
The Defining Years: Notes on Five Key Works	p. 129
Lost in Translation: Jean-Michel in the (Re)Mix	p. 163
Exhibition History	p. 212
Bibliography	p. 216
Index of Illustrations	p. 224
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