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This is a survey of the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), a key member of a group of New York artists who used the powerful images of graffiti to create a new expressive language. Published to accompany an exhibition held at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, in 1992-93, the book contains illustrations reproducing paintings, drawings, collages, silkscreens, and constructions, many previously unpublished. The text includes essays by Dick Hebdige, Klaus Kertess, Richard Marshall, Rene Ricard, Greg Tate and Robert Farris Thompson. They explore Basquiat's artistic contributions from several perspectives. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4.0 out of 5 stars basquiat comes to life in vivid color, Oct 13 2000

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Basquiat is one of my favorite artists. I was first captivated by his works that were used in conjunction with Mya Angelou's poem Life Don't Frigten Me None. I was entranced by his art! I looked all over for a book that would give me a retrospective of his art. I found it. This book is wonderful. Great color great art work. Check it out. You'll Dig it too.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book, May 27 2000

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Absolutely beautiful book of the work of an incredibly artist. Highly recommended!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, Jan 5 2000

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A truly great artist, and one who challenges the assumptions of tiresome white males and their pointless agendas of culture, this is a wonderful collection.

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5.0 out of 5 stars FAST FORGET TUPA KNOWS
I am not convinced that this is the BEST Jean Michel Basquiat retrospective catalogue to date...but the work selected for this publication is certainly consistently better than... Read more

Published on Sep 5 2003 by William Cordova

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Man's Treasure
Such a tragedy for a talented fellow like Basquiat to succumb to the temptations of drugs at such an early age. His paintings are so raw and fresh. Read more

Published on April 6 2003