{"product_id":"9783836550376","title":"Jean-Michel Basquiat XXL","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eKings, Heroes, and the Streets\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe art of Jean-Michel Basquiat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The legend of \u003cb\u003eJean-Michel Basquiat \u003c\/b\u003e is as strong as ever. \u003cb\u003eSynonymous with New York in the 1980s\u003c\/b\u003e, his work represents a \u003cb\u003e seminal period of transition from high and dry modernism to an art of “anything goes,” in which individual expression reigned supreme\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBasquiat first appeared in the late 1970s under the tag name SAMO, spraying caustic comments and fragmented poems on the walls of the city. He appeared as \u003cb\u003epart of a thriving underground scene of visual arts and graffiti, hip hop, post-punk, and DIY filmmaking\u003c\/b\u003e, which met in a booming art world. As a painter with a strong personal voice, Basquiat soon broke into the established milieu, exhibiting in galleries around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBasquiat’s expressive style was based on \u003cb\u003eraw figures and integrated words and phrases\u003c\/b\u003e. When asked about his subject matter, he answered “ \u003cb\u003eroyalty, heroism and the streets\u003c\/b\u003e ”; his work is inspired by a pantheon of luminaries from jazz, boxing, and basketball, with references to arcane history and the politics of street life. In 1983 he started collaborating with the most famous of art stars, \u003cb\u003eAndy Warhol\u003c\/b\u003e, and in 1985 was on the cover of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. At age 27, Basquiat, \u003cb\u003eone of the most successful artists of his time\u003c\/b\u003e, died of a drug overdose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book allows an unprecedented insight into his art, with pristine reproduction of \u003cb\u003e all his most seminal paintings, drawings, and notebook sketches\u003c\/b\u003e. In large-scale format, the book offers \u003cb\u003evivid proximity \u003c\/b\u003e to the artist’s intricate marks and scribbled words, further illuminated by texts from writer and curator \u003cb\u003eCarlo McCormick, a contemporary of Basquiat’s on the New York scene\u003c\/b\u003e, and curator and art historian Eleanor Nairne. Quotes by the artist and a richly illustrated biography follow up on all the important personal and historical connections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eText in English, French, and German\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen America, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060046807280,"sku":"9783836550376","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783836550376_p0.jpg?v=1763759888","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783836550376","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}