Basquiat: (E)

I just received this truly amazing book and I can’t stop reading it. I am learning so much about Basquiat the artist and the man. It’s striking and enriching. I strongly recommend.

Very impressed with this book. Great content and informative.

My daughter enjoyed this book was on her birthday gift ideas list

Incredible artist.

This book is the catalog for the current show at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, which already appeared at the Beyeler Foundation in Switzerland. Basically,it shows every major work the artist painted, with a heavy emphasis on the early years (1981-1982) considered by many pundits (and also by the art market...)to be his most creative. The text is a compendium of what is already known about Basquiat, with an essay that tries to decipher the artist's personality and another focusing on his role in the NYC art scene of the 1980's. Also, a rather enlightening interview held in 1985 (in which we learn that Basquiat was a Picasso and Warhol collector) gives some insight on what the artist thought of his art. Here is a quotation from that interview: "I think I have to learn more not to work around what's around me and just work with what I think, I guess...". Now, the most interesting part of the book, in my opinion, is art historian Robert Storr's essay in which he tries to debunk the pervading and invasive myth shrouding the artist since his untimely death at the age of 28. Basquiat suffers of the same problem as the Mona Lisa: how is it possible to look at one of his painting merely as a work of art, forgetting the legend and the tons of ink that have been written about the artist? Storr's essay sheds new light on the work, replacing it in the art history of the 1980's, and this is a laudable endeavour. As far as the illustrations of the works are concerned, they are good without being exceptional: a demanding reader might bemoan the absence of magnified details, especially when one thinks of Basquiat not only as a colorist, but also as a master of painterliness...

Really good size book , lots of detail and all in English too

Pourquoi : je connais bien les œuvres de Basquiat mais aucun livre . En fait je l ai acheté car j ai 2 petits enfants de 4 ans et ils commençaient a entrer dans la spirale la maison la cheminée le soleil ( vous me comprenez ) ... Et maintenant on colle la maison le chien le soleil on redessine par dessus on gribouille ... En fait on se lâche On a moins de limites On imagine+++ et c'est beau parce qu on crée .

This book is a fine collection of Basquiat's art. The text is terrific as well. I'm very happy and satisfied with my purchase. It's well worth it.

It is such a shame to me that people with talent like Basquiat, seem to waste it away on drugs or the like. I learned about Basquiat in college and fell in love with his work. Even though it can be crazy and wild, I find something so personal about it. his book does a great job delving into the life of Basquiat... what made him, him. It also has great catalogs of his work. It really is a beautiful book and I highly recommend it to anyone who like Basquiat. I am curious about the road he would have gone down, if he had not died so young. Another good example of why you shouldn't do drugs... his amazing talent for painting and story telling, now gone forever. So sad.

Vraiment très content Super rapid,emballage impeccable et pour un article “occasion “. Comme neuf Un grand merci

As an ARtiSt myself (creating in only black and white) , i take endless inspiration from his art! ♡ the book is large, well written and the art is beautiful !! =) thank you ♡