{"product_id":"jean-michel-basquiat-40th","title":"Jean-Michel Basquiat. 40th Ed.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe legend of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean-Michel \u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/es\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/es\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\"\u003eBasquiat\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1960-1988) remains intact. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSymbol of 1980s New York\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the artist began his career in the late 1970s under the pseudonym SAMO, filling the city walls with graffiti containing biting messages and fragments of poems. He was part of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea thriving underground scene made up of all kinds of artists dedicated to visual arts, graffiti, hip-hop, post-punk, and amateur film\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003eBasquiat\u003cspan\u003e, a painter with a powerful personal voice, soon succeeded in more conventional settings and exhibited in galleries worldwide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBasquiat’s expressive style was based on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003erudimentary figures to which he added words and phrases\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. His work inspired a whole cast of jazz, boxing, and basketball celebrities, with esoteric references and street life. When asked about the main theme of his work, \u003c\/span\u003eBasquiat\u003cspan\u003e replied “royalty, heroism, and the streets.” In 1983 he began collaborating with the most famous star in the art world, \u003c\/span\u003eAndy Warhol\u003cspan\u003e, and in 1985 he was featured on the cover of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. When \u003c\/span\u003eBasquiat\u003cspan\u003e died at 27, he had already become \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eone of the most successful artists of his time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally published in XXL edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eunprecedented approach\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003eBasquiat’s\u003cspan\u003e art is now available in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea compact and accessible volume to celebrate TASCHEN’s 40th anniversary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Through flawless reproductions of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehis most outstanding paintings, drawings, and sketches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, you can admire in detail the artist’s complex signs and cryptic scribbles and delve into his world thanks to an introduction by editor \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHans Werner Holzwarth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and an essay on his themes and creative evolution by curator and art historian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEleanor Nairne\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Organized by years and richly illustrated, the chapters trace \u003c\/span\u003eBasquiat’s\u003cspan\u003e life with quotes from the artist himself and reviews that provide the reader with both a personal perspective and historical context.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57024983794008,"sku":"LIB-JE-TA-720","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8464\/0856\/files\/9783836581349.jpg?v=1775163693","url":"https:\/\/us.plasticbooks.com\/en\/products\/jean-michel-basquiat-40th","provider":"Plastic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}