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Discover the artistic genius of Jean-Michel Basquiat with this exquisite facsimile edition of his notebooks. Seamlessly blending art and literature, this collection showcases the intimate workings of one of the most significant artists of the 1980s. Born in Brooklyn, Basquiat revolutionized the New York art scene with his unique Neoexpressionist style, capturing the essence of urban life through powerful imagery and thought-provoking text. This edition features carefully reproduced pages from eight of his intriguing working notebooks, which include original drawings, handwritten notes, and captivating poetry. Dive deep into Basquiat's creative process as you explore themes of race, culture, and societal dynamics that resonate throughout his work. These notebooks, filled with iconic symbols like crowns and teepees, offer a rare glimpse into the mind of an artistic pioneer who drew inspiration from graffiti, hip-hop, and modern life. Perfect for art lovers and collectors, this brand new trade binding edition, published by Princeton University Press in 2015, is a must-have for anyone looking to appreciate the profound impact of contemporary art. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780691167893
Format: Trade binding
Year: 2015
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Description:
A facsimile edition of the artist's fascinating working notebooks
Brooklyn-born Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-88) was one of the most important artists of the 1980s. A key figure in the New York art scene, he inventively explored the interplay between words and images throughout his career, first as a member of SAMO, a graffiti group active on the Lower East Side in the late 1970s, and then as a painter acclaimed for his unmistakable Neoexpressionist style.
From 1980 to 1987, he filled numerous working notebooks with drawings and handwritten texts. This facsimile edition reproduces the pages of eight of these fascinating and rarely seen notebooks for the first time. The notebooks are filled with images and words that recur in Basquiat's paintings and other works. Iconic drawings and pictograms of crowns, teepees, and hatch-marked hearts share space with handwritten texts, including notes, observations, and poems that often touch on culture, race, class, and life in New York.
Like his other work, the notebooks vividly demonstrate Basquiat's deep interests in comic, street, and pop art, hip-hop, politics, and the ephemera of urban life. They also provide an intimate look at the working process of one of the most creative forces in contemporary American art.
'[Basquiat's] notebooks, recently published in an exquisite facsimile by Princeton, are full of stray phrases, odd combinations.'—Olivia Laing,The Guardian
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780691167893
Format: Trade binding
Year: 2015
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Description:
A facsimile edition of the artist's fascinating working notebooks
Brooklyn-born Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-88) was one of the most important artists of the 1980s. A key figure in the New York art scene, he inventively explored the interplay between words and images throughout his career, first as a member of SAMO, a graffiti group active on the Lower East Side in the late 1970s, and then as a painter acclaimed for his unmistakable Neoexpressionist style.
From 1980 to 1987, he filled numerous working notebooks with drawings and handwritten texts. This facsimile edition reproduces the pages of eight of these fascinating and rarely seen notebooks for the first time. The notebooks are filled with images and words that recur in Basquiat's paintings and other works. Iconic drawings and pictograms of crowns, teepees, and hatch-marked hearts share space with handwritten texts, including notes, observations, and poems that often touch on culture, race, class, and life in New York.
Like his other work, the notebooks vividly demonstrate Basquiat's deep interests in comic, street, and pop art, hip-hop, politics, and the ephemera of urban life. They also provide an intimate look at the working process of one of the most creative forces in contemporary American art.
'[Basquiat's] notebooks, recently published in an exquisite facsimile by Princeton, are full of stray phrases, odd combinations.'—Olivia Laing,The Guardian