{"product_id":"40th-edition-basquiat","title":"Basquiat 40th Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/Taschen_Logo_black_f2euvp.png?v=1774562533\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA condensed edition of the best-selling\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\"\u003eBasquiat\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emonograph.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Pristine reproductions of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\"\u003eBasquiat\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s seminal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epaintings, drawings, and notebook sketches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as texts by editor \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHans Werner Holzwarth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and curator and art historian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEleanor Nairne\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, bring us up close and personal to a legend synonymous with 1980s New York.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrilliant Basquiat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn unprecedented insight into Basquiat’s art and work\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003eThe legend of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean-Michel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\"\u003eBasquiat\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis as strong as ever. Synonymous with 1980s New York, the artist first appeared in the late 1970s under the tag SAMO, spraying caustic comments and fragmented poems on the walls of the city. He appeared as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epart of a thriving underground scene of visual arts and graffiti, hip hop, post-punk, and DIY filmmaking\u003c\/strong\u003e, which met in a booming art world. As a painter with a strong personal voice,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\"\u003eBasquiat\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esoon broke into the established milieu, exhibiting in galleries around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\"\u003eBasquiat\u003c\/a\u003e’s expressive style was based on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eraw figures and integrated words and phrases\u003c\/strong\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—so when asked about his subject matter,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\"\u003eBasquiat\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eanswered “royalty, heroism and the streets.” In 1983 he started collaborating with the most famous of art stars,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/andy-warhol\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/andy-warhol\/\"\u003eAndy Warhol\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, and in 1985 was on the cover of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e. When\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\"\u003eBasquiat\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edied at the age of 27, he had become\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eone of the most successful artists of his time\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in an XXL edition, this unprecedented insight into\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\"\u003eBasquiat\u003c\/a\u003e’s art is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003enow available in a compact, accessible volume\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein celebration of TASCHEN’s 40th anniversary. With pristine reproductions of\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehis most seminal paintings\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edrawings\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand notebook sketches\u003c\/strong\u003e, it offers\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003evivid proximity\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eto\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\"\u003eBasquiat\u003c\/a\u003e’s intricate marks and scribbled words, further illuminated by an introduction to the artist from editor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHans Werner Holzwarth\u003c\/strong\u003e, as well as an essay on his themes and artistic development from curator and art historian\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEleanor Nairne\u003c\/strong\u003e. Richly illustrated year-by-year chapter breaks follow the artist’s life and quote from his own statements and contemporary reviews to provide both personal background and historical context.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\"\u003eThe editor\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHans Werner Holzwarth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a book designer and editor specializing in contemporary art and photography. His TASCHEN publications include the Collector’s Editions\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eJeff Koons\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eChristopher Wool\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/albert-oehlen\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/albert-oehlen\/\"\u003eAlbert Oehlen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNeo Rauch\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/ai-weiwei\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/ai-weiwei\/\"\u003eAi Weiwei\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeatriz Milhazes\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/julian-schnabel\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/julian-schnabel\/\"\u003eJulian Schnabel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/search\/?searchPhrase=Georg%20Baselitz\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/search\/?searchPhrase=Georg%20Baselitz\/\"\u003eGeorg Baselitz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/glenn-brown\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/glenn-brown\/\"\u003eGlenn Brown\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/david-hockney\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/david-hockney\/\"\u003eDavid Hockney\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSUMO\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA Bigger Book\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as monographs such as the XXL-sized\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eJean-Michel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\"\u003eBasquiat\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEleanor Nairne\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a curator at the Barbican Art Gallery. She has worked on a number of critically acclaimed exhibitions and publications, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\"\u003eBasquiat\u003c\/a\u003e: Boom for Real\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(2017) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eImran Qureshi: Where the Shadows are so Deep\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2016). Prior to the Barbican, she was curator of the Artangel Collection at Tate. She is a regular catalogue essayist, a writer for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003efrieze\u003c\/em\u003e, and a previous Jerwood Writer in Residence.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"4\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\"\u003eJean-Michel Basquiat. 40th Ed.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-information__book-details\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--dimensions\"\u003e6.1\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ex\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e8.5\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein., \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--weight\"\u003e2.88 lb, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e512 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-edition\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"read-more__biography--book-isbn\"\u003eISBN\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e978-3-8365-8092-2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"edition-selection__single-edition\"\u003eEdition: English\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51798095495469,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/SHOPIFYTaschenCovers_868e9298-eca0-42db-9607-ca371a2d1982.png?v=1773092640","url":"https:\/\/peepasgiftstore.com\/products\/40th-edition-basquiat","provider":"Peepa's Gift Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}