{"product_id":"basquiat-xl","title":"Basquiat XL","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\u003cspan\u003eGet up close to the bold brushwork and scribbled words of \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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of the most successful artists of his time. This \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eXXL-sized monograph\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gathers \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 major works in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epristine reproduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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 introduce us 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\u003eThe most comprehensive edition to date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\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.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynonymous with New York in the 1980s\u003c\/strong\u003e, 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\u003eThis book allows an 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, 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. In large-scale format, the book 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\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-information__book-details\"\u003eHardcover, 29 x 39.5 cm, 4.93 kg, 500 pages, with 5 fold-outs\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\u003e978-3-8365-5037-6\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":51798095790381,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/SHOPIFYTaschenCovers_c91c12fa-3a75-4d21-9ea8-dca1ec7ccb97.png?v=1773090361","url":"https:\/\/peepasgiftstore.com\/products\/basquiat-xl","provider":"Peepa's Gift Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}