{"product_id":"jean-michel-basquiat-basic-art-series","title":"Jean-Michel Basquiat Basic Art Series","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\u003cdiv class=\"product-detail-information__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e*A top 10 selling book at Peepa's Gift Store\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFrom the streets of New York to the walls of its most prominent galleries, follow the short, prolific, and politicized career of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean-Michel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eBasquiat\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecult figure of artistic social commentary\u003c\/strong\u003e. This introduction explores how the young trailblazer drew from inspirations as varied as Greek, Roman, and African art, along with French poetry and jazz, to create visceral images mixing word with bold color.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\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 ’80s art star who put poverty, power, and racism on the wall\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\"\u003eAn icon of 1980s New York,\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJean-Michel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eBasquiat\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1960–1988) first made his name under the graffiti tag “SAMO”, before establishing his studio practice and catapulting to fast fame at the age of 20. Although his career lasted barely a decade, he remains a cult figure of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eartistic social commentary\u003c\/strong\u003e, and a trailblazer in the mediation of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003egraffiti and gallery art\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eBasquiat\u003c\/a\u003e’s work drew upon diverse sources and media to create an original and urgent artistic vocabulary, biting with critique against structures of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epower and racism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHis practice merged abstraction and figuration, poetry and painting, while his influences spanned\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreek, Roman, and African art, French poetry, jazz\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the work of artistic contemporaries such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/andy-warhol\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/andy-warhol\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eAndy Warhol\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Cy Twombly. The results are vivid, visceral mixtures of words, African emblems, cartoonish figures, daubs of bold color, and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book presents\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eBasquiat\u003c\/a\u003e’s short but prolific career, his unique style, and his profound engagement with ever-relevant issues of integration and segregation, poverty and wealth.\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 data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\" aria-level=\"2\" role=\"heading\" class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeonhard Emmerling\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereceived his doctorate from the University of Heidelberg for a thesis titled “Jean Dubuffet’s Art Theory.” He is head of the South Asia regional program at the Goethe-Institute in New Delhi and was previously active as a curator at various art institutions in Germany. His publications include TASCHEN’s\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJean-Michel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/jean-michel-basquiat\/\" class=\"keyword-link\"\u003eBasquiat\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eJackson Pollock\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\" aria-level=\"3\" role=\"heading\" class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\"\u003eBasquiat\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"product-detail-information__book-details\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--dimensions\"\u003e8.3\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ex\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e10.2\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein., \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--weight\"\u003e1.35 lb, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e96 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\u003e978-3-8365-5979-9\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51798096675117,"sku":"9783836559799","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/SHOPIFYTaschenCovers_4a544d01-d6c5-43f1-b219-e87be59de7c0.png?v=1773086664","url":"https:\/\/peepasgiftstore.com\/products\/jean-michel-basquiat-basic-art-series","provider":"Peepa's Gift Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}