Basquiat: The Unknown Notebooks

Basquiat: The Unknown Notebooks

Accompanying a major traveling exhibition, this first-ever survey of the rarely seen notebooks of Basquiat features the artistâ€™s handwritten notes, poems, and drawings, along with related works on paper and large-scale paintings. With no formal training, Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960â€“1988) succeeded in developing a new and expressive style to become one of the most influential artists in the postmodern revival of figurative during the 1980s. In a series of notebooks from the early to mid-1980s, never before exhibited, Basquiat combined text and images reflecting his engagement with the countercultures of graffiti and hip-hop in New York City, as well as pop culture and world events. Filled with handwritten texts, poems, pictograms, and drawings, many of them iconic images that recur throughout his artworkâ€”teepees, crowns, skeleton-like silhouettes, and grimacing masksâ€”and these notebooks reveal much about the artistâ€™s creative process and the importance of the written word in his aesthetic. With over 150 notebook pages and numerous drawings and paintings, this important book sheds new light on Basquiatâ€™s career and his critical place in contemporary art history.
Country USA
Brand Rizzoli
Manufacturer Skira Rizzoli
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780847845828
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2015-04-14
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780847845828

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