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From the streets of New York to the walls of its most prominent galleries, follow the short, prolific, and politicized career of Jean-Michel Basquiat, a cult figure of artistic social commentary. 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.An icon of 1980s New York, Jean-Michel Basquiat (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 artistic social commentary, and a trailblazer in the mediation of graffiti and gallery art.Basquiat’s work drew upon diverse sources and media to create an original and urgent artistic vocabulary, biting with critique against structures of power and racism.His practice merged abstraction and figuration, poetry and painting, while his influences spanned Greek, Roman, and African art, French poetry, jazz,and the work of artistic contemporaries such as Andy Warhol and Cy Twombly. The results are vivid, visceral mixtures of words, African emblems, cartoonish figures, daubs of bold color, and beyond.This book presents Basquiat’s short but prolific career, his unique style, and his profound engagement with ever-relevant issues of integration and segregation, poverty and wealth.

Fra gatene i New York til veggene til de mest fremtredende galleriene, følg den korte, produktive og politiserte karrieren til Jean-Michel Basquiat i boken Basquat - Basic Art Series. Denne boken utforsker hvordan den unge banebryteren hentet inspirasjon fra så forskjellige kilder som gresk, romersk og afrikansk kunst, samt fransk poesi og jazz, for å lage gripende bilder som blander ord med dristige farger. Et ikon for 1980-tallets New York, Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988) gjorde først sitt navn under graffiti-taggen "SAMO", før han etablerte studiovirksomheten sin og ble raskt berømt i en alder av 20. Selv om karrieren hans varte knapt et tiår, er han fortsatt en kultfigur innen kunstnerisk samfunnskommentar og en pioner innen sammenveving av graffiti og gallerikunst. Basquiats arbeid trakk på ulike kilder og medier for å skape et originalt og presserende kunstnerisk språk, fylt med kritikk av maktstrukturer og rasisme.