" Jean Michel Basquiat : The Explosive Force of the Streets " Hardcover Monograph Pop Art Book

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This " Jean Michel Basquiat : The Explosive Force of the Streets " hardcover monograph Pop Art book is a … more This " Jean Michel Basquiat : The Explosive Force of the Streets " hardcover monograph Pop Art book is a very special and unique book to add to your library collection.

The hardcover art book with dust jacket cover is published by Taschen, printed in Slovakia in 2016. It features a monograph survey of the the world famous American Neo Expressionist Pop artist Jean Michel Basquiat, with accompanied compelling text by author Leonhard Emmerling.

Jean Michel Basquiat ( 1960 - 1988 ) was born to two Haitian immigrants in 1960 in Brooklyn New York. His early creative career was as the Street Graffiti artist nick named " Samo " in the late 1970's on New York City's Lower East Side. By the early 1980's with the help of his friend Andy Warhol, Basquiat began to make his emotionally charged aesthetically arresting Neo Expressionist paintings. In 1992 The Whitney Museum of Art held a major retrospective exhibition of the life works of this great American Contemporary artist and master of social commentary.

His work focused on suggestive dichotomies such as wealth vs poverty, integration vs segregation, and inner vs outer experience of the human condition. He appropriated poetry, drawing, painting, and married text and image with Abstraction and Figuration. Basquiat's works had strong social commentary and deeper truths about the individual and the power structures of racism, and criticism of colonialism and support for class struggles.

The hardcover Pop Art book measures 8 3/4" W X 10 1/8" H X 1/2" D, with 96 pages, featuring 90 illustrations in color and black & white.

It is in excellent " like new " very clean condition with very light signs of handling. Please see photos for condition reference. It is now being offered here for an excellent price. less