Jean Michel Basquiat Vintage 1999 1st Edtn Tony Shafrazi Gallery Exhibition Landmark Volume Large Hardcover Lithograph Print Art Book

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This Jean Michel Basquiat very rare vintage 1999 first limited edition Tony Shafrazi Gallery iconic exhibition landmark volume large hardcover … more This Jean Michel Basquiat very rare vintage 1999 first limited edition Tony Shafrazi Gallery iconic exhibition landmark volume large hardcover lithograph print art book is an incredibly special and unique book to add to your library collection.

The hardcover art book with laminated cover boards and dust jacket is published by the famous Tony Shafrazi Gallery New York and Distributed Art Publishers, printed in 1999 in Italy by Pozzo Gros Monti, color separations by Litho New. Copyright 1999 The Estate of Jean Michel Basquiat.

It features an expansive monograph survey of the artworks of Jean Michel Basquiat, with essays and interviews by Tony Shafrazi, Gerard Basquiat, Jeffrey Deitch, Richard D. Marshall, Peter M. Brant, Gleen O'Brien, Franklin Sirmans, Henry Geldzahler, Ted Joans, Francesco Pellizzi, and Keith Haring.

This is a rare opportunity for true Basquiat fans and collectors as this coveted volume first printing of 5000 copies limited edition book is long out of print and very scarce to find.

This beautifully appointed, large volume hardbound book is published on the occasion of the extraordinary posthumous 1999 exhibition held at New York's Tony Shafrazi Gallery. In addition to hundreds of illustrations of Basquiat's masterpieces and many rarely reproduced artworks, this impressive book also features a large selection of never seen before photographs. This very desirable monograph is rounded off with essays and remembrances of Basquiat by critics, colleagues and friends, as well as an illustrated biography and a chronolgy.

As a long time supporter of Basquiat's work Tony Shafrazi's contribution to the literature on this artist's prodigious output brings together the strongest body of material possible.

Jean Michel Basquiat ( 1960 - 1988 ) was born in Brooklyn New York in 1960. His early creative career was as the Street 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 wok 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 rare out of print 1st edition large format hardcover art book measures 9 3/4" W X 12" H X 1 1/2" D, with 337 pages. It is printed on premium paper stock featuring 347 lithograph print illustrations, including 129 full single page, and 31 full double page color plates.

It is in excellent " like new " very clean condition with very light signs of handling. The book has never been read. The photo of the front cover of the book is of the actual book for sale. The photos of the interior pages are from another copy of the same book from our library to preserve the new unread condition of the book for sale. Please see photos for condition reference. It is now being offered here for an excellent price. less