Basquiat-isms

Description

Jean-Michel Basquiat, one of the most important artists of the late twentieth century, explored the interaction between words and images throughout his career as a celebrated painter with an instantly recognisable style. In his paintings, notebooks and interviews, he revealed himself to be a powerful and creative writer and speaker, as well as an image-maker. Basquiat-isms is a collection of key quotes from this godfather of urban culture. In these brief, compelling, and memorable selections from his interviews as well as his visual and written works, Basquiat writes and speaks about culture, his artistic persona, the art world, artistic influence, race, urban life, and many other topics. Concise, direct, punchy, poetic and enigmatic, Basquiat's words, like his art, continue to resonate.