Basquiat-isms by Jean-Michel Basquiat
A collection of essential quotations and other writings from artist and icon Jean-Michel Basquiat
"As an artist, the most precious thing is what’s in the mindBasquiat’s sentences in this book are so delicate and not wasted. They show his inner world truthfully and precisely, why he was a unique person and a unique artist. I love this book."---Ai Weiwei
"[Warsh] makes the contents sound good, too: 'this book provides a glimpse into Basquiat’s incredible mind . . . . May his words and thoughts enliven your thinking today as much as they have inspired me for many decades.'" * Times Literary Supplement *
"Basquiat-isms contains Basquiat’s most important quotes, which reveal much about his way of seeing and thinking. A great reference book that provides an intimate and personal glimpse into the ideas of one of the leading artists of our time."---Dieter Buchhart, The Art Newspaper
"[Warsh] makes the contents sound good, too: 'this book provides a glimpse into Basquiat’s incredible mind . . . . May his words and thoughts enliven your thinking today as much as they have inspired me for many decades.'" * Times Literary Supplement *
"Basquiat-isms contains Basquiat’s most important quotes, which reveal much about his way of seeing and thinking. A great reference book that provides an intimate and personal glimpse into the ideas of one of the leading artists of our time."---Dieter Buchhart, The Art Newspaper
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–88) was an American artist. He has been the subject of retrospectives at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Serpentine Gallery, the Brooklyn Museum, the Foundation Beyeler, Fondation Louis Vuitton, and the Barbican, among other venues, and his work is in the permanent collections of major museums around the world. Larry Warsh is the editor of Basquiat’s Notebooks and two books by Ai Weiwei, Humanity and Weiwei-isms (all Princeton). Warsh was an early collector of Basquiat and a member of the Basquiat Authentication Committee.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691192833 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691192839 |
| Title | Basquiat-isms |
| Author | Jean Michel Basquiat |
| Series | Isms |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2019-06-04 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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