Fondation Beyeler
Author of Jean-Michel Basquiat
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Works by Fondation Beyeler
Fernand Leger Paris - New York [exhibition] Fondation Beyeler, Riehen / Basel June 1 - September 7, 2008 (2008) 13 copies
Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Wrapped Trees: Fondation Beyeler and Berower Park, Riehen, Basel, Switzerland, 1997-98 (1998) 9 copies
America, America 2 copies
Joie de vivre 2 copies
Fernand Léger Paris-New York 1 copy
Roy Lichtenstein 1 copy
Nudes, nus, Nackte 1 copy
Albers 1 copy
I love yellow 1 copy
Altpersische Kunst 1 copy
Piet Mondrian 1 copy
Rauschenberg 1 copy
Picasso. Gravures 1 copy
Autour De L'Impressionnisme: Manet, J Pissarro, Sisley, Monet, Rodin, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec, Degas,… (1966) 1 copy
Larionov/ Gontcharova 1 copy
Les Fauves 1 copy
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- Works
- 80
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 465
- Popularity
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- Rating
- 4.2
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- ISBNs
- 75
- Languages
- 4
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s symbolic, complex, and often emotionally charged work made a huge impact on the 1980s downtown New York City art scene. And though his all-too-brief career ended when he died at age 27, Basquiat left behind an enormous legacy—not only in the number of works he produced, but also in the messages he encoded around political, social, racial, and cultural issues.
This exciting book shows how Basquiat used an intricate network of signs and symbols to challenge the very system that made him a darling of the art world. It traces his inspiration from cartoons, children’s drawings, and advertising as well as his own Haitian and Puerto Rican heritage; discusses the influence of African-American, African, and Aztec cultural histories; and shows how Basquiat incorporated into his work classical themes and contemporary icons—from athletes to musicians. What becomes clear is how, even as a young man, Basquiat had a profound understanding of the artist’s role in art history, and of his unique position as a young Black artist in a world of racism, suppression and social injustice.
This book helps readers decode Basquiat’s unique lingua franca, an intoxicating body of work brimming with social commentary that was in turns incisive, angry, comic, hip, and heartbreaking, and that remains powerful and meaningful today.… (more)