| Description |
196 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm |
| Note |
Published on the occasion of the exhibition presented at Museo d'Arte Moderna della Città di Lugano, Villa Malpensata, March 20-June 19, 2005. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-196). |
| Contents |
The Perennial Shadow of art in Basquiat's brief life / Achille Bonito Oliva -- Art: from subways to SoHo, Jean-Michel Basquiat / Henry Geldzahler -- Jean-Michel Basquiat: speaking in tongues / Richard D. Marshall -- Word hunger: Basquiat and Leonardo / Jeffrey Hoffeld -- Jean-Michel Basquiat, Francesco Clements and Andy Warhol: collaborations / Bruno Bischofberger -- Jean-Michel Basquiat. The word and the image / Luciano Caprile -- Catalogue / Luca Marenzi -- Biography / by Gaia Regazzoni -- One-man exhibitions -- Main group exhibitions -- Selected bibliography. |
| Form |
Also issued online. |
| Summary |
"Controversial cult artist, enfant terrible of the art world, friend of Haring and Warhol, and both idol and a victim of the art scene of the 1980's, Jean-Michel Basquiat was a legend in his own lifetime. This catalog, published in conjunction with the major retrospective at the Lugano Museum of Modern Art, provides an excellent overview of Basquiat's life and work. As an African-American painter, Basquiat has made a significant impact on the history of contemporary art. From his origins as a street graffiti artist, he became one of the most influential artists of his time: in 2005 his work is being celebrated in separate exhibitions in the US and Europe. As emblems of the contemporary world, his explosive, colorful, and apparently naive canvases have an unparalleled force. The brief but intense artistic career of this celebrated proponent of the downtown New York art scene of the 1980's is covered through some fifty paintings and twenty works on paper drawn from prestigious private collections and museums. This book offers a new intense dialogue with the more modern expressions of twentieth-century art."--Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Basquiat, Jean-Michel, 1960-1988 -- Exhibitions.
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Pop art -- Italy -- Exhibitions.
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Basquiat, Jean-Michel, 1960-1988 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJfxc6J8dtWdDQPwvCFkDq |
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Pop art |
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Italy https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJvd8mVMcRhwVmbtcqCPcP |
| Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs
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Exhibition catalogs.
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| Added Author |
Chiappini, Rudy, editor.
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Museo d'arte (Lugano, Switzerland)
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| Added Title |
Paintings. Selections
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Basquiat, Jean Michel. Jean-Michel Basquiat. Milan : Skira ; Lugano : Museo d'Arte Moderna, Citta di Lugano, ©2005 (OCoLC)560098401 |
| ISBN |
8876242643 (hbk.) |
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9788876242649 (hbk.) |
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8876242384 |
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9788876242380 |
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8876244433 |
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9788876244438 |
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