{"product_id":"jean-michel-basquiat-40th-ed","title":"Jean-Michel Basquiat. 40th Ed.","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean Michel Basquiat 40th Ed. | Art book about the legendary New York artist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrilliant Basquiat: Life, Work and Influence of an Art Icon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the successful XXL This bestselling book about Jean-Michel Basquiat is being released in a more compact, revised edition to mark TASCHEN's 40th anniversary. The art book offers a comprehensive insight into the life and work of one of the most important artists of the 1980s in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJean-Michel Basquiat began his career in the late 1970s under the name SAMO in the New York street art scene. His early works consisted of provocative text fragments and symbols in urban spaces. With his transition to the established art world, he developed a distinctive style characterized by expressive figures, words, and symbolic visual structures. Themes such as identity, history, politics, jazz, sports, and street life permeate his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the early 1980s, Basquiat's work was exhibited in prestigious galleries, gaining international recognition. His collaboration with Andy Warhol and his rapid rise to fame established him as a central figure in contemporary art. Despite his untimely death at the age of 27, he remains a defining icon of modern art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition contains high-quality reproductions of his paintings, drawings, and sketches from his notebooks. The volume is supplemented by texts from the editor, Hans Werner Holzwarth, and an essay by the curator, Eleanor Nairne, which places Basquiat's work and development in their historical context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Hardcover binding\u003cbr\u003e• Format 15.6 x 21.7 cm\u003cbr\u003e• Pages 512\u003cbr\u003e• Weight 1.31 kg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eeditor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHans Werner Holzwarth, book designer and editor of numerous international art publications, including works on Jeff Koons, Ai Weiwei, and David Hockney.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eauthor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEleanor Nairne, curator at the Barbican Art Gallery in London, specializes in contemporary art and international exhibitions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen Verlag","offers":[{"title":"DEU – Deutsch","offer_id":57176216732025,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"ENG – Englisch","offer_id":57176216764793,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"SPA – Spanisch","offer_id":57176216797561,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0629\/0001\/1171\/files\/Jean-Michel-Basquiat.-40th-Ed-cover.png?v=1777461731","url":"https:\/\/mono8.es\/en\/products\/jean-michel-basquiat-40th-ed","provider":"Gutraum 8","version":"1.0","type":"link"}