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Book

Jean-Michel Basquiat : now's the time

Call Number

  • 759.13 B316 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Art Gallery of Ontario ; Munich ; London ; New York : DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2015.

Physical Description

227 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 30 cm

Uniform Title

Works. Selections

Summary

Jean-Michel Basquiat took the New York City art world by storm in the early 1980s and gained international recognition by creating powerful and expressive works that confronted issues of racism, identity and social tension. Although his career was cut short by his untimely death at age 27, his groundbreaking drawings and paintings continue to challenge perceptions, provoke vital dialogues and empower us to think critically about the world around us. Jean-Michel Basquiat: Now's the Time marks the first major retrospective of the artist's work in Canada and will feature close to 85 large-scale paintings and drawings from private collections and public museums across Europe and North America.

Notes

Published to coincide with the exhibition of the same name held at the Art Gallery of Ontario, from February 7 to May 10, 2015.

Contents

  • Foreword / Matthew Teitelbaum
  • Against all odds / Dieter Buchhart
  • Street
  • Heroes
  • Reclaiming histories
  • Collaborations
  • Mirrored
  • Dualities
  • Sampling and scratching
  • Provocations
  • Greatest hits / Glenn O'Brien
  • Black and white all over / Francesco Pellizzi
  • The fragmented self / Olivier Berggruen
  • Basquiat today / Franklin Sirmans
  • J.M.B.'s dehistories / Christian Campbell
  • Chronology / Franklin Sirmans
  • List of works.

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