Auf ein Miniaturbild klicken, um zu Google Books zu gelangen.
|
Lädt ... Basquiat: A Quick Killing in Art (1998)von Phoebe Hoban
   Keine Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
A New York Times Notable Book: This national bestseller is a vivid biography of the meteoric rise and tragic death of art star Jean-Michel Basquiat Painter Jean-Michel Basquiat was the Jimi Hendrix of the art world. In less than a decade, he went from being a teenage graffiti artist to an international art star; he was dead of a drug overdose at age twenty-seven. Basquiat's brief career spanned the giddy 1980s art boom and epitomized its outrageous excess. A legend in his own lifetime, Basquiat was a fixture of the downtown scene, a wild nexus of music, fashion, art, and drugs. Along the way, the artist got involved with many of the period's most celebrated personalities, from his friendships with Keith Haring and Andy Warhol to his brief romantic fling with Madonna. Nearly thirty years after his death, Basquiat's story-and his art-continue to resonate and inspire. Posthumously, Basquiat is more successful than ever, with international retrospectives, critical acclaim, and multimillion dollar sales. Widely considered to be a major twentieth-century artist, Basquiat's work has permeated the culture, from hip-hop shout-outs to a plethora of products. A definitive biography of this charismatic figure, Basquiat: A Quick Killing in Art is as much a portrait of the era as a portrait of the artist; an incisive exposé of the eighties art market that paints a vivid picture of the rise and fall of the graffiti movement, the East Village art scene, and the art galleries and auction houses that fueled his meteoric career. Basquiat resurrects both the painter and his tim Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
Aktuelle DiskussionenKeineBeliebte Umschlagbilder
 Google Books — Lädt ...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)760.092The arts Printmaking and prints Printmaking and prints - modified standard subdivisions Biography; History By Place BiographyKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt: (3.82)
Bist das du?Werde ein LibraryThing-Autor. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
)
4
Basquiat began as half the SAMO team that spread graffiti and messages throughout New York City. Just a few years younger than Basquiat my first encounter with graffiti was in movies and television, especially the opening of Welcome Back Kotter. It was a different culture than what I was used to and one that did not always click with the rock and roll/punk environment I knew. Surprisingly I had seen Basquiat on television in Blondie's rap "Rapture." He played the DJ who I always thought was Fab 5 Freddy. Fab 5 Freddy does appear in the biography.
I did feel a bit out of my element in this book. Not just playing the unhip, old, white guy card because I really liked M.K. Asante's Buck: A Memoir which also was outside my element, but I learned a lot about hip-hop and walked away impressed. Asante is also relevant because he wrote "SAMO" in his poetry collection, Beautiful. And Ugly Too.
Although I was not pulled into the book, it a testament to research and writing. It is not a happy biography -- drugs, art dealers only interested in turning a buck, child-like behavior, lack of self-control. There are plenty of stories like this. Keith Richards spend a good deal of his career as a functional heroin addict. Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison both O.D.ed on heroin. My assumption is that fans of Basquiat would be equally as indifferent to my examples.
Personal preferences aside, this is a well done biography and for fans of Basquiat or the underground art movement. The amount of source material and research make this book a seemingly accurate portrayal of Basquiat’s life and his environment. It’s not a pretty world, but it is always real. (