Jean-Michel Basquiat
Also known as Jean Michel Basquiat, SAMO, Basquiat, Samo
US-amerikanischer Graffitikünstler, Maler und Zeichner (1960–1988)
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Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American artist who lived from 1960 to 1988 and became an influential figure in the contemporary art world during the 1980s. His work is significant because it helped bridge street art and fine art, combining graffiti-inspired imagery with painterly techniques and earning him recognition as one of the most important artists of his generation.
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- Born
- 1960
- Died
- 1988
- Works
- 56
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- New Wave Cookbook - 40th Anniversary Edition
- Jean-Michel Basquiat 1981
- Jean-Michel Basquiat : Remix
- Jean-Michel Basquiat Jelly FlipNote
- Jean-Michel Basquiat. Gallery Bischofsberger, Zurich from January 198th to February 16, 1985
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Jean-Michel Basquiat (December 22, 1960 August 12, 1988) was an American artist and is cited by Graham Thompson as the first painter of African descent to become an international art star.[1] He started as a graffiti artist in New York City, and in the 1980s produced Neo-expressionist painting. Basquiat died of a heroin overdose on August 12, 1988. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jean-Michel+Basquiat">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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Jean-Michel Basquiat ([basˈkja] * 22. Dezember 1960 in New York City; † 12. August 1988 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Künstler, Maler und Zeichner. Er war der erste afroamerikanische Künstler, der in der hauptsächlich weißen Kunstwelt den Durchbruch schaffte. Der gängigen Einordnung als Graffitikünstler widersprach Basquiat: „Ich bin kein Teil der Graffitikunst.“ Bis heute polarisiert er bei der Bestimmung seines Stellenwertes in der Kunstgeschichte. Um seine Bilder zu verstehen, schreibt die Essayistin bell hooks, müsse man bereit sein, die tragische Dimension eines schwarzen Lebens zu akzeptieren; sie bezieht sich dabei auf James Baldwins Essay The Fire Next Time (1963), „dass es für die Schrecken des schwarzen Lebens keine Sprache gibt“. Basquiats Arbeit gebe diesem Schrecken einen künstlerischen Ausdruck.
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