9780847871841-0847871843-Jean-Michel Basquiat: Crossroads

Jean-Michel Basquiat: Crossroads

ISBN-13: 9780847871841
ISBN-10: 0847871843
Edition: First Edition
Author: Lee Jaffe
Publication date: 2022
Publisher: Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover 224 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780847871841
ISBN-10: 0847871843
Edition: First Edition
Author: Lee Jaffe
Publication date: 2022
Publisher: Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover 224 pages

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Jean-Michel Basquiat: Crossroads (ISBN-13: 9780847871841 and ISBN-10: 0847871843), written by authors Lee Jaffe, was published by Rizzoli in 2022. With an overall rating of 3.7 stars, it's a notable title among other Monographs (Individual Artists, Arts Collections, History, Arts History & Criticism) books. You can easily purchase or rent Jean-Michel Basquiat: Crossroads (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Monographs books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $1.4.

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A rare and poignant compilation of photography and written anecdotes by American photographer and artist Lee Jaffe that captures his close friendship, collaboration, and travels with the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat as they traversed Japan, Thailand, and Switzerland in 1983.
Lee Jaffe, a cross-disciplinary visual artist, musician, and poet, took photos of his friend, Jean-Michel Basquiat, when they traveled abroad in 1983. As a photographer, Jaffe had a connection to Basquiat, and their time spent together resulted in an archive of imagery that captured one of the art world’s true legends through an unfiltered and authentic lens.
Basquiat and Jaffe connected over reggae music at a mutual friend’s art show. It was the early 1980s in New York, when the art scene was raw, complicated, and thriving, and Jaffe cultivated strong connections with cultural figures such as Basquiat, Bob Marley, and Peter Tosh. “For me, watching him [ Jean] paint reminded me of the times I would sit and play harmonica while Bob Marley, with his acoustic guitar, would be writing songs that were eventually to become classics,” Jaffe says. “With Jean and Bob, it seemed like they were channeling inspiration coming from an otherworldly place.” This beautiful volume presents snapshots of Basquiat: from the artist smiling on a bullet train to Kyoto and behind-the-scenes documentation of Basquiat creating artwork in St. Moritz, to poignant portraits that mirror his undeniable magnetism. These rare depictions of Basquiat come to life with Jaffe’s unforgettable experiences of their friendship, collaborations, and travels detailed in private written memories and anecdotes. This insightful and moving illustrated volume captures the soul of the unedited, ambitious, young artist during the height of his short yet unprecedented artistic career.

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