Basquiat Artist's Books like a poem collector from

like a poem collector from the 19 th century

The book thus invites the reader to examine and compare the manifold similarities of diverse structures

with some 80 sculptures and drawings by Fausto Melotti

Maurizio Bongiovanni

Silvia Paradela's unique piece with frame

Basquiat Artist's Books like a poem collector fromComprehensive retrospective in celebration of the artists fiftieth birthday. American artist Jean Michel Basquiat (19601988) quickly became one of art historys most luminescent personalities; his friendships with Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, and Madonna, as well as his tragic death at the age of twenty seven, are the stuff of legend. This retrospective publication traces the artists unique career and pinpoints his important position in art history.