For readers who love Basquiat

It's been thirty-one years since Jean-Michel Basquiat's tragic death, but his work still remains in our art consciousness. Now, a new book explores the other side of the graffiti artist turned painter.

"Basquiat-isms is a collection of essential quotations from this godfather of urban culture. In these brief, compelling, and memorable selections, taken from his interviews as well as his visual and written works, Basquiat writes and speaks about culture, his artistic persona, the art world, artistic influence, race, urban life, and many other subjects. Concise, direct, forceful, poetic, and enigmatic, Basquiat's words, like his art, continue to resonate."

Basquiat-isms, edited by Larry Warsh, is out now.

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