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1) Basquiat
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1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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In 1981, a nineteen-year-old unknown graffiti writer takes the New York art world by storm.
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312 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits ; 30 cm
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English
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"Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat's complex relationship captivated the art world then and now. At a time when Warhol was already world famous and the elder statesman of New York cool, Basquiat was a downtown talent rising rapidly from the graffiti scene. Together, they forged an electrifying personal and professional partnership. As a prolific documentarian of his own world, Warhol extensively photographed and wrote of his friendship with Basquiat,...
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1 videodisc (75 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Jean-Michel Basquiat was a rock star of the early 80s art scene: he lived fast, died young and created thousands of drawings and paintings. It took less than a decade to go from anonymous graffiti writer to an epoch-defining art star. He has emerged as one of the most important artists of his generation and his work is now exhibited in museums all over the world.
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Arthouse films volume 18
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1 videodisc (approximately 93 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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In his short career, Jean-Michel Basquiat was a phenomenon. He became notorious for his graffiti art under the moniker Samo in the late 1970s on the Lower East Side scene, sold his first painting to Deborah Harry for $200, and became best friends with Andy Warhol. Appreciated by both the art cognoscenti and the public, Basquiat was launched into international stardom.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 18 cm
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English
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"Conocido por sus contribuciones al graffiti y al neoexpresionismo, Jean-Michel Basquiat se convirtió en uno de los nombres más jóvenes del mundo del arte. El prodigio haitiano-puertorriqueño usó sus obsesivos garabatos y diseños de calaveras para pintar su legado a través de Nueva York. Los padres descubrirán que este libro de biografía sobre Basquiat es una historia alentadora para sus pequeños que esperan expresarse a través de la creatividad,...
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227 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 30 cm
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English
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Jean-Michel Basquiat took the New York City art world by storm in the early 1980s and gained international recognition by creating powerful and expressive works that confronted issues of racism, identity and social tension. Although his career was cut short by his untimely death at age 27, his groundbreaking drawings and paintings continue to challenge perceptions, provoke vital dialogues and empower us to think critically about the world around us....
9) Basquiat
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131 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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"The dazzling, provocative work of Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) would come to define the vibrant New York art scene of the late '70s and early '80s. Punk, jazz, graffiti, hip-hop: his work drew heavily on the cultural trappings of lower Manhattan, to which he fled--from Brooklyn--at the age of 15. This stunning graphic novel captures the dramatic life and exhilarating times of this archetypal New York artist, covering everything from the SAMO...
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123 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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"Cool, talented and transgressive, Jean-Michel Basquiat's life is just as fascinating as the work he produced. Delve into 1980s New York as this vivid graphic novel takes you on Basquiat's journey from street-art legend SAMO to international art-scene darling, up until his sudden death. Told through cinematic scenes, this is Basquiat as seen through the eyes of those who knew him, including his father, Suzanne Mallouk, Larry Gagosian and, most importantly,...
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English
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Jean-Michel Basquiat and his unique, collage-style paintings rocked to fame in the 1980s as a cultural phenomenon unlike anything the art world had ever seen. But before that, he was a little boy who saw art everywhere: in poetry books and museums, in games and in the words that we speak, and in the pulsing energy of New York City. Now, award-winning illustrator Javaka Steptoe's vivid text and bold artwork echoing Basquiat's own introduce young readers...
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