Tuesday, 25 May 2010

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Alba's breakfast, Warhol, Clemente and Basquiat


Untitled- Jean-Michel Basquiat

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. He started as a graffiti writer (SAMO) in New York City, and in the 1980s produced Neo-expressionist painting. Basquiat died of a heroin overdose on August 12, 1988. He was friends with Andy Warhol. Together with Andy Warhol and Fransesco Clemente he made some huge paintings.

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