Jean-­Michel Basquiat: The Making of an Icon

Jean-­Michel Basquiat: The Making of an IconThe first biography in more than a quarter centurybased on more than 100 interviewsadds significant new information to the story both of Jean Michael Basquiat's life and to the extraordinary journey of his art. In a resurrection few could have predicted, Jean Michel Basquiat joined Picasso, Modigliani, and Munch when one of his paintings sold for more than $100 million. Nearly four decades after his untimely death at 27 years of age, Basquiat is one

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