Basquiat Artist's Books The book thus invites the

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

Aged texts

Maurizio Bongiovanni

with some 80 sculptures and drawings by Fausto Melotti

Basquiat Artist's Books The book thus invites theComprehensive 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.