Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960 - 1988)
Basquiat was a fascinating and complex artist who is now regarded as a major painter of the 1980s. His work – and life -- continue to inspire artists and viewers around the world. He has achieved a cult status among the young, with his impish grace, disregard for “bourgeois values” and the intensity of his work. Unfortunately, as with any cult figure come many myths about the man, his life and his art.
This site is based on a critical respect for Basquiat’s work, and the recognized need for accurate information on the artist on the web.
In this site you will find:
- a chronology of his life and major posthumous events,
- an updated "Basquiat Blog," with news relating to the artist,
- details
on many of his important paintings, and links to reproductions in print
and on-line,
- updated list of where to see his work, in galleries and permanent collections,
- updated list of works at auction,
- a
historical listing of Basquiat exhibitions,
- lesson plans, to help teachers integrate the study of Basquiat into the curriculum,
- a
bibliography, and Internet
links to more, evaluated sources.
This site is also used to back up and supplement the book Jean-Michel Basquiat: A Biography (published Greenwood Press, 2010). The book is a based around a chronological account of Basquiat's life, but seeks to give a flavor of his times, and focuses on the themes of his art and individual artworks. It is written in a straightforward style suitable for young people and those learning about the artist for the first time, but anyone seeking greater appreciation of the artist, his times and his work will find it of great interest.
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Latest News:
Updates to Basquiat Auction page (results May 17th)
Christie's Basquiat Videos (May 8, 2013
Unpdated Basquiat Exhibitions (May 4, 2013)
Total of 57 Basquiat's on view in New York this May (May 3, 2013)
"Man Made: Jean-Michel Basquiat" exhibition at Sotheby's NYC will show 31 works May 2nd till June 9th, 2013.
Updates to Basquiat Auction page - works in NY auctions May 14, 15, 16. and 17th
Previously unknown collection of Basquiat works from 1979 to be unveiled (April 3, 2013)
Basquiat exhibition at Gagosian, New York, now showing over 60 of his paintings till April 6th (Feb. 8th, 2013)
The Art Market vs Art? (Feb. 6th, 2013)
Romare Bearden at ACA Galleries extended till February 22, 2013
And here's to you, Jackie Robinson... (born January 31st, 1919)
R.I.P. Butch Morris (February 10, 1947 - January 29, 2013)
Basquiat show coming to Gagosian gallery in Chelsea, New York in February! (January, 2013)
Basquiat's on view in St. Louis and London before February Auctions.
Updates to Basquiat Exhibition page (January, 2013 - Basquiat works in temporary group shows in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Boston).
Updates to Basquiat Auction page (January, 2013)
The Bowery and Times Square, Revisited -- last chance for 2 interesting NYC shows (December, 2012)
Basquiat's Untitled (Fisherman) sells for over $26 million (November 15, 2012)
Basquiat's on view this November, NYC (November 1, 2012)
LA's Eduardo Soriano Castillo: "Art is Not a Crime" (November 1, 2012)
Notes from the 10/18 NYC Basquiat Panel: Part 1: Al Diaz (November 1, 2012)
Happy Halloween (October 31, 2012)
I'll be speaking at Basquiat Panel, NYC on October 18th
A-Rod vs Pegasus (September 2012)
Basquiat painting on auction in November may set yet another record (September 2012)
The Times Square Show Revisited - Sept 14 - Dec. 8th, 2012
Basquiat's first published illustration uncovered? (September 2012)
Keith Haring et al. (September 2012)
Basquiat works on view in Avignon, France, group show till November 11, 2012
Two Basquiat works reach new records of exchange value (June 27 & 28, 2012)
More Mudd Club nostalgia / Last Chance to see Keith Haring's early work in Brookyn (till July 8th, 2012)
Basquiat's Warrior caught in London, and another record in commodification due tonight (June 27, 2012)
Last chance to see five Basquiat works on view in London, before auction (June 26, 2012)
Sotheby's vs Teamsters dispute settled. / Updates to the Basquiat auction page (June,
2012)
Exhibition of Basquiat/Clemente/Warhol collaborations in Bonn, 10 Feb to 20 May 2012.
Hidden Basquiat Invisible Ink Signature discovered under UV light /
Sotheby's still bad for art. (February, 2011)
Inventor of the cut-up Brion Gysin (His Birthday,
January 19th)
Basquiat Authentification Committee to Disband
(January, 2011)
Happy Holidays / Basquiat's Birthday (December,
2011)
A Group Visit to Basquiat's Brooklyn Grave
(November, 2011)
"Club 57 and Friends" show to close October 9th
Six Basquiat works on free preview in London, October 2011
The Devil on the Door ? (September, 2011)
Miles Davis Quintet
Basquiat and Hip-Hop, Again
Romare Bearden Centennial
Warhol and Basquiat
opening, Denmark, August 31, 2011
R.I.P. Cy Twombly (1928-2011)
Art In the Streets show dropped by Brooklyn Museum -- and call to action
(June 22, 2011)
Update of exhibitions page: Basquiats on view in group shows
in London, Paris, Rome; North Carolina; the MOCA, LA; the Kunsthalle Bielefeld,
Germany; and the Arken Museum, Denmark. (May, 2011)
Basquiat work in Raleigh & coming to DC in "30
Americans" show of recent African-American art
Rene Ricard's painted poems on view at Chelsea Gallery (May
13th-June 25th)
Glenn O'Brien in GQ on Basquiat's Gray
Basquiat unknown 1981 Notebook Pages on exhibit at AS IF
gallery (May 7-28)
Maripol photos exhibited at Clic gallery, downtown Manhattan
(May 17-June 19)
Eroica I and ten other Basquiat works on view in New York
before Spring Auctions (May, 2011)
"Art in the Streets" at MOCA, LA, April 17 - August 8, 2011
Bearden, Haring, and Sugar Ray Robinson (May
2, 2011)
Magnificent Basquiat Retrospective closes on January 30th.
Author appearances for January 2011.
