{"product_id":"basquiat-a-quick-killing-in-art-9780063442184","title":"Basquiat: A Quick Killing in Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A smart, crackling chronicle of fast game, the '80s art market, [and] the attraction of destruction.\"--\u003cem\u003e Village Voice \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA bold and vivid biography that chronicles the dazzling rise and tragic death of Neo-expressionist artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn less than a decade, Jean-Michel Basquiat went from being a teenage graffiti artist to an international art star. His meteoric rise to fame coincided with the outrageous excess of the heady '80s art boom. A fixture of the downtown scene, with its explosive mix of music, fashion, art, and drugs, he soon became involved with some of its most celebrated personalities, including Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, and Madonna. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBasquiat fulfilled that cynical aphorism: Die young and leave a beautiful corpse. But Basquiat did more than that: he left a beautiful corpus. With each passing year, the remarkable energy, perspicacity and originality of his work increases in power. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a world where Black Lives Matter and the imperative need for diversity are among the driving forces of our time, Basquiat's success in the 1980s white art world, and his ongoing universal celebrity, have made him a significant role model for generation of artists to come. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the rise and fall of the graffiti movement, to the East Village art scene, to the art dealers and out-of-control auction houses, \u003cem\u003eBasquiat: A Quick Killing in Art\u003c\/em\u003e, the definitive biography of the young painter, is a vivid portrait of both the artist and his time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBasquiat: A Quick Killing in Art\u003c\/em\u003e includes 12-14 photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoban, Phoebe:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhoebe Hoban\u003c\/strong\u003e has written about culture and the arts for a variety of publications, including \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times, New York Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ, Harper's Bazaar, ARTnews, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe New York Observer\u003c\/em\u003e, among others. She is the author of three artist biographies: \u003cem\u003eBasquiat: A Quick Killing in Art, \u003c\/em\u003ea national bestseller and a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book of the Year; \u003cem\u003eAlice Neel: The Art of Not Sitting Pretty\u003c\/em\u003e, named a best book of the year by \u003cem\u003eNew York Magazine, The Village Voice\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eLucian Freud: Eyes Wide Open\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51735075422482,"sku":"9780063442184","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c2437ad5-8c7e-4dbb-a946-dee08d4468a3.jpg?v=1763493967","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/basquiat-a-quick-killing-in-art-9780063442184","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}