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Basquiat - by Phoebe Hoban (Paperback)

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  • New York Times Notable Book"A smart, crackling chronicle of fast game, the '80s art market, [and] the attraction of destruction.
  • Author(s): Phoebe Hoban
  • 480 Pages
  • Biography + Autobiography, Artists, Architects, Photographers

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New York Times Notable Book

"A smart, crackling chronicle of fast game, the '80s art market, [and] the attraction of destruction."-- Village Voice

A bold and vivid biography that chronicles the dazzling rise and tragic death of Neo-expressionist artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

In 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.

Basquiat 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.

In 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.

From the rise and fall of the graffiti movement, to the East Village art scene, to the art dealers and out-of-control auction houses, Basquiat: A Quick Killing in Art, the definitive biography of the young painter, is a vivid portrait of both the artist and his time.

Basquiat: A Quick Killing in Art includes 12-14 photographs.



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"Compulsively readable. . . . Hoban's depiction of the glitzy 1980s art world is sharply etched and deadly accurate." -- Patricia Bosworth, New York Times Book Review

"A smart, crackling chronicle of fast game, the '80s art market, [and] the attraction of destruction." -- The Village Voice

"Hoban is the perfect writer for the life of an '80s art star . . . she is smart and curious, an engaged and cultural critic steeped in the art scene of the 1980s, well matched with her subject." -- Philadelphia Inquirer

"An insightful and devastating portrait of the 1980s art world, its movers and shakers, as well as Basquiat's manipulators, hangers-on, and a precious few genuine friends." -- Chuck Close

"Phoebe Hoban has produced an unflinchingly honest portrayal of the fast life, high times, and heady work of Jean-Michel Basquiat, perhaps the most compelling and tragic personality in American art since Jackson Pollock. She is an exceptionally skillful, subtle, and perceptive critic, reporter, and writer." -- Bob Colacello

"This exceptionally moving biography of painter Jean-Michel Basquiat is exquisite, haunting, and beautifully written." -- Publishers Weekly


Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.31 Inches (W) x 1.08 Inches (D)
Weight: .65 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Artists, Architects, Photographers
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Number of Pages: 480
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback
Author: Phoebe Hoban
Language: English
Street Date: November 25, 2025
TCIN: 93322209
UPC: 9780063442184
Item Number (DPCI): 247-48-3088
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 1.08 inches length x 5.31 inches width x 8 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.65 pounds
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