Jean-Michel Basquiat
Xerox
€ 40.00
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Jean-Michel Basquiat
Xerox
English
2019. 216 pp., 135 ills.
hardcover
27.90 x 30.50 cm
ISBN 978-3-7757-4585-7
Copy and paste
Jean-Michel Basquiat | Xerox is the first concentrated examination of the extraordinary body of work that the artist created using Xerox copies as his principal medium and compositional focal point. These immersive, collaged Xerox paintings epitomize Basquiat’s extraordinary capacity for visual language. Their raw, allover compositions incorporate recycled and transformed signs and markings from the artist’s everyday experiences—including motifs from his earlier artworks. The intricate web of content in this series presages the copy-paste sampling characteristic of the subsequent Internet and post-Internet generations, positioning Basquiat as a pioneer of the pre-digital age.
EXHIBITION
March 12 – May 31, 2019
Nahmad Contemporary, New York
