Jean Michel Basquiat Vintage 1989 First Limited Edition Lithograph Print Hardcover Art Exhibition Book

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This Jean Michel Basquiat very rare vintage 1989 first limited edition lithograph print hardcover art exhibition book is an incredibly … Read more This Jean Michel Basquiat very rare vintage 1989 first limited edition lithograph print hardcover art exhibition book is an incredibly special and unique book to add to your library collection.

The hardcover book with red linen covered boards, embossed cover and spine titles, and dust jacket is published by Vrej Baghoomian Inc. New York, N.Y.. Printed in 1989 in a limited edition of 4000 in The United States by Meridian Printing, Rhode Island. It features an exhibition catalogue survey of the artist Jean Michel Basquiat, with compelling accompanied text essays by Francesco Pellizzi and Glenn O'Brien.

This is a rare opportunity for true Basquiat fans and collectors, as this coveted 1st edition volume published from an edition of 4000, on the occasion of the exhibition October 21 to November 25 1989 at the famous Vreg Baghoomian Gallery in Soho, just one year after the untimely death of the artist.

Jean Michel Basquiat ( 1960 - 1988 ) was born in Brooklyn New York in 1960. His early creative career was as the Street Graffiti artist nick named " Samo " in the late 1970's on New York City's Lower East Side. By the early 1980's with the help of his friend Andy Warhol, Basquiat began to make his emotionally charged aesthetically arresting Neo Expressionist paintings. In 1992 The Whitney Museum of Art held a major retrospective exhibition of the life works of this great American Contemporary artist and master of social commentary.

His work focused on suggestive dichotomies such as wealth vs poverty, integration vs segregation, and inner vs outer experience of the human condition. He appropriated poetry, drawing, painting, and married text and image with Abstraction and Figuration. Basquiat's works had strong social commentary and deeper truths about the individual and the power structures of racism, and criticism of colonialism and support for class struggles.

The Vreg Baghoomian Gallery was a significant Contemporary Art space in the late 1980's in New York City, famous for representing and exhibiting the works of Basquiat at the end of his life. Baghoomian was Basquiat's infamous, yet controversial dealer during the artist's last years, hosting his final exhibitions in 1988 and 1989. The gallery is remembered for its role in shaping the market for Basquiat's work and its connection to a pivotal moment in American Art history. Baghoomian remains a bold representation of the intersection of art, commerce, and intrigue, particularly concerning the complex legacy and market of Jean Michel Basquiat.

The important retrospective exhibition and this beautiful catalogue that accompanied it focused on the artist's inherent undeniable genius, and his volcanic talent and personality. In addition to the illustrations, dedication and acknowledgements by Baghoomian, thought provoking essays by Francesco Pellizzi and Glenn O'Brien, the volume is further enhanced with an artist biography, bibliography, and exhibitions list. Among the artworks included in the exhibition and this book are some of his most important masterpieces as well as many rarely published and equally as significant works.

The rare out of print 1st edition hardcover exhibition art book measures 9 3/4" W X 12" H X 3/4" D, with 160 pages, featuring 70 lithograph print illustrations.

It is in excellent " like new " very clean condition with very light signs of handling. Please see photos for condition reference. It is now being offered here for an excellent price. See less