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Details the talented painter's turbulent childhood, explosive dealings with the elite art world, relationships with such figures as Andy Warhol and Madonna, and rise to fame, which led to his death from a drug overdose at the age of twenty-seven.

Painter Jean-Michel Basquiat was the Jimi Hendrix of the art world: in less than a decade he went from being a teenage graffiti artist to an international art star; he was dead of a drug overdose at age twenty-seven. Basquiat's brief career spanned the giddy '80s art boom and... Read Full Overview

The tragic story of the talented painter Jean-Michel Basquiat details his turbulent childhood, explosive dealings with the elite art world, relationships with such figures as Andy Warhol and Madonna, and rise to fame, which led to his death from a drug overdose at the age of... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview