Warhol on Basquiat. Andy Warhol's Words and Pictures

Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat's relationship was a complex one, captured in hundreds of unpublished photographs in a new book. The book includes entries from the Andy Warhol Diaries and collaborative artworks, offering a voyeuristic glimpse into the lives of two of modern art's brightest stars.

Format: Hardback
Length: 312 pages
Publication date: 28 March 2022
Publisher: Taschen GmbH

Andy Warhol's Words and Pictures

Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat's complex relationship captivated the art world then and now. At a time when Warhol was already world famous and the elder statesman of New York cool, Basquiat was a downtown talent rising rapidly from the graffiti scene. Together, they forged an electrifying personal and professional partnership.

As a prolific documentarian of his own world, Warhol extensively photographed and wrote of his friendship with Basquiat, all played against the backdrop of 1980s downtown New York City. It reveals not only the emotional depth of their relationship but also its ambiguities, extremities, and complexities. Produced in collaboration with The Andy Warhol Foundation and Jean-Michel Basquiat's estate, this book chronicles the duo's relationship in hundreds of previously unpublished photographs of Basquiat along with a dynamic cast of characters from Madonna to Grace Jones, Keith Haring to Fela Kuti.

The shots are accompanied by entries from the legendary Andy Warhol Diaries, selected collaborative artworks, and extensive ephemera. Touching, intimate, and occasionally sardonic, Warhol on Basquiat is a voyeuristic glimpse into the lives of two of modern art's brightest stars.

Weight: 2060g
Dimension: 298 x 226 x 35 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783836525237