Jean-Michel Basquiat
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Jean-Michel Basquiat was an influential American artist whose raw, neo-expressionist paintings and graffiti-inspired works made him a central figure in the 1980s New York art scene.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jean-Michel Basquiat canonical | 33 |
| Basquiat | 8 |
| Jean-Michel Basquiat oeuvre | 1 |
Statements (79)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American artist
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graffiti artist ⓘ human ⓘ neo-expressionist artist ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| activeIn | New York City art scene ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1980s
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late 1970s ⓘ |
| artMarketRecord | Untitled (1982) sold for over 100 million USD at auction ⓘ |
| buriedAt |
Green-Wood Cemetery
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surface form:
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
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| causeOfDeath | heroin overdose ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Andy Warhol
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Keith Haring ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
bridged street art and the fine art world
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symbol of 1980s New York downtown culture ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1960-12-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1988-08-12 ⓘ |
| droppedOutOf | high school ⓘ |
| earlyActivity | sold hand-painted postcards and T-shirts ⓘ |
| education |
attended City-As-School High School
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attended Edward R. Murrow High School ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
Haitian
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Puerto Rican ⓘ |
| familyName |
Jean-Michel Basquiat
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Basquiat
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| fullName | Jean-Michel Basquiat self-link ⓘ |
| genre |
abstract painting
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figurative painting ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean-Michel ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Haitian
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Puerto Ricans ⓘ
surface form:
Puerto Rican
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| influenced |
contemporary painters
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contemporary street artists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African art
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Andy Warhol ⓘ Jean Dubuffet ⓘ Pablo Picasso ⓘ |
| knownFor | SAMO graffiti in Lower Manhattan ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered one of the most important artists of the late 20th century
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icon of Black contemporary art ⓘ |
| livedIn | Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | drug-related death ⓘ |
| movement |
Neo-Expressionism
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surface form:
Neo-expressionism
Street art ⓘ |
| notableExhibition |
1981 New York/New Wave exhibition at P.S.1
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1982 solo exhibition at Annina Nosei Gallery ⓘ 1982 solo exhibition at Galerie Bruno Bischofberger ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with Andy Warhol
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depictions of Black historical figures ⓘ graffiti-inspired paintings ⓘ use of text and symbols in art ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Boy and Dog in a Johnnypump
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Dustheads ⓘ Flexible ⓘ Hollywood Africans ⓘ Irony of Negro Policeman ⓘ Untitled (1982) ⓘ |
| occupation |
draftsman
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graffiti artist ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| parent |
Gérard Basquiat
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Matilde Andrades ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| representedBy |
Annina Nosei Gallery
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Galerie Bruno Bischofberger ⓘ |
| residenceDuringCareer |
SoHo
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surface form:
SoHo, Manhattan, New York City
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| styleCharacteristic |
integration of text and imagery
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raw gestural brushwork ⓘ reference to jazz and hip-hop culture ⓘ use of crowns motif ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Black heroes and athletes
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police and authority ⓘ power structures ⓘ race and identity ⓘ |
| usedPseudonym | SAMO ⓘ |
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