Jean-Michel Basquiat

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American artist graffiti artist human neo-expressionist artist painter

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.

Aliases (1)

Basquiat ×1

Statements (79)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American artist → graffiti artist → human → neo-expressionist artist → painter →
activeIn	New York City art scene →
activePeriod	1980s → late 1970s →
artMarketRecord	Untitled (1982) sold for over 100 million USD at auction →
buriedAt	Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States →
causeOfDeath	heroin overdose →
collaboratedWith	Andy Warhol → Keith Haring →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
culturalImpact	bridged street art and the fine art world → 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 → attended Edward R. Murrow High School →
ethnicOrigin	Haitian → Puerto Rican →
familyName	Basquiat →
fullName	Jean-Michel Basquiat →
genre	abstract painting → figurative painting →
givenName	Jean-Michel →
hasHeritage	Haitian → Puerto Rican →
influenced	contemporary painters → contemporary street artists →
influencedBy	African art → Andy Warhol → Jean Dubuffet → Pablo Picasso →
knownFor	SAMO graffiti in Lower Manhattan →
languageSpoken	English → French → Spanish →
legacy	considered one of the most important artists of the late 20th century → icon of Black contemporary art →
livedIn	Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States →
mannerOfDeath	drug-related death →
movement	Neo-expressionism → Street art →
notableExhibition	1981 New York/New Wave exhibition at P.S.1 → 1982 solo exhibition at Annina Nosei Gallery → 1982 solo exhibition at Galerie Bruno Bischofberger →
notableFor	collaborations with Andy Warhol → depictions of Black historical figures → graffiti-inspired paintings → use of text and symbols in art →
notableWork	Boy and Dog in a Johnnypump → Dustheads → Flexible → Hollywood Africans → Irony of Negro Policeman → Untitled (1982) →
occupation	draftsman → graffiti artist → painter →
parent	Gérard Basquiat → Matilde Andrades →
placeOfBirth	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States →
placeOfDeath	Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States →
representedBy	Annina Nosei Gallery → Galerie Bruno Bischofberger →
residenceDuringCareer	SoHo, Manhattan, New York City →
styleCharacteristic	integration of text and imagery → raw gestural brushwork → reference to jazz and hip-hop culture → use of crowns motif →
subjectMatter	Black heroes and athletes → police and authority → power structures → race and identity →
usedPseudonym	SAMO →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jean-Michel Basquiat ("Basquiat") →	familyName
Jean-Michel Basquiat →	fullName
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City →	hasBurial
The Phillips Collection →	hasWorkBy
The Broad →	notableArtistInCollection