Taschen Art Series: Basquiat

Leonhard Emmerling's compact introduction to Jean-Michel Basquiat, tracing his path from the graffiti tag "SAMO" to gallery fame before his death at 27. Across 96 pages, it covers the diverse influences — Greek and African art, jazz, French poetry — that shaped his urgent, layered visual language.

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