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Painters & Artists
Jean-Michel Basquiat
1960–1988
Neo-expressionist painter whose work addressed race, class, and power.
📖Biography
Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American artist of Haitian and Puerto Rican descent. He first achieved fame as part of SAMO, a graffiti duo, before becoming a celebrated neo-expressionist painter.
Key Achievements
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Youngest artist to exhibit at Documenta in Kassel
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Collaborated with Andy Warhol
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His painting sold for $110.5 million in 2017
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Produced approximately 1,500 drawings and 600 paintings
Legacy & Impact
Basquiat brought the perspective of a young Black man into the predominantly white art world, forever changing contemporary art.