Basquiat 6 Silver Gelatin Photographs by Ari Marcopoulos

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Jean Michel-Basquiat (1960-1988) suite of 6 silver gelatin photographs taken by Ari Marcopoulos. Original suite contained 7 photographs, only 6 available. 2 – 11 x 14, 3 – 16 x 20 and 1 – 20 x 24 Basquiat was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1960 and began as a graffiti artist in the late 1970s before evolving into a Neo-expressionist during the next decade. During a varied career, the artist collaborated with Pop Art godfather Andy Warhol, played in a band with U.S. film actor and director Vincent Gallo, appeared in a video for New Wave band Blondie and even briefly dated future pop queen Madonna.