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THE LEGEND OF JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT IS AS STRONG AS EVER. SYNONYMOUS WITH 1980S NEW YORK, THE ARTIST FIRST APPEARED IN THE LATE 1970S UNDER THE TAG SAMO, SPRAYING CAUSTIC COMMENTS AND FRAGMENTED POEMS ON THE WALLS OF THE CITY. HE APPEARED AS PART OF A THRIVING UNDERGROUND SCENE OF VISUAL ARTS AND GRAFFITI, HIP HOP, POST-PUNK, AND DIY FILMMAKING, WHICH MET IN A BOOMING ART WORLD. RICHLY ILLUSTRATED YEAR-BY-YEAR CHAPTER BREAKS FOLLOW THE ARTIST'S LIFE AND QUOTE FROM HIS OWN STATEMENTS AND CONTEMPORARY REVIEWS TO PROVIDE BOTH PERSONAL BACKGROUND AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT.

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