{"title":"Books by Jean–michel Basquiat","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781419727481","title":"Life Doesn't Frighten Me (Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe glorious picture book \u003ci\u003eLife Doesn’t Frighten Me\u003c\/i\u003e features the work of two legendary artists—poet Maya Angelou and artist Jean Michel Basquiat—“a powerful exploration of emotion and its expression through the careful blend of words and art” (\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Dr. Maya Angelou’s unforgettable poem is matched with the daring art of Jean-Michel Basquiat in this powerful ode to courage.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShadows on the wall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNoises down the hall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife doesn’t frighten me at all \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Angelou’s brave, defiant poem celebrates the courage within each of us, young and old. From the scary thought of panthers in the park to the unsettling scene of a new classroom, fearsome images are summoned and dispelled by the power of faith in ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Angelou’s strong words are matched by the bold vision of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose style reveals the powerful emotions and fanciful imaginings of childhood. Together, Angelou’s words and Basquiat’s paintings create a place where every child, indeed every person, may experience their own fearlessness.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This brilliant introduction to poetry and contemporary art features brief biographies of Angelou and Basquiat and an afterword from the editor, Sara Jane Boyers. A selected bibliography of Angelou’s books and a selected museum listing of Basquiat’s works open the door to further inspiration through the fine arts.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Presented as an impassioned ode to courage, the late poet Dr. Maya Angelou’s 1993 poem in this handsome anniversary edition will inspire a new generation of brave readers, no matter the challenge. Young readers will be inspired by poetry, by art, and by the tremendous talent of these two legendary creators in one beautiful picture book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204347396274,"sku":"9781419727481","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781419727481_bece7dfb-b1ec-4017-a695-6cf5682992af.jpg?v=1786019913"},{"product_id":"9780691167893","title":"The Notebooks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA facsimile edition of the artist's fascinating working notebooks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrooklyn-born Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-88) was one of the most important artists of the 1980s. A key figure in the New York art scene, he inventively explored the interplay between words and images throughout his career, first as a member of SAMO, a graffiti group active on the Lower East Side in the late 1970s, and then as a painter acclaimed for his unmistakable Neoexpressionist style. From 1980 to 1987, he filled numerous working notebooks with drawings and handwritten texts. This facsimile edition reproduces the pages of eight of these fascinating and rarely seen notebooks for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe notebooks are filled with images and words that recur in Basquiat's paintings and other works. Iconic drawings and pictograms of crowns, teepees, and hatch-marked hearts share space with handwritten texts, including notes, observations, and poems that often touch on culture, race, class, and life in New York. Like his other work, the notebooks vividly demonstrate Basquiat’s deep interests in comic, street, and pop art, hip-hop, politics, and the ephemera of urban life. They also provide an intimate look at the working process of one of the most creative forces in contemporary American art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished in association with No More Rulers\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56292955193717,"sku":"9780691167893","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780691167893_107168a8-8877-4889-b64d-87ecf051775b.jpg?v=1786014817"},{"product_id":"9780691192833","title":"Basquiat–isms","description":"A collection of essential quotations and other writings from artist and icon Jean-Michel BasquiatOne of the most important artists of the late twentieth century, Jean-Michel Basquiat explored the interplay of words and images throughout his career as a celebrated painter with an instantly recognizable style. In his paintings, notebooks, and interviews, he showed himself to be a powerful and creative writer and speaker as well as image-maker. Basquiat-isms is a collection of essential quotations from this godfather of urban culture. In these brief, compelling, and memorable selections, taken from his interviews as well as his visual and written works, Basquiat writes and speaks about culture, his artistic persona, the art world, artistic influence, race, urban life, and many other subjects. Concise, direct, forceful, poetic, and enigmatic, Basquiat’s words, like his art, continue to resonate.   Select quotations from the book:\"I cross out words so you will see them more; the fact that they are obscured makes you want to read them.\"\"I think there are a lot of people that are neglected in art, I don’t know if it’s because of who made the paintings or what, but, um . . . black people are never really portrayed realistically or I mean not even portrayed in modern art.\"\"Since I was 17, I thought I might be a star.\"\"The more I paint the more I like everything.\"\"I think I make art for myself, but ultimately I think I make it for the world.\"","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56293645189493,"sku":"9780691192833","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780691192833_8dd3ed09-29f7-4bbc-bdb4-e37e975702ff.jpg?v=1786015123"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-jean-michel-basquiat.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}