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JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (Nueva York, EEUU, 1960 - 1988).

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JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (Nueva York, EEUU, 1960 - 1988). Sin título. Serigrafía. Firmado en plancha. Medidas: 38 x 28 cm. Artista prolífico, Jean-Michel Basquiat empezó a dibujar a los tres años, inspirándose de la cultura urbana con los coches, taxis y autobuses que recorrían las calles, así como también a través de la televisión y los cómics. Plasmó esta mirada por su entorno en sus cuadros durante toda su vida, especialmente en forma de vibrantes líneas, trazos intensos, figuras recortadas en negro, expresiones faciales llevadas al límite, etc. Durante los primeros años de la década de los ochenta empezó a despuntar como artista, en un momento en que predomina el reinado del arte conceptual y el minimalismo estético en todas sus formas. La presencia de la cultura urbana y el grafiti se mezclan con la tradición figurativa europea. Su primera exposición en solitario tuvo lugar en 1982, en la galería Annina Nosei del SoHo neoyorquino. Esto supuso el comienzo de una serie de muestras individuales y colectivas donde se aglutinó su obra con la de otros artistas coetáneos importantes, como Julian Schnabel o David Salle. En estos años realiza más de doscientos lienzos con retratos de personajes influyentes pertenecientes a dicha cultura, entre los que destacan Muhammad Ali o Dizzy Gillespie. Es en este momento en el que sus obras empiezan a ser muy cotizadas, y lógicamente su presencia es demandada en los más exclusivos eventos de la época. Cabe destacar su estrecha relación con Andy Warhol, quien influye poderosamente en el trabajo de ambos. La intensidad con la que Jean-Michel Basquiat creaba tenía un exacto reflejo en su vida. Aficionado a las drogas y la vida nocturna desde su adolescencia, su consumo aumentó de tal forma que desarrolló una gran adicción por la heroína y la cocaína, hecho que provocó su muerte en el año 1988. Desde su primera exposición en solitario hasta nuestros días, su obra ha recorrido los museos más conocidos del mundo. Su poder mediático, las cifras escandalosas que han alcanzado algunas de sus obras en las subastas y su intensidad visual siguen moviendo multitudes. La fuerte influencia de sus lienzos, grafitis y escritos en el arte contemporáneo explica el enorme interés que su figura despierta. Actualmente está representado en museos e instituciones como el Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) de Nueva York, el Centre Pompidou de París, la Gagosian Gallery, el Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona - MACBA de Barcelona, el Museo Guggenheim de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo de Bilbao, The High Museum of Art de Atlanta, The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth de Fort Worth, Castellani Art Museum de Lewiston, el Whitney Museum of American Art de Nueva York, el Broad Contemporary Art Museum de Santa Monica, la Fondation Carmignac en París, el Fukuoka Art Museum de Fukuoka, Japón, así como en numerosas colecciones privadas, como la de David Bowie.

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