Assouline’s Basquiat: The World of Jean-Michel is a new collector-focused volume dedicated to the life and legacy of Jean-Michel Basquiat. The 348-page release includes more than 250 artworks, archival photographs, and essays tracing the artist’s cultural impact across art, music, fashion, and street culture. Published as part of Assouline’s Ultimate Collection series, the oversized edition is housed in a clamshell case and finished with hand-bound details intended for display.
The book explores Basquiat’s rise from downtown New York graffiti culture to international recognition during the 1980s art movement. Assouline worked with contributors and archival material to document the artist’s work through photography, paintings, sketches, and historical references spanning multiple decades. The release joins the publisher’s growing catalog of luxury art volumes centered on influential figures in contemporary culture and design.
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