Jean-Michel Basquiat became a galvanizing, iconic frontrunner of the transformational and insurgent movement in contemporary American art that resulted from an unprecedented fusion of hip-hop culture, music and graffiti in 1980s New York. Young artists who freely sampled from their urban experiences and their largely Black, Latinx and immigrant histories infused the downtown art scene with expressionist, pop and graffiti-inspired compositions. Writing the Future features Basquiat’s works alongside those by his contemporaries, and sometimes collaborators: A-One, ERO, Fab 5 Freddy, Futura, Keith Haring, Kool Koor, LA2, Lady Pink, Lee Quiñones.....
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Joe Brainard's mimeograph-printed Banana Book, full of puns, jokes and homoerotic imagery. Published by Johnny Stanton's Siamese Banana Press (Brainard came up with the name) in 1972. Unsigned.

Condition: Very Good, sunning to covers.
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The beautiful exhibition catalog for the largest Basquiat exhibition ever, which took place at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris in 2018-2019. Thirty years after his death, over 120 works were assembled together, many never having been exhibited before. Basquiat absorbed everything, mixing the lessons of the street with a repertoire of images, heroes, and symbols from a wide range of cultures. His radical approach has been discussed in the context of the work of Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Gerhard Richter, and Cy Twombly. A Basquiat exhibit of this scale.....
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An early issue of the influential NY style magazine, PAPER, when it was still an XL oversized, black and white, fold-out double-sided one-sheet. A "secret" themed issue with tips and hints about NY's cool places and other secret info such as how to petition the FBI to see if they have a file on you. Great design and with ads by Screaming Mimi's, Danceteria, Fiorucci and Pyramid Club, among others.

Condition: Very Good-, some toning along folds and to the two covers; additional vertical fold, some edgewear and light soiling.....
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An early issue of the influential NY style magazine, PAPER, when it was still an XL oversized, black and white, fold-out double-sided one-sheet. A "world to go" themed issue with features on the multitude of ethnic influences on New York culture. Great design and with ads by Manolo Blahnik, Agnes B. and Ted Muehling, among others.

Condition: Very Good, some toning and light scuffing; bump to one corner.
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A hardcover, signed first edition/first printing of Patti Smith's 2010 touching memoir of her life and friendship with Robert Mapplethorpe, and on becoming artists in New York City during the 1970s.

Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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