Via the memories of Jean-Michel Basquiat's partner and muse Suzanne Mallouck, his first great love, readers delve into the life of this eccentric artist through the white world of the "nouveau riche" and "radical chic" gallery owners and collectors.
Street artist, graphic designer, painter and friend of the king of Pop Art, Andy Warhol, in less than a decade, Jean-Michel Basquiat became a star of the international art scene, a cult figure for youngsters all over the world. The memoir by Jennifer Clement is the deepest, most stimulating, complete, amusing and painful account of his life. Having died of an overdose at just 27, via the memories of his partner and muse, Suzanne Mallouck, Jean-Michel’s first great love, readers can delve into the life of this eccentric artist through the white world of the “nouveau riche” and “radical chic” gallery owners and collectors.