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Basquiat's "Defacement": The Untold Story
By LaBouvier, Chaédria & Others
- ISBN
- 9780892075485
- Publisher
- Guggenheim
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Starred Review on November 1, 2019 | Arts & Humanities
Jean-Michel Basquiat's work was certainly never disconnected from the world in which he lived but one work in particular was hyper-connected. Defacement (The Death of Michael Stewart) was in direct response to an event that rocked the New York City art community. In 1983, 25-year-old artist Michael Stewart died from injuries sustained while in police custody after being arrested...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
