Description
| Author/Contributor(s): | Jaffe, Lee; Sirmans, Franklin; Almiron, J. Faith |
| Publisher: | Rizzoli |
| Date: | 5/3/2022 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Condition: | NEW |
A rare and poignant compilation of photography and written anecdotes by American photographer and artist Lee Jaffe that captures his close friendship, collaboration, and travels with the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat as they traversed Japan, Thailand, and Switzerland in 1983.
LeeJaffe,across-disciplinaryvisualartist,musician, andpoet,tookphotosofhisfriend,Jean-Michel Basquiat, photographer,JaffehadaconnectiontoBasquiat, andtheirtimespenttogetherresultedinanarchive ofimagerythatcapturedoneoftheartworld’strue legends through an unfiltered and authentic lens.
BasquiatandJaffeconnectedoverreggaemusicata mutual friend’s art show. It was the early 1980s in New York,whentheartscenewasraw,complicated,and thriving,andJaffecultivatedstrongconnectionswith cultural figures such as Basquiat, Bob Marley, and Peter Tosh.“Forme,watchinghim[ Jean]paintreminded meofthetimesIwouldsitandplayharmonicawhile Bob Marley, with his acoustic guitar, would be writing songsthatwereeventuallytobecomeclassics,”Jaffe says.“WithJeanandBob,itseemedliketheywere channelinginspirationcomingfromanotherworldly place.”Thisbeautifulvolumepresentssnapshotsof Basquiat:fromtheartistsmilingonabullettrain toKyotoandbehind-the-scenesdocumentationof ,topoignant portraitsthatmirrorhisundeniablemagnetism. TheseraredepictionsofBasquiatcometolifewith Jaffe’sunforgettableexperiencesoftheirfriendship, collaborations,andtravelsdetailedinprivatewritten illustratedvolumecapturesthesouloftheunedited, ambitious,youngartistduringtheheightofhisshort yet unprecedented artistic career.
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