Between November 1982 and May 1984, Jean-Michel Basquiat was highly productive in Los Angeles, creating around 100 paintings and collaborating with Fred Hoffman on silkscreen editions. His works from this time included the significant mixed-media piece "Hollywood Africans." Basquiat initially stayed at Larry Gagosian's Market Street home, establishing a studio there. The upcoming book Made on Market Street chronicles this underappreciated phase of his career, featuring archival documents and insights from individuals in his life, including his family and collaborators. The book connects closely with a future exhibition at Gagosian Gallery.
Basquiat's time in Los Angeles was creatively fruitful. He made approximately 100 paintings, as well as works on paper and silkscreen editions during this period.
The mixed-media piece "Hollywood Africans" features a self-portrait alongside Toxic and Rammellzee, two fellow graffiti icons seen as the "new Black celebrities."
The book Made on Market Street includes archival documents like reviews, press releases, and new photos of the artist in his studio for the first time.
Made on Market Street illuminates a lesser-known period of Basquiat's life and creative practice, offering insights from contemporaries and his family.
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