Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Making of an Icon

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The first biography in more than a quarter century—based on more than 100 interviews—­adds significant new information to the story both of Jean Michael Basquiat's life and to the extraordinary journey of his art. In a resurrection few could have predicted, Jean-Michel Basquiat joined Picasso, Modigliani, and Munch when one of his paintings sold for more than $100 million. Nearly four decades after his untimely death at 27 years of age, Basquiat is one of the most recognizable artists in the world, his work…