Bibliograph

Widow basquiat, a love story, Jennifer Clement

Type

Label

Widow basquiat, a love story, Jennifer Clement

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

unknown

Main title

Widow basquiat

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

883309646

Responsibility statement

Jennifer Clement

Sub title

a love story

Summary

The gorgeously written story of Jean-Michel Basquiat's partner, her past, and their life together Jean-Michel Basquiat's swift transition from the grit of city subways to the chic gallery spaces of Manhattan brought the artist into the company of many of New York's established and rising stars. But his new life of celebrity and access was also his greatest downfall; unable to deal with the pressure and demands his fame brought, in 1988' at the shockingly young age of twenty-seven'Basquiat died from a heroin overdose. Widow Basquiat is an exploration of the artist as seen and experienced through the early life of his lover and muse, Suzanne. A love story like no other, it is a memoir of the unrelenting power of addiction and obsession, but also of the incredible affection between two extraordinary people. From the Trade Paperback edition

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor