Widow Basquiat



Widow Basquiat: A Love Story is a biography of Suzanne Mallouk, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s long-time lover and muse, written by their friend Jennifer Clement. Widow Basquiat was first published in 2000 in the U.K. But is only being printed in its first American edition in 2014. 'Widow Basquiat was a morbid nickname, given to me by Rene Ricard, many years before Jean-Michel died.' When Suzanne Malouk was 15 she left her home in Canada and came to New York. That's where she met Jean-Michel Basquiat and where they fell in love. Wps office download. About Widow Basquiat. Free full software download for mac. The beautifully written, deeply affecting story of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s partner, her past, and their life together New York City in the 1980s was a mesmerizing, wild place. A hotbed for hip hop, underground culture, and unmatched creative energy, it spawned some of the most significant art of the 20th century. In Widow Basquiat, Jennifer Clement writes of Suzanne Mallouk's encounter with Jean-Michel Basquiat and the art and club scene in NYC in the early 80s. She profiles Basquiat's one-time lover, friend, and muse in a series of short, poetic vignettes interspersed with what appear to.

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The beautifully written, deeply affecting story of Jean-Michel Basquiat's partner, her past, and their life together

New York City in the 1980s was a mesmerizing, wild place. A hotbed for hip hop, underground culture, and unmatched creative energy, it spawned some of the most significant art of the 20th century. It was where Jean-Michel Basquiat became an avant-garde street artist and painter, swiftly achieving worldwide fame. During the years before his death at the age of 27, he shared his life with his lover and muse, Suzanne Mallouk. A runaway from an unhappy home in Canada, Suzanne first met Jean-Michel in a bar on the Lower East Side in 1980. Thus began a tumultuous and passionate relationship that deeply influenced one of the most exceptional artists of our time. In emotionally resonant prose, award-winning author Jennifer Clement tells the story of the passion that swept Suzanne and Jean-Michel into a short-lived, unforgettable affair. A poetic interpretation like no other, Widow Basquiat is an expression of the unrelenting power of addiction, obsession and love.

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$16.00$14.72
Broadway Books
November 04, 2014
186
5.2 X 0.6 X 7.9 inches | 0.35 pounds
English
Paperback
9780553419917
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About the Author

Jennifer Clement studied literature in New York and Paris. She was awarded the NEA Fellowship for Literature and the Sara Curry Humanitarian Award for her most recent novel, Prayers for the Stolen. Formerly president of PEN Mexico, she currently lives in Mexico City.
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An NPR Best Book of the Year Selection'Stunningly lyrical . . . Original, insightful, and engrossing. . . . While filled with pop culture anecdotes art fans might seek--Andy Warhol and Rene Ricard both make appearances, for instance--Clement's account is an honest love story above all else.'--Publishers Weekly'Sublime, poetic..[Clement] chronicles her close friend Suzanne Mallouk's love affair with Basquiat in elegant, spare, riveting prose..A powerful female coming of age story..A harrowing, beautifully told love story about two seekers colliding in a pivotal moment in history, and setting everything, including themselves, on fire.'--Rebecca Walker for NPR'Magical.. Widow Basquiat conjures real characters, a real time and real place. It's not theory - it's representation. .. The life of Basquiat .. is a joyous lightning bolt when it is described in true detail, as it is in Clement's extraordinary as-told-to poem.'--Glenn O'Brien, Artforum'Provocative..With short, episodic chapters, Clement (Prayers for the Stolen, 2014, etc.) delivers real insight into the life of the brilliant artist as well as the glittering--but ultimately chaotic--world that consumed him..Disturbing and poetic.'--Kirkus'A beautifully evocative, poetic memoir .. Basquiat was aware of the criteria with which posterity would judge him. Widow Basquiat should be part of those criteria.' -The Herald'An engrossing narrative.. Clement offers far more clues to the cryptic symbols which litter his [Basquiat's] paintings than any art critic could.' -The Times'A brilliant account of the relationship between Basquiat and his muse and lover .. a compelling book that leaves a giant sized lump in the throat .. Clement hypnotises us with a vivid portrait of Basquiat, powerfully evoking his inventiveness as an artist.' -Independent on Sunday

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The beautifully written, deeply affecting story of Jean-Michel Basquiat's partner, her past, and their life together

New York City in the 1980s was a mesmerizing, wild place. A hotbed for hip hop, underground culture, and unmatched creative energy, it spawned some of the most significant art of the 20th century. It was where Jean-Michel Basquiat became an avant-garde street artist and painter, swiftly achieving worldwide fame. During the years before his death at the age of 27, he shared his life with his lover and muse, Suzanne Mallouk.
A runaway from an unhappy home in Canada, Suzanne first met Jean-Michel in a bar on the Lower East Side in 1980. Thus began a tumultuous and passionate relationship that deeply influenced one of the most exceptional artists of our time.
In emotionally resonant prose, award-winning author Jennifer Clement tells the story of the passion that swept Suzanne and Jean-Michel into a short-lived, unforgettable affair. A poetic interpretation like no other, Widow Basquiat is an expression of the unrelenting power of addiction, obsession and love.