Caffeinated Book Dragon reviewed Basquiat by Leonhard Emmerling
Great presentation (typical of Taschen), just not my kind of art, I guess
2 stars
I admit, I found the info about the art scene at the time fantastic. I found the story of the man interesting, and of what was going on and the crazy yuppie culture that allowed art prices to skyrocket and so on--let's face it, the 80s were weird.
The one thing I couldn't quite get--and I'm an art lay-person, I admit--is Basquiat's art itself. Some of it I found interesting, and the book's presentation's a good one...but much of the art I can tell I wouldn't be a fan of even if I got to see it in the gallery. I can't pick why that is, but yeah.
But the book's info's good, so if you're not much for the art (like me), then at least an understanding of the world around it...yeah, this book's pretty good for that.