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(BASQUIAT, JEAN-MICHEL). Basquiat, Jean-Michel. Paris, FRANCE. ND (circa 1990s).: Galerie Enrico Navarra. Edition Not Stated - Presumed First. Oblong 8vo. Printed Card Stock. Promotional Postcard. As New.. One 4 1/8 x 8 ¼" glossy cardstock sheet printed offset recto and verso, 1 color illustration. This an undated promotional postcard produced by Jean-Michel Basquiat's primary Parisian gallerist, Galerie Enrico Navarra that reproduces a detail from the artist's 1983 acrylic on canvas painting "Florence." A brand new, unmailed example of this uncommon ephemeral item perfect for the Basquiat completeist. While not indicated in any way, this was acquired from the library of the artist's close friend and ally, curator Diego Cortez. Inventory Number: 027572

(BASQUIAT, JEAN-MICHEL). Blistene, Bernard, Dr. Elena Ochoa, Robert Farris Thompson & Richard D. Marshall. Preface by Enrico Navarra. Paris: Galerie Enrico Navarra, 1999. First Edition Thus. Stout 4to. Illustrated Boards in Slipcase. Catalogue Raisonné. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 376pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English. With a biography, bibliography and exhibition history. This is the massive, beautifully illustrated survey of works on paper executed between 1979 and 1988 by the late, great Jean-Michel Basquiat. It includes over three hundred illustrations, a catalogue raisonné of the editions, and essays by Bernard Blistene, Dr. Elena Ochoa, Robert Farris Thompson, Richard D. Marshall, and Enrico Navarra. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon and lovely reference in the publisher's printed slipcase, as issued. 2-911596-12-9 Inventory Number: 027639

(BASQUIAT, JEAN-MICHEL). Buchhart, Dieter, Glenn O'Brien, Jean-Louis Prat & Susanne Reichling. Basel, SWITZERLAND & Ostfildern, GERMANY: Fondation Beyeler & Hatje Cantz, 2010. Later Printing. 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. lii + 188pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a chronology. Text in English. "The first African-American artist to attain art superstardom, Jean-Michel Basquiat created a huge oeuvre of drawings and in the space of just eight years. Through his street roots in graffiti, Basquiat helped to establish new possibilities for figurative and expressionistic painting, breaking the white male stranglehold of Conceptual and Minimal art, and foreshadowing, among other tendencies, Germany's Junge Wilde movement. It was not only Basquiat's art but also the details of his biography that made his name legendary - his early years as "Samo" (his graffiti artist moniker), his friendships with Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Madonna, and his tragically early death from a heroin overdose. This superbly produced retrospective publication assesses Basquiat's luminous career with commentary by, among others, Glenn O'Brien, and one hundred and sixty color reproductions of the work." This is the substantial catalogue published in conjunction with a massive 2011 Jean-Michel Basquiat retrospective exhibition held at Basel's Fondation Beyeler. A brand new, most handsome example of a later printing of the English language hardbound edition. 3-7757-2593-8 Inventory Number: 027161

(BASQUIAT, JEAN-MICHEL). Ikeda Gallery, Akira. Tokyo, JAPAN: Akira Ikeda Gallery, 1987. First Edition 1/1000. 4to. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. np (28pp), 7 color illustrations. Text in English and Japanese. With an exhibition checklist, biography, exhibition history, and bibliography. Published only in Japan, this is the catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1987 Tokyo gallery exhibitions of seven Jean-Michel Basquiat collaged paintings and constructions on wood executed during 1985 and 1986. A most handsome example of this uncommon item limited to one thousand unnumbered copies. Inventory Number: 027550

(BASQUIAT, JEAN-MICHEL). Marshall, Richard, Ingrid Sischy & Fred Braithwaite (aka "Fab 5 Freddy"). London: Serpentine Gallery, 1996. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. np (16pp) + np (6pp), profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Area. With an exhibition checklist. This is the slender catalogue featuring an essay by Richard Marshall published in conjunction with a posthumous 1996 Serpentine Gallery exhibition of twenty-five works by Jean-Michel Basquiat that subsequently traveled to Malaga. A brand new, most handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item with the inclusion of the separate eight page booklet of a transcribed reminiscence of the artist between Fred "Fab 5 Freddy" Braithwaite and Ingrid Sischy. Inventory Number: 026324

(BASQUIAT, JEAN-MICHEL) (WARHOL, ANDY). Ikeda Gallery, Akira. Tokyo, JAPAN: Akira Ikeda Gallery, 1986. First Edition 1/1000. Oblong 4to. Printed Wrappers. Artists Monograph. Near Fine.. np (44pp), 17 color and 1 b&w illustration. Text in English and Japanese. With an exhibition checklist, Published only in Japan, this is the catalogue issued in conjunction with a1986 Tokyo gallery exhibitions of five of the collaborative paintings produced by Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat during 1985 and 1986. A most handsome example of this uncommon item limited to one thousand unnumbered copies. Inventory Number: 027549

(KROLL, ERIC). Kroll, Eric. Paris, FRANCE: Timeless Edition, I00220816, 2022. First Edition 1/750 Copies. 7 x 9 inches, 484 Pages. Hardcover. Photography Monograph. New/No Jacket - As Issued.

Eric Kroll is a name familiar to anyone with even the vaguest interest in contemporary photography. His first book, Sex Objects: An American Documentary, from 1977 has attained cult-like status. He has gone on to publish several high-profile, best-selling books with houses like Taschen, and his work has been featured in countless magazines over the years.

His brand new publication, The New York Years 1971 To 1994 from Timeless Edition in Paris  showcases a side of his work that until now has not been widely publicized. In the late 1970s and early 1980s Eric found himself at the very heart of a cultural eruption in NYC. With his camera ever at the ready he documented the work and private pursuits of cultural movers and shakers from the Rolling Stones to The Dead Boys, Blondie, Warhol, Basquiat, and Haring. Madonna, Kenneth Anger, Grace Jones, Robert Mapplethorpe, David Wojnarowicz, and too many regulars from the Max's Kansas City, Studio 54, and East Village Art Scene demimonde to name feature in this stunning collection of mostly never-before seen photos. From its sleazy underbelly to the highest-brow art galleries, Eric Kroll invites you to bygone Manhattan at the height of its decadence and cultural importance. The New York Years is a unique book, a journey, an experience!

Inventory Number: I00220715

Gaines, Charles & Catherine Lord. Irvine, CA: Fine Arts Gallery, University of California, Irvine, 1993. First Edition 1/1000. 4to. Embossed and Printed Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Fine.. 92pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Susan Silton. Photographs by Catherine Opie. With artists' biographies. In 1993, Charles Gaines and Catherine Lord mounted a category-breaking exhibition at the University of California, Irvine, entitled "The Theater of Refusal: Black Art and Mainstream Criticism. that featured Black artists from different generations working across Fluxus, Conceptualism, assemblage, photography and installation. Challenging the racializing of Black artists’ work, the show confronted the discourse around race difference in the United States by including excerpts of writings discussing the participating artists: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Renée Green, David Hammons, Ben Patterson, Adrian Piper, Sandra Rowe, Gary Simmons, Lorna Simpson, Carrie Mae Weems, Pat Ward Williams, and Fred Wilson. The catalogue contains essays by Gaines, Lord, and Maurice Berger along with a typographic transcription of a roundtable of between the exhibition's artists and writers. A most handsome example of the uncommon 1993 first edition of this important document limited to one thousand unnumbered copies. 1-884355-00-5 Inventory Number: 027643

Washburne-Harris, Jessie & Donald Kennison, Editors. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2002. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Printed Self-Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Fine.. np (64pp), 23 color illustrations. Designed by Bruce Mau Design Inc. With an exhibition checklist and bibliographies. This is the sleek catalogue published to document the 2002 group exhibition of twenty-two blue chip works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Marcel Duchamp, Robert Gober, Damien Hirst, Jasper Johns (4), Donald Judd, Yves Klein, Franz Kline, Jeff Koons, Barnett Newman, Pablo Picasso (2), Robert Ryman, Jenny Saville, Richard Serra, Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol (2), and Rachel Whiteread entitled "The Physical World" held at New York's Gagosian Gallery. From the gallery's press release: "While seemingly diverse, the works all display a particular correlation between object and ground whether achieved two dimensionally or with an actual object. An underlying current of sexuality and death runs through and connects the works in the exhibition". What else is left to be said? A most handsome example. 1-880154-76-5 Inventory Number: 015662