Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1987, in his New York studio (all portraits in the story are previously unpublished).Credit Tseng Kwong Chi © Muna Tseng Dance Projects, Inc., New York

From The New York Times:

The Unknown Notebooks of Jean-Michel Basquiat

Graffitist, painter, actor, poet: The late artist’s rarely seen personal writings and sketches are expressions of 1980s downtown New York, and, perhaps, of his truest vision.

Full Story: http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/05/jean-michel-basquiat-notebooks/?ref=t-magazine

Art Exhibit: “Basquiat: The Unknown Notebooks,” opens on April 3. 

April 3–August 23, 2015, Brooklyn Museum, Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 4th Floor

More Info here.

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Article Republished Courtesy of New York Times