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10 Artist Biographies To Read This Year
What would the winter holidays be without those warm, comforting afternoons spent under the blankets or close by the chimney? If you’ve exhausted all the classics of French literature and the summer’s bestsellers, why not try another genre: the artists’ biography?
Best painter biographies
Since many artists have lived thrilling lives, Artsper suggests these biographies of artists whose lives make for a compelling novel!
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Dazzling Epic of the Precursor of Street Art
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), whose works can be found on Artsper, was undoubtedly one of the artists who made the biggest impressions on the New York underground art scene in the 1980s.
Born in Brooklyn, this African-American with a rebellious temperament left school when he was a teenager to devote himself to his passion: art.
His personal graffitis were quickly noticed for their tribal signs and naïve characters. Criticizing consumerism and the