Lot 351 Jean-Michel Basquiat. Amateur Bout. Mit 24 …

Amateur Bout. Mit 24 lithographierten Seiten. Vrej Baghoomian, Inc, New York, 1989 25. Bll. 25 x 19 cm.

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Zeitgenössische Kunst – Eins von 1000 Exemplaren. - Das Werk reproduziert Basquiats private Notizbuchseiten: handgeschriebene Texte, lyrische Fragmente, Wörter-Inventare und rohe Gedankensplitter in seinem charakteristischen Graffitiartigen Stil. Es zeigt Basquiat nicht primär als Maler, sondern als Dichter und Denker - seine Sprache war stets fragmentarisch, assoziativ und mit sozialkritischen Untertönen durchsetzt. Der Titel "Amateur Bout" (dt. Amateurkampf) verweist auf Basquiats tiefe Faszination für das Boxen. Boxfiguren gehörten zu seinen persönlichsten und politisch aufgeladensten Motiven: Im Schwarzen Boxer sah er eine Ikone selbstgemachter Macht, einen Helden, der trotz tief verwurzelter rassistischer Widerstände triumphiert. Dieser Kämpfer spiegelte Basquiats eigene Rolle als junger Künstler haitianisch-puertoricanischer Herkunft in der überwiegend weißen Kunstwelt wider.

Contemporary Art – With 24 lithographed pages. - One of 1,000 copies. - The work reproduces pages from Basquiat's private notebooks: handwritten texts, lyrical fragments, word lists, and raw fragments of thought in his characteristic graffiti-like style. It presents Basquiat not primarily as a painter, but as a poet and thinker-his language was always fragmentary, associative, and laced with socially critical undertones. The title "Amateur Bout" (Amateur Fight) refers to Basquiat's deep fascination with boxing. Boxing figures were among his most personal and politically charged motifs: In the Black Boxer, he saw an icon of self-made power, a hero who triumphs despite deep-rooted racist resistance. This fighter reflected Basquiat's own role as a young artist of Haitian-Puerto Rican descent in the predominantly white art world.

Startprice: 600 €
Estimate: 750 €

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