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Jean-Michel Basquiat

1960 - 1988

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Jean-Michel Basquiat (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ miʃɛl baskja]; December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988) was an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s as part of the neo-expressionism movement. Basquiat first achieved notoriety in the late 1970s as part of the graffiti duo SAMO, alongside Al Diaz, writing enigmatic epigrams all over Manhattan, particularly in the cultural hotbed of the Lower East Side where rap, punk, and street art coalesced into early hip-hop culture. By the early 1980s, his paintings were being exhibited in galleries and museums internationally. At 21, Basquiat became the youngest artist to ever take part in Documenta in Kassel, Germany. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Michel Basquiat is the 31st most popular artist (down from 29th in 2019), the 1,789th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,436th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Artist.

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Among artists, Jean-Michel Basquiat ranks 31 out of 125. Before him are Banksy, Josef Albers, Émile Gallé, Onfim, Edward Burne-Jones, and Ai Weiwei. After him are Bernt Notke, Barnett Newman, Méret Oppenheim, William Wallace Denslow, John Heartfield, and Ulay.

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Among people born in 1960, Jean-Michel Basquiat ranks 55. Before him are Careca, Lepa Brena, Hugo Weaving, J. Christopher Stevens, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, and Jorge Sampaoli. After him are Anne Parillaud, Nena, Khaled, Kristin Scott Thomas, Michael Nyqvist, and Fridolin Ambongo Besungu. Among people deceased in 1988, Jean-Michel Basquiat ranks 37. Before him are Clifford D. Simak, Luis Barragán, Franz Josef Strauss, Christina Onassis, Farida of Egypt, and Henryk Szeryng. After him are Valerie Solanas, Gert Fröbe, Heo Jeong, Willem Drees, Hermann Graf, and Branko Zebec.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jean-Michel Basquiat ranks 1,789 out of 20,380. Before him are Jaco Pastorius (1951), Michael Rockefeller (1938), Richard Axel (1946), Robert Noyce (1927), John Payne (1912), and Maryanne Trump Barry (1937). After him are Henry J. Heinz (1844), Annie Leibovitz (1949), Chris McCandless (1968), Melvin Laird (1922), Bob Gunton (1945), and Richard Henry Dana Jr. (1815).

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Among ARTISTS In United States

Among artists born in United States, Jean-Michel Basquiat ranks 4. Before him are Andy Warhol (1928), Roy Lichtenstein (1923), and Keith Haring (1958). After him are Barnett Newman (1905), William Wallace Denslow (1856), Jeff Koons (1955), Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848), Judy Chicago (1939), Bill Viola (1951), Vito Acconci (1940), and Robert Indiana (1928).

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