pickBeing a fan of Basquiat's art and finding his life to be fascinating, I loved this book about his relationship with Suzanne Mallouk, written by her close friend. Short easy chapters written in a poetic style, mixed with stories told by Suzanne herself. I'm also drawn to stories from NYC in the 70's & 80's... ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
#My5stars2021 Thank you @Tove_Reads for tagging me in this challenge. I have put my 5* reassure together although in hindsight some of my 4* reads linger in the memory.
I have tagged widow basquiat as the lead because it was such a unique piece of writing, part memoir/fictional account of a life which had me looking at the art on line and longing to spend a day wandering the streets of New York after a visit to MOMA.
pickA wonderful evocation of a life and a unique time and place. A memoir + retelling of the story of Suzanne Mallouk, Jean Michel Basquiat's lover and muse, in short fragments.It is sad, honest, and a fascinating picture of the creation of art and torment of the artist. If I had a time machine I would love to go to New York in the 70/80's, pop to cbgb's, meet Debbie, Lou, and Andy, and if I cd grab a beer mat signed by Jean michel Basquiat!!
In another post from my desk- here‘s my new notebook 😁😁
Good to be reminded ❤️
pickAn impressive pick for my museum book club! I absolutely loved the vignette-style approach to telling the story of Suzanne, Basquiat‘s muse and lover. Clement‘s prose is poetic and superbly evocative and vivid with so few words. Just gorgeous.
Thanks, everyone, for the birthday greetings yesterday! I bought myself a state parks annual pass and a snarky notebook, and my friend treated me to brunch. Socially distracted of course.
pickBeautiful and heartwarming in these anxious times. The artwork is—as it always is in this series—stunning, inviting one to linger over the details and return to the images over and over. The two images of him and Warhol are particularly lovely. I've always loved Basquiat's work and I can imagine that any child in love with colours and art (and which child isn't, really) would love to page through this book. Including adult children. #netgalley
Went to see the Jean-michel Basquiat exhibition today. Liked this quote!!
New year, new notebook. I think I am going to use this one exclusively for work and put my reading challenges in a different one, but I love this cover.
