Jean-Michel Basquiat was only twenty-seven when he died in 1988, his meteoric and often controversial career having lasted for just eight years.
Borrowing from graffiti and street imagery, cartoons, mythology and religious symbolism, Basquiat\'s drawings and paintings explore issues of race and identity, providing social commentary that is shrewdly observed.
Despite his early death, Basquiat\'s powerful oeuvre has ensured his continuing reputation as one of modern art\'s most distinctive voices.
Jean-Michel Basquiat was only twenty-seven when he died in 1988, his meteoric and often controversial career having lasted for just eight years