Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Making of an Icon

The first biography in more than a quarter century-based on more than 100 interviews-adds significant new information to the story both of Jean-Michel Basquiat's life and to the extraordinary journey of his art.

In a resurrection few could have predicted, Jean-Michel Basquiat joined Picasso, Modigliani, and Munch when one of his paintings sold for more than $100 million. Nearly four decades after his untimely death at 27 years of age, Basquiat is one of the most recognizable artists in the w...