The ISMs series distills the voices of an exciting range of visual artists and designers into captivating, beautifully-made books of quotations for a new generation of readers. In turn passionate, inspiring, humorous, witty, and challenging, these collections are published in association with No More Rulers and offer powerful statements on topics...

The ISMs series distills the voices of an exciting range of visual artists and designers into captivating, beautifully-made books of quotations for a new generation of readers. In turn passionate, inspiring, humorous, witty, and challenging, these collections are published in association with No More Rulers and offer powerful statements on topics from contemporary culture, politics, and race, to creativity, humanity, and the role of art in the world.

Basquiat-isms is a collection of essential quotations and other writings from artist and godfather of urban culture Jean-Michel Basquiat—one of the most important artists of the late twentieth century. In these brief, compelling, and memorable selections, taken from his interviews as well as his visual and written works, Basquiat writes and speaks about culture, his artistic persona, the art world, artistic influence, race, urban life, and many other subjects. Concise, direct, forceful, poetic, and enigmatic, Basquiat’s words, like his art, continue to resonate.

At Misc Store we also carry the ISMs titles from a range of other artists and designers, including Pharrell-isms, Abloh-isms, Futura-isms and Haring-isms.

Details

Measures 10,8 x 13,3 cm
Counts 144 pages
Features hardcover
Edited by Larry Warsh

Princeton University Press x Misc Store Amsterdam

Founded in 1905, Princeton University Press is a nonprofit publisher closely affiliated with Princeton University. Its mission is to disseminate scholarly ideas globally through peer-reviewed books that connect authors and readers across various fields, advancing and enriching global conversations. The Press upholds values such as courage, collaboration, creativity, community, globalism, humanity, independence, and inclusivity. Over its history, the Press has published influential works, including six Pulitzer Prize winners, and continues to expand the frontiers of scholarly knowledge.