Lee Jaffe Jean-Michel Basquiat Crossroads /English

Jean-Michel Basquiat: Crossroads - A rare and poignant compilation of photographs and anecdotes written by American photographer and artist Lee Jaffe, who reports on his close friendship, collaboration and travels with artist Jean-Michel Basquiat as they traveled through Japan, Thailand and Switzerland in 1983. \n \nLee Jaffe, visual artist multidisciplinary, musician and poet, took photos of his friend Jean-Michel Basquiat during their trip abroad in 1983. As a photographer, Jaffe had a connection with Basquiat, and the time they spent together yielded gives rise to an archive of images that captured one of the true legends of art world through an unfiltered and authentic lens. \n \nBasquiat and Jaffe met over reggae music at a friend's art show common. It was the early 1980s in New York, a time when the scene artistic world was raw, complicated and thriving, and Jaffe cultivated connections strong with cultural figures such as Basquiat, Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. "For me, watching him [Jean] paint reminded me of the times I I would sit and play the harmonica while Bob Marley, with his guitar acoustic, wrote songs that would become classics," says Jaffe. "With Jean and Bob, it was like they were channeling an inspiration from another world." This magnificent volume presents snapshots of Basquiat: the artist's smile on a TGV in Kyoto and documentation behind the scenes of the creation of a work of art by Basquiat in St. Moritz, to the poignant portraits that reflect his undeniable magnetism. These rare Basquiat's depictions come to life with unforgettable experiences Jaffe on their friendship, collaborations and travels, detailed in private written memories and anecdotes. This illustrated volume, insightful and moving, captures the soul of the ambitious and unprecedented young artist at the peak of his short but unprecedented artistic career.