Jean-Michel
Basquiat was born on December 22, 1960 in Brooklyn, New
York. Early on, Basquiat displayed a proficiency in art
which was encouraged by his mother. In 1977, Basquiat,
along with friend Al Diaz begins spray painting cryptic
aphorisms on subway trains and around lower Manhattan
and signing them with the name SAMOŠ (Same Old Shit).
"SAMOŠ as an end to mindwash religion, nowhere politics,
and bogus philosophy," "SAMOŠ saves idiots," "Plush safe
he think; SAMOŠ ." In 1978 Basquiat left home for good
and quit school just one year before graduating form high
school.
He lived with friends and began selling hand painted postcards
and T-shirts. In June of 1980, Basquiat's art was publicly
exhibited for the first time in a show . Basquiat continued
to exhibit his work around New York City and in Europe,
participating in shows along with the likes of Keith Haring,
Barbara Kruger. Basquiat had a fare amount of success
throughout his life. He was an excessive drug user and
on August 12, 1988, he died as the result of a heroin
overdose. He was 27.
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