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Basquiat In Action

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Photos by Lee Jaffe

A series of photographs by Lee Jaffe have (re)surfaced, giving a colorful and intimate look at artist Jean-Michel Basquiat as he was creating one of his works. The Brooklyn-born artist wasn't in town when creating this piece, however, the shots were taken in Jamaica. [via Hypebeast]

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By Jen Carlson in on June 16, 2009 6:02 PM

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  • r1b2

    a couple. Accursed typo!

  • r1b2

    a couple. Accursed typo!

  • r1b2

    The show at Brooklyn Museum a coupel years back was spectacular. I feel so fortunate we were able to get the family there. What a wonderful talent he was.

  • matty

    These comments made me laugh. Stay classy gothamist commenters.

  • Jingle Bear

    way to bypass the paintbrush Basquiat

  • BrooklynBredTom

    Wow, that's a lot of anger over a comment.

  • datswhatsup

    you're the angry loser who thought you were so snarky and smart. you lonely fuckin scumbag.

  • chopp3r

    The Brooklyn-born artist wasn't in town creating this piece, however, because he's dead.

  • datswhatsup

    what? obviously they were referring to the time the photos were taken, you fuck. stop looking for errors when there isn't one.

  • chopp3r

    Take your meds, Margaret.

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