TY - BOOK N2 - Jean-Michel Basquiat took the New York City art world by storm in the early 1980s and gained international recognition by creating powerful and expressive works that confronted issues of racism, identity and social tension. Although his career was cut short by his untimely death at age 27, his groundbreaking drawings and paintings continue to challenge perceptions, provoke vital dialogues and empower us to think critically about the world around us. Jean-Michel Basquiat: Now's the Time marks the first major retrospective of the artist's work in Canada and will feature close to 85 large-scale paintings and drawings from private collections and public museums across Europe and North America. AB - Jean-Michel Basquiat took the New York City art world by storm in the early 1980s and gained international recognition by creating powerful and expressive works that confronted issues of racism, identity and social tension. Although his career was cut short by his untimely death at age 27, his groundbreaking drawings and paintings continue to challenge perceptions, provoke vital dialogues and empower us to think critically about the world around us. Jean-Michel Basquiat: Now's the Time marks the first major retrospective of the artist's work in Canada and will feature close to 85 large-scale paintings and drawings from private collections and public museums across Europe and North America. T1 - Jean-Michel Basquiat :now's the time / AU - Basquiat, Jean-Michel, AU - Buchhart, Dieter, CN - N6537.B233 CN - N6537.B233 N1 - Published to coincide with the exhibition of the same name held at the Art Gallery of Ontario, from February 7 to May 10, 2015. ID - 844974 SN - 9783791354576 SN - 3791354574 SN - 9781894243810 SN - 1894243811 TI - Jean-Michel Basquiat :now's the time / ER -