(Paris): Galerie Enrico Navarra, 2000 / 2010. The third edition. Quarto. Three volumes. 376, 312 and 64 pages. This is the most up-to-date edition of the Jean-Michel Basquiat catalogue raisonné of paintings. This edition including the all-important and previously unissued appendix. The appendix gathers updates including a substantial number of new works, documentation of films about and featuring Basquiat, and installation images from his 2010 exhibition at Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel, Switzerland. The catalogue raisonné features an introduction by Enrico Navarra; texts by Johnny Depp, Richard D. Marshall, and Jean-Louis Prat; an essay by Achille Bonito Oliva; and engaging remembrances by Diego Cortez, Annina Nosei, Glenn O’Brien, and others. Bruno Bischofberger contributes a reflection on his experiences facilitating Basquiat’s collaborations with Francesco Clemente and Andy Warhol. The volumes are illustrated throughout. Volumes housed in publisher’s slipcase. An as new, still sealed set.
