{"product_id":"seeing-loud-basquiat-and-music","title":"Seeing Loud, Basquiat and Music","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"f_flex_base f_flex_single_value_align f_flex_single_value_justify f_flex_single_value_direction\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"f_t_base f_t_color f_t_paragraphSansRegular\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the late 1970s and early 1980s, New York City was financially and socially bankrupt, but the art and music scene was flourishing. During these years, the downtown New York music scene – no wave, hip-hop, disco funk and club culture – shaped Jean-Michel Basquiat as both a musician and an artist. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"f_t_base f_t_color f_t_paragraphSansRegular\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis catalog for a traveling exhibition explores how Basquiat’s painting has parallels in his music (sampling, cut-up, rapping), and takes a new look at his production as a writer and a poet in light of his connections with the then-emerging hip-hop culture. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"f_t_base f_t_color f_t_paragraphSansRegular\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis beautifully illustrated exhibition catalog of rarely seen photographs and images sheds new light on Basquiat as a musician, exploring how his art and music are related, and how they reflect on his identity as a Black artist in the United States, the downtown New York music scene, and contemporary culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"f_t_base f_t_color sc-5dcd8305-1 jBPvUS f_t_paragraphSansRegular\"\u003eBinding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"f_t_base f_t_color f_t_paragraphSansRegular\"\u003eHardcover; 288 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"f_t_base f_t_color f_t_paragraphSansRegular\"\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Maison Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44620965838893,"sku":"SIM1","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0549\/3184\/9261\/files\/Screenshot2026-02-16at17.43.45.png?v=1771289035","url":"https:\/\/maisonsmith.us\/products\/seeing-loud-basquiat-and-music","provider":"Maison Smith","version":"1.0","type":"link"}