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Jean-Michel Basquiat
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“I don’t think about art while I work…I try to think about life.”
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988) said by 1988 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On his artistic process in “Jean-Michel Basquiat on How to Be an Artist” in Artsy (2019 Jun 6)
“Like an ape? A primate?...You said it, you said it.”
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988) said by 1988 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On being asked whether his artwork was a form of primal expressionism in “How Jean-Michel Basquiat predicted our identity-obsessed digital age” in GQ (2017 Sep 20)
“I’m just an autodidact who would like to be part of the family of artists.”
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988) said by 1988 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On eschewing typical forms of artistic training and learning directly from artists in “Debunking Basquiat’s Myths: Curator Eleanor Nairne on What We Get Wrong About the Misunderstood Artist” in artnetnews (2017 Sep 18)
“…I don't think it's good to be honest in interviews, I think it's better to lie.”
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988) first seen 1986 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On his regrets of revealing too much about his adolescence in “INTERVIEW Jean Michel Basquiat with Becky Johnston and Tamra Davis” (1986)