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In 2018 the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, will host exhibitons on two of the greatest artists of the 20th century – Egon Schiele, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Both exhibitions will have the same curator, and will be held at the same time. The shows will illustrate exactly what it is that linked the two artists: line, and the use of expressive force. This, the catalogue of the Basquiat exhibition, labelled “the definitive exhibition” by its curator, brings together 100 of the artist’s most important masterpieces, sourced from interational museums and private collections. With the astonishing radicalness of his artistic practice, Basquiat renewed the concept of art with enduring impact. This Basquiat retrospective centres on the idea of Basquiat’s unique energetic line, his use of words, symbols, and how he integrates collage in his paintings, sculptures, objects, and large-scale drawings. The catalogue includes texts by great authors, including Paul Schimmel who tells of his meeting with Basquiat in California; Francesco Pellizi who knew Basquiat well and has not written about him for a long time; and Okwui Enwezor who talks about the Afro American identity. AUTHOR: Dieter Buchhart is a curator and art theorist based in Vienna. He has PhD degrees in art history and restoration (science). He has curated many exhibitions in renowned international museums and art spaces, and was co-curator of the Barbican’s exhibition, Basquiat: Boom for Real (21 September 2017-28 January 2018). SELLING POINTS: . Accompanies a major double exhibition on Jean-Michel Basquiat and Egon Schiele – two artists that died too young but created masses of work over the course of a decade – at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, from 2nd October 2018 to 4th January 2019 . Comprises drawings, objects and paintings, gathered from private colletions and museums all over the world 270 colour images