Jean-Michel Basquiat Beat Bop Record Art & Poster:
This Basquiat Beat Bop record was published c.2005 featuring a rare limited edition 24 x 24 inch (61 x 61 cm) double-sided large fold-out poster produced in the manner of the album. Individual components look fantastic framed as a group. Rare.

Offset lithograph on vinyl record jacket, vinyl record labels & folded poster.

Record Cover: 12 x 12 inches (30.48 x 30.48 cm).
Poster: 24 x 24 inches (61 x 61 cm).

Features a printed Basquiat signature on reverse from a scarce edition of unknown.

Condition: All components excellent overall vintage condition. Poster contains quattro fold-lines as originally issued.

Further About:
"Music, and jazz in particular, was crucial to Basquiat’s work. His art offered a vibrant visual counterpart to the emphasis on improvisation, non-linear structure and sampling in jazz. Basquiat’s paintings frequently celebrated his favorite jazz heroes, such as Charlie Parker, in much the same way that he paid artistic tribute to famous athletes, boxers and other personal icons, many of whom struggled to gain the recognition of their white counterparts.

Equally key for Basquiat was hip-hop, the emergence of which paralleled Basquiat’s own artistic rise. In 1981, he made a cameo appearance as a DJ in the video for Blondie's chart-topping single, Rapture — the first rap video ever broadcast on MTV. He also produced a legendary hip-hop record, Beat Bop, a rap battle between MCs K-Rob and Rammellzee, illustrated with Basquiat’s own art. With original copies extremely rare, it has become one of the most sought-after rap records ever made." (Source: Christie's May 2017). Beat Bop was also exhibited as part of Basquiat retrospective Boom For Real at the Barbican in London.

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