Produced in collaboration with The Andy Warhol Foundation and Jean-Michel Basquiats estate, this book explores the artists complex personal and professional relationship through hundreds of never-before-published photographs of Basquiat by Warhol, excerpts from the legendary Andy Warhol Diaries, rarely seen archival material and examples of their collaborative artworks.

Portraits of the Artists

Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiats complex relationship captivated the art world then and now. At a time when Warhol was already world-famous and the elder statesman of New York cool, Basquiat was a downtown talent rising rapidly from the graffiti scene. Together, they forged an electrifying personal and professional partnership.

As a prolific documentarian of his own world, Warhol extensively photographed and wrote of his friendship with Basquiat, all played against the backdrop of 1980s downtown New York City. It reveals not only the emotional depth of their relationship but also its ambiguities, extremities, and complexities.

Produced in collaboration with The Andy Warhol Foundation and Jean-Michel Basquiats estate, this book chronicles the duos relationship in hundreds of previously unpublished photographs of Basquiat along with a dynamic cast of characters from Madonna to Grace Jones, Keith Haring to Fela Kuti. The shots are accompanied by entries from the legendary Andy Warhol Diaries, selected collaborative artworks, and extensive ephemera. Touching, intimate, and occasionally sardonic, Warhol on Basquiat is a voyeuristic glimpse into the lives of two of modern arts brightest stars.

The editor

Michael Dayton Hermann received his MFA from Hunter College where he studied art theory with conceptual artist Robert Morris. In addition to his practice as a multidisciplinary artist, Hermann is the Director of Licensing, Marketing and Sales at The Andy Warhol Foundation, where he developed notable high-profile Warhol projects including collaborations with Calvin Klein, Dior, Comme des Garons, Supreme, Absolut and Perrier. He conceived and edited TASCHENs Warhol on Basquiat and has also worked closely with TASCHEN on two publications he conceived: Andy Warhol: Polaroids 19581987 and Andy Warhol: Seven Illustrated Books 19521959.

From the collection of

Since its founding in 1987 in accordance with Andy Warhols will, The Andy Warhol Foundation has established itself among the leading funders of contemporary art in the United States having distributed over $200 million in cash grants supporting the creation, presentation and documentation of contemporary visual arts, particularly work that is experimental, under-recognized or challenging in nature. The foundations ongoing efforts to protect and enhance its founders creative legacy ensure that Warhols inventive, open-minded spirit will have a profound impact on the visual arts for generations to come.

Hardcover, 8.5 x 11.4 in., 312 pages