From the music he listened to in the studio, to tracks referenced in his paintings and contemporaries from downtown NYC, this mix delves into the musical life of Jean Michel Basquiat – the crown prince of neo-expressionism, and the avatar of New York's creative explosion in the 1980s.
Time is Away delves into ‘A Dictionary of Signs and Symbols’, exploring the Cosmos from Air to Zenith. As the culmination of Juan Eduardo Cirlot’s (1916–73) interdisciplinary practice, across poetry, art criticism, hermeneutics and music, the book is ‘…a feat of scholarship, an act of the imagination, and a tool for contemplation, as well as a work of literature.’
With love and thanks to Jamie Atherton (https://failedstates.xyz/).
Time is Away delves into ‘A Dictionary of Signs and Symbols’, exploring the Cosmos from Air to Zenith. As the culmination of Juan Eduardo Cirlot’s (1916–73) interdisciplinary practice, across poetry, art criticism, hermeneutics and music, the book is ‘…a feat of scholarship, an act of the imagination, and a tool for contemplation, as well as a work of literature.’
With love and thanks to Jamie Atherton (https://failedstates.xyz/).