“The 27 Club is a term used to refer to popular performers who have died at the age of 27, often as a result of drug and alcohol abuse.” That’s the first sentence of the Wikipedia page on “27 club”. People like Jimi Hendrix, Amy Winehouse and Kurt Cobain all died at the age of 27. There’s also a certain painter that died at that age and he came to be one of the most famous painter of modern time. Born in 1960 Jean-Michel Basquiat he ran away from home at the age of 15. He lived on the streets of NY, hating the current exploiting of artist and the way that art at that time was just some status symbol. This has later has contributed to his fame, since people now consider him rebellious. He died from an overdose and it wasn’t until after his death that his paintings became extremely attractive. You might have heard of Metallicas drummer, Lars Ulrich, who sold two paintings for a total of 18.5 million dollars. Or maybe you have heard Jay-Z or Kanye in “Watch the Throne” or maybe Rick Ross in song “John”, they all refer to Basquiat.
Here’s a piece called “Self-Portrait” which came up on the 15th of November, in New York. Its estimate price is somewhere between 2.5 to 3.5 million dollars.
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