Catalog of an exhibition held at the Whitney Museum, Oct. 23, 1992-Feb. 14, 1993 and other locations.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-262).
Repelling ghosts / Richard Marshall -- Royalty, heroism, and the streets : the art of Jean-Michel Basquiat / Robert Farris Thompson -- World crowne[copyright symbol] : Bodhisattva with clenched mudra / Rene Ricard -- Brushes with beatitude / Klaus Kertess -- Black like B. / Greg Tate -- Welcome to the terrordome : Jean-Michel Basquiat and the "dark" side of hybridity / Dick Hebdige