"I don't think about art when I'm working. I try to think about life." - Jean-Michel Basquiat

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I cross out words so you will see them more; the fact that they are obscured makes you want to read them.

Source note: Reflects his documented artistic practice

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I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.

Source note: Documented in interviews

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I am not a black artist, I am an artist.

Source note: Commonly cited interview quote

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