Jean-Michel Basquiat
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http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2012-dec-jean-michel-basquiat
I can't say whether he was ahead of his time, or I'm simply behind the times. Prolly the latter.
In any case, there is some pretty remarkable work there.
I confess that I looked with a skeptical eye, because I'm a firm believer that art is a hoax. It needs to speak to me. (to gain my approval... and I am no visionary) His work does. His intellect is quite visible in his paintings.
I just embedded an 1.5 documentary about Basquiat in the article.