Human rights issues have motivated her writing. She has an MFA from the University of Southern Maine.įrom 2009 to 2012, Clement was president of PEN Mexico and her work focused on the disappearance and killing of journalists. She studied English Literature and Anthropology at New York University and also studied French Literature in Paris, France. Jennifer Clement is the President of PEN International and the first woman to be elected since the organization was founded in 1921. A poetic interpretation like no other, Widow Basquiat is an expression of the unrelenting power of addiction, obsession and love.

In emotionally resonant prose, award-winning author Jennifer Clement tells the story of the passion that swept Suzanne and Jean-Michel into a short-lived, unforgettable affair. Thus began a tumultuous and passionate relationship that deeply influenced one of the most exceptional artists of our time. During the years before his death at the age of 27, he shared his life with his lover and muse, Suzanne Mallouk.Ī runaway from an unhappy home in Canada, Suzanne first met Jean-Michel in a bar on the Lower East Side in 1980.

It was where Jean-Michel Basquiat became an avant-garde street artist and painter, swiftly achieving worldwide fame. A hotbed for hip hop, underground culture, and unmatched creative energy, it spawned some of the most significant art of the 20th century. New York City in the 1980s was a mesmerizing, wild place.

The beautifully written, deeply affecting story of Jean-Michel Basquiat's partner, her past, and their life together

Widow basquiat a love story