Original editions of one of the most highly valued records in hip-hop will be available to the public again next month when the estate of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat releases 50 copies of Beat Bop, a ...
In the fall of 1982, Jean-Michel Basquiat was living at art dealer Larry Gagosian’s Venice Beach home, making swarms of new paintings in his private wing of the house. Gagosian had been “electrified” ...
The Art Detective is a weekly column by Katya Kazakina for Artnet News Pro that lifts the curtain on what’s really going on in the art market. Everyone is trying to cash in on Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Brant has cogently influenced the legacy of Basquiat on several fronts, but the artist and his work remain gloriously defiant. Jean-Michel Basquiat at the Brant Foundation, installation view (all ...
Fashion is having a love affair with Jean-Michel Basquiat. But it’s not like any other instance where the industry is posthumously appreciating an artist. Rather, it’s a story of intergenerational ...
Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1982 James Van der Zee Archive, The Metropolitan Museum of Art After repeated visits to the Jean-Michel Basquiat “King Pleasure” exhibit at Starrett-Lehigh, what this show ...
The year is 1981. “Rapture” is Blondie’s second single from their fifth studio album—it’s been in the number one spot for weeks—and it’s the first ever rap video to be shown on MTV. And there he is: ...
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s youngest sister still vividly remembers the day her brother appeared outside her family’s Brooklyn home in a limousine. The artist had been telling his family for years that he ...
A recently opened exhibition in New York City celebrates the blazing, beloved artwork of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. It includes 200 rarely and never-before-seen paintings, drawings and artifacts.