‘Tobacco versus Red Chief’, 1981-82, is one of the earliest paintings made by Jean-Michel Basquiat during his brief yet prolific career. In the 1970s, Basquiat gained attention as a graffiti artist ...

This immense, immersive exhibition includes not just dance ephemera and video, but also works by artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat, Romare Bearden, Faith Ringgold, Rashid Johnson, Kevin Beasley and ...

Exploring the theme of classical art in the American artist's work, the gallery is bringing together a 1982 canvas with a marble figure of Venus from the rarely seen Torlonia Collection ...

A new exhibition in New York shows another side of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Amah-Rose Abrams talks to the artist's sisters, Lisane Basquiat and Jeanine Heriveax about a childhood spent listening in to ...

Jean-Michel Basquiat; b. Brooklyn, New York, 1960–1988; Boy and Dog in a Johnnypump; 1982; Acrylic, crayon, and spray paint on canvas; Private collection; © Estate ...

Lord Jamar appeared on The Art of Dialogue podcast on October 4, 2024, and stated that Jay-Z has presented himself similarly to Jean-Michel Basquiat. Jamar suggested that while rumors on the ...

In 1982, Jean-Michel Basquiat was invited to travel to Modena in northern Italy by the Italian gallerist Emilio Mazzoli to make eight works for a one-off show. By Basquiat’s own account it was a ...

Don’t miss the accompanying performance series with a lineup that includes Trajal Harrell, Ralph Lemon, Kevin Beasley and ...

On Tuesday, a US magistrate judge said that a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting that was used by Philbrick in his illegal scheme ...

Spanish artist Edgar Plans was born in Madrid in 1977, and draws inspiration from sources including street art, Picasso and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Describing himself as a self-taught artist, he was ...

Jean-Michel Othoniel is a contemporary French artist who works in a variety of media. Employing materials such as glass, wax, and sulphur, Othoniel explores ideas of material transformation. “I want ...

Student: Katherine Li (major unreported) Educator: Ernest Cuneo (via Zoom) Book: “Jean-Michel Basquiat,” a biography by Eleanor Nairne Quote: “I had Mr. Cuneo for U.S. 1 Honors in sophomore ...