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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 ...

Basquiat created ‘Museum Security (Broadway Meltdown)’ in L.A. in 1983, “a painting commenting on the value and security of a work of art,” notes Fred Hoffman. Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat.

In 1980, Basquiat was invited to participate in a group exhibition at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City. This was his first major solo exhibition, and it helped to launch his career.

Jean-Michel Basquiat was 15 years old when his Haitian father caught him smoking pot in his room and in the scuffle, stabbed his son in the ass with a knife. It was then — Basquiat would later say — ...

The FBI raided a Florida art museum on Friday and seized more than two dozen paintings attributed to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat following questions about their authenticity. ABC7 New York 24/7 ...

A California man pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents about the origins of paintings credited to Jean-Michel Basquiat that were seized from the Orlando Museum of Art last year.Michael Barzman, 45 ...

For Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Family, This Exhibition Was a Means of Grieving Visitors to “Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure,” now in Los Angeles, walk through the late artist’s ...

The painting, which stands nearly 10 feet tall and 13 feet wide, has an estimate of $18 million. It is expected to surpass the current auction record for Basquiat and Warhol collaborations ...

You Can Rent Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Apartment and Art Studio—For $60,000 The artist rented the space from Andy Warhol between 1983 and 1988. Molly Enking - Daily Correspondent.

American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960 – 1988), circa 1985. Photo: Rose Hartman/Getty Images “Jean-Michel Basquiat was one of the most electric artists of all time.