Schnabels attempt to characterize Basquiats life as a tragedy speaks to the issues of a white artist covering the subject of a Black subject. Basquiat is a biopic in the loosest sense of the word ...

Life, Death, and Art in Michael Stewart’s New York,’ author Elon Green recounts the young artist’s killing at the hands of police and its impact on the art world.

Basquiat rose from an unknown artist to one of prestige, and his works feature themes of wealth versus poverty, as well as racism and colonialism within the neo-expressionism movement. Four of ...