4. Jean-Michel Basquiat (Art and Cultural Influence) Jean-Michel Basquiat, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, is known for his neo-expressionist paintings addressing race ...

He has lived in foreign countries, been a guest at the palace of exiled Haitian president Jean-Claude Duvalier, and dined with Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young. But for David Cutrell, no one has ...

Haitian art is well represented by both classically ... From Pierre, Tiga, Ronald Mevs, Sergine Andre to the world famous Jean-Michel Basquiat, Vodoun has had a way of permeating itself through ...

And artists have made some wild reinterpretations ... and Andre Eugene’s sculptures made from trash, famous in Haiti, can be seen in the background of the Death card. The city’s architecture ...

He is one of Haiti's most famous found metal artists. He co-founded a movement called Resistance Artists that emerged from the working-class neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince some 12 years ago.

Haitian art has long had a reputation for imaginative ... “I don’t want to be famous,” Eugene said in his rain-slicked concrete yard in the poor neighborhood, shortly after returning to ...

In Haiti, the southern town ... makes sense. Rubble art has become popular here like the town's other artistic productions, such as its famous paper mache creatures at carnival time.

Philippe Dodard can't remember the first time he came to Miami. He lives in Haiti and has always come to visit one family member or another. "What is interesting about Miami is every time I come ...

NEW YORK — The Caribbean Culture Center African Diaspora Institute will welcome the public to the Harlem Book Fair this weekend, welcoming visitors into a space that is currently spotlighting ...

A virtual storytelling event and an auction of seven paintings by Haitian artists will be held Sunday, Sept. 12, to raise money for relief efforts following the devastating earthquake in Haiti ...

Using the same blazing colors and stylized depictions that have made Haitian art famous, Saurel and fellow painters in St. Pierre Square in the city's hilly Petionville district are depicting the ...

He is one of Haiti's most famous found metal artists. He co-founded a movement called Resistance Artists that emerged from the working-class neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince some 12 years ago.