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As theGRIO reported, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s untimely death in 1988 has not ended the reverence that art collectors have for his work. His paintings are often covered in words and doodles.
American Neo-Expressionist Jean-Michel Basquiat never studied art professionally but managed to become one of the most famous ...
And what does it mean that a show based on Jean Michel Basquiat’s “Defacement (The Death of Michael Stewart)” was the work that LaBouvier says they chose to suppress? LaBouvier’s show feat ...
In “The Last Supper,” Paul Elie explores how controversies over artists like Sinéad O’Connor and Keith Haring paved the way ...
A Nazi war criminal hiding in plain sight? Ian Rankin recommended a gripping read that challenges empathy and morality in ...
How a veteran of the New York stage found another calling, designing dressing rooms for a who’s who of theatrical talent.
The auction app Fair Warning sold a $7.8 million Picasso drawing in a rare invite-only event during New York's marquee ...
Clayton Patterson, the street photographer, has thousands of images, video and paraphernalia from the neighborhood’s ...
The couple’s lives are preserved in a SoHo building where for decades they plotted their monumental projects. Hidden among the three-hour-long lines for sample sales, the luxury boutiques selling ...
In the initial "Hunger Games" films, Lynn Cohen played the role of Mags — an elderly tribute who volunteered during the 75th ...
Things I learned by embedding with the tourists: the Ramones loved Yoo-hoo, Peter Stuyvesant was uptight, and how to do “a quick Donald Trump dance.” ...