“Basquiat: Boom for Real” at the Barbican Art Gallery in London thrusts ’80s provocateur Jean-Michel Basquiat back into the spotlight.

Jean-Michel Basquiat's art has always been steeped in language. From the beginning of a spectacular career that began with graffiti and continued with partnerships that included Andy Warhol and ...

He has become a one-word bridge between hip-hop and the art world. Mobb Deep, Gym Class Heroes, Jay-Z , Kanye West, Swizz Beatz , Nas, Lil’ Wayne, Phonte, and Ja Rule have each referenced him on ...

“1982 was Basquiat’s breakout year, but also his crescendo a year,” Aaron H. DeGroft, Director and CEO of the Orlando Museum of Art, said during a press preview for “Heroes & Monsters ...

For months after the FBI raided Orlando Museum of Art over suspected fraudulent art attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat, word from the institution was that things were not as bad as they seemed ...

The drawing was sourced from one of Basquiat’s sketchbooks, created when the artist was 17 years old. It was rarely seen until licensing company Artestar hooked Tesfaye up.

His series "Word on the Street" features cave-like drawings painted in a black grid on cardboard. The symbolism and simplistic style of these paintings reminds us of Basquiat's work. Maria Lankina ...

For months after the FBI raided Orlando Museum of Art over suspected fraudulent art attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat, word from the institution was that things were not as bad as they seemed.

Basquiat also reimagined pivotal moments in history through the lens of the Swiss Alps. In Big Snow (1984), he uses the Alpine setting to explore Jesse Owens ’ 1936 win at the Berlin Olympics.

In “Seeing Loud: Basquiat in Music” at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, music both sets the stage for and unlocks the meaning of the artist’s enduring, resonant work ...

“Basquiat: Boom for Real” at the Barbican Art Gallery in London thrusts ’80s provocateur Jean-Michel Basquiat back into the spotlight.