A never-before-seen look into the storied life and career of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat is in the works. The upcoming documentary, titled “King Pleasure,” is produced by Boardwalk Pictures and Quinn ...

Although he is essentially synonymous with the New York underground scene of the 1980s, Jean-Michel Basquiat also traveled frequently through Asia and Europe. On one trip to Modena, Italy, in 1982, he ...

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 duo created more than 160 works together in 1984 and 1985. Now, one of their most significant collaborative paintings is heading to auction. Untitled, from 1984, will highlight Sotheby's ...

Since the birth of his art career, Jean-Michel Basquiat has become one of the most influential figures of the neo-expressionism movement. He began as a member of the New York City graffiti duo SAMO ...

While all pieces from the collection incorporate Basquiat’s signature mix of bright colors and striking graphics, some of the design details pull from Basquiat’s artistic archives directly. Some of ...

Jean-Michel Basquiat is one of the most popular and well-known fine artists in the world today, and his artwork auction results solidify that claim: in 2022 alone, his work fetched just over $222M USD ...

Installation view of Jean-Michel Basquiat: Boom for Real at the Barbican Centre (© The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Licensed by Artestar, New York) With Basquiat’s work transformed into an ...

A stretch of Great Jones Street where the artist lived and worked now goes by “Jean-Michel Basquiat Way.” By Alex Vadukul Mary Boone stages a comeback at Lévy Gorvy Dayan gallery, taking a fresh look ...

Iconic neo-Expressionist Jean-Michel Basquiat—whose work is among the most expensive American art of all time—is remembered in an inspiring collection of gear by Lee denim company, a denim jeans brand ...

A Florida art museum has filed a lawsuit more than a year after it mounted an exhibition of paintings by the late artist Jean-Michel Basquiat that federal investigators determined to be fake. The ...

When Michael Holman moved from San Francisco to New York City in 1978, he planned to become a banker on Wall Street before being submerged in the downtown art and emerging hip-hop scene. A year later, ...