Friends of Jean-Michel Basquiat are upset that the late artist's sisters have commercialized his legacy on products including a welcome mat. Ruggable If you want to buy a painting by Jean-Michel ...

A recently opened exhibition in New York City celebrates the blazing, beloved artwork of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. It includes 200 rarely and never-before-seen paintings, drawings and artifacts.

Jean-Michel Basquiat 1982. (James Van der Zee Archive / The Metropolitan Museum of Art) “The theme is really Jean-Michel as a human being,” Heriveaux said. “Before he was an artist, he was a ...

From left, Lisane Basquiat and Jeanine Heriveaux, the artist’s sisters, who curated the show. Behind them is their brother’s “Nu Nile” from 1985. Flo Ngala for The New York Times ...

Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1982 James Van der Zee Archive, The Metropolitan Museum of Art After repeated visits to the Jean-Michel Basquiat “King Pleasure” exhibit at Starrett-Lehigh, what this ...

It’s a portrait study of an artist as a young man whose life and career were cut short by tragedy. Smith centers his story of Basquiat in Los Angeles, where he met the artist in the fall of 1982.

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 — ...

Jean-Micheal Basquiat may have died in 1988, but he is having a big career moment once again. Last weekend, it was revealed that the FBI’s art crime team is investigating the authenticity of 25 ...

The Ruggable x Jean-Michel Basquiat Collection features a variety of bold contemporary designs inspired by the artist’s most iconic works. The line includes doormats, runners and full-size rugs ...

Topline The New York apartment where Jean-Michel Basquiat lived and worked for the last five years of his life has hit the rental market for $60,000 a month, as demand for the late artist’s work ...

Jean-Michel Basquiat paints in 1983 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Lee Jaffe/Getty Images Now, the artist’s estate is offering up numbered editions of the 1983 Beat Bop track.