The Last Living Hollywood African

When Jean-Michel Basquiat died at age 27 of a heroin overdose, the art world had already hoisted him to the pinnacle of genius. Many perceived him as an iconoclastic lone wolf clawing out a ... Read allWhen Jean-Michel Basquiat died at age 27 of a heroin overdose, the art world had already hoisted him to the pinnacle of genius. Many perceived him as an iconoclastic lone wolf clawing out a revolutionary new niche in contemporary art. But Basquiat was in fact, the avatar of a sma... Read allWhen Jean-Michel Basquiat died at age 27 of a heroin overdose, the art world had already hoisted him to the pinnacle of genius. Many perceived him as an iconoclastic lone wolf clawing out a revolutionary new niche in contemporary art. But Basquiat was in fact, the avatar of a small army of underground writers, painters, musicians, DJ's and dancers that took New York C... Read all