Why the World Loves Basquiat

Why the World Loves Basquiat

I don’t know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is. – Jean-Michel Basquiat The year 1980 saw a breakthrough of a solo artist who took the world by storm. A charming young black man with a sweet smile, Jean-Michel Basquiat was bold and unapologetic, opinionated and unafraid to rock the public […]

Who Owns Street Art

From illicitly painted scribbles and drawings tagged on city walls once perceived as vandalism to graffiti, street art’s evolution has a long and fascinating story. Street art and graffiti’s history that has spanned decades is complex yet proud, with many graffiti artists being far from the criminals or gang members that they were assumed to […]