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Jean-Michel Basquiat

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Who Did This to Basquiat’s Old Manhattan Studio?

by Rhea Nayyar August 31, 2023August 31, 2023

Someone painted the facade of the historic building with Pepto-Bismol pink; now, it’s Angelina Jolie’s problem.

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Orlando Museum of Art Says Ex-Director Was In On Fake Basquiats

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie August 17, 2023August 18, 2023

The museum filed a civil lawsuit alleging Aaron De Groft planned to take a cut of the forged paintings’ sales.

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Angelina Jolie Takes Over Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Former NYC Studio

by Rhea Nayyar July 10, 2023July 11, 2023

The building at 57 Great Jones Street where the artist lived and worked, which has been on the market for $60K/month, will house the new Atelier Jolie.

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LA Auctioneer Admits to Helping Create Fake Basquiats

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia April 11, 2023April 12, 2023

Michael Barzman of North Hollywood confessed to lying to the FBI about the provenance of forgeries exhibited at the Orlando Museum of Art.

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Orlando Museum of Art on Probation After Disputed Basquiat Show

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie January 23, 2023January 23, 2023

The American Alliance of Museums’s sanction comes after the FBI raided the museum and seized 25 disputed paintings.

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Drake Pours Millions to Salvage Historic Avant-Garde Carnival

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu November 22, 2022November 22, 2022

A Basquiat-painted Ferris wheel, a Keith Haring carousel, and more are part of the project, to be rebooted in LA next year.

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For $60K a Month, You Can Now Rent Basquiat’s Former Home

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu November 10, 2022November 10, 2022

The Noho unit, where artist lived and worked between 1983 and 1988, was owned by Andy Warhol.

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Orlando Museum Leaders Resign Amid Fake Basquiats Scandal

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu August 29, 2022August 29, 2022

The museum’s interim director and board chair both left their posts in one week.

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Orlando Museum of Art Is “Re-Evaluating All Exhibitions” Amid FBI Raid Fallout

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu August 21, 2022August 22, 2022

A task force is attempting damage control as the museum continues to face dire consequences for displaying a group of fake Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings.

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How Jean-Michel Basquiat Rose to Be King of the Art World

Avatar photo by Mark Dery June 29, 2022July 11, 2022

The art establishment was never quite sure what to do with a self-taught artist like Basquiat, who owed as much to bebop and William S. Burroughs’s cut-up technique as he did to African influences.

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FBI Raids Florida Museum and Seizes 25 Disputed Basquiats

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

The authenticity of the works, whose owners say Basquiat sold to Hollywood screenwriter Thaddeus Mumford in 1982, has been heavily scrutinized.

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Is the Orlando Museum of Art Displaying Fake Basquiats?

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie June 1, 2022June 2, 2022

The FBI is investigating the authenticity of works that are said to have been found in the storage unit of a Hollywood screenwriter.

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“Monumental Concerns” Symposium With Carrie Mae Weems, Hank Willis Thomas, and More
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“Monumental Concerns” Symposium With Carrie Mae Weems, Hank Willis Thomas, and More

Scholars, artists, curators, activists, and historians will convene at Syracuse University in October to consider the role of monuments and their contested place in contemporary society.

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