You could stand in front of a Basquiat painting and be fascinated for hours. Before anyone knew Jean-Michel Basquiat, they knew SAMO©. And instead they tore the show apartOnce back in New York, Basquiat left Nosei and joined another dealer, Mary Boone. This is Jean-Michel Basquiat, the most important painter of our time.’ The guy said, ‘He’s not coming in. But after Mallouk and Basquiat split up in 1983, Basquiat got increasingly into heroin.

Source: The Guardian September 03, 2017 08:26 UTC