Elvis vs. Lenin: A Superpower Confrontation on Canvas

An exhibition in Berlin examines the differences, and surprising confluences, between Cold War-era paintings from the United States and the Soviet Union.

The Mystery of That Basquiat Painting — and Its Tiffany Blue

Ghosts of the artist’s past debate the connection to any brand.

Man Is Accused of Attempting to Sell Fake Basquiats and Harings

According to a criminal complaint, employees at New York auction houses were approached about the art. A man was taken into custody and charged with wire fraud.

Diego Cortez, a Scene Shaper in Art and Music, Dies at 74

In ’70s and ’80s New York, he elevated Jean-Michel Basquiat in a huge show he curated. He also helped found the Mudd Club and worked with Laurie Anderson and, later, Patti Smith.

How Basquiat and Street Artists Left Their Mark on Hip-Hop Culture

A dozen artists, most of them Black or Latino, are the subjects of an exhibition that aims to correct oversights in art history.

In the Manhattan D.A. Race, Arguing for a Fresh Point of View

Of the eight Democrats running for the post now occupied by Cyrus R. Vance Jr., three have no background as a prosecutor.