In 2019, Chaédria LaBouvier curated the exhibit "Basquiat’s “Defacement”: The Untold Story" at the Guggenheim, centered around Basquiat's response to the 1983 murder of Michael Stewart. In part one of a two-part series, Quinn and Betty focus on Basquiat's work and how his art was presented in the exhibit.

In 2019, Chaédria LaBouvier curated the exhibit "Basquiat’s “Defacement”: The Untold Story" at the Guggenheim, centered around Basquiat's response to the 1983 murder of Michael Stewart. In part one of a two-part series, Quinn and Betty focus on Basquiat's work and how his art was presented in the exhibit.


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Support Pictorial with a Relay FM Membership Jean-Michel Basquiat - Wikipedia "Defacement:" Ambivalence, Identity, and Black Lives Matter - Williams College Basquiat’s “Defacement”: The Untold Story - Guggenheim Defacement: the tragic story of Basquiat's most personal painting - The Guardian Behind Basquiat’s ‘Defacement’: Reframing a Tragedy - New York Times