Jean-Michel Basquiat

Explore artists who revolutionized the global canon, from 17th-century women pioneers to Jean-Michel Basquiat and Park Seo-Bo

At Martina Simeti, Milan, the artist’s free-form paintings speak to the musical and artistic traditions of Black communities

Anthony McCarten’s play on the two art legends’ relationship is bogged down in potted biographies but builds to a crescendo

A new book documents the relationship between the two 20th-century artist-superstars

In further news: mystery behind Georgia O’Keeffe’s acne-ridden paintings solved; Pompidou picks artwork mascot

‘I know no more perfect portrait of artist and muse’

In further art world madness: Basquiat heads to Broadway, and Disney’s spray-painting drone

From Capote to Basquiat, the pop artist’s glittering ‘visual diary’ of the last years of his life is seen for the first time

In further news: study finds US film critics overwhelmingly white and male; woman sues father over Basquiat

Why can’t New York get over its ‘bad old days’?

Barbican, London, UK

The week kicks off with major exhibitions opening across town ahead of Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2017

Dana Lixenberg wins the 2017 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize; David Adjaye received a Knighthood

85 Joan Miró works to stay in Portugal following public outcry; Barbican to host the UK's first large-scale show of Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jonathan Romney evaluates cinematography's ability to accurately capture other mediums 

Various Venues