boom for real

'Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat​' shows how the art world has changed since the 80s, and how it hasn't.

Director Sara Driver unearthed a trove of work and footage from his ex-roommate's underground vault.

'Boom For Real' dives into what Basquiat was like as a homeless teen living in Tompkins Square Park.

What we need now are some real stories.

Following the Barbican exhibition’s opening weekend, wise up on the American artist’s catchphrases, graffiti tags, obsessions, and words that reoccur in his most famous paintings.

Boom for Real at the Barbican is content to examine the grit and glamour of Basquiat’s NYC, but what about the racism he faced as the art world’s first black star?