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The Guide #237: Fab 5 Freddy, the street artist at the heart of New York’s creative zenith

A new memoir by Fred Brathwaite offers an insight into the city’s emerging underground scene in the 70s and 80s – and shows us the power of subcultures in difficult times

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Luxury Assets of Celebrities Over 50

Here are some over-50 stars who own high-value assets and what they're worth.

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‘The male ego is even more fragile than it ever was’: Kim Gordon on shyness, AI and Zohran Mamdani’s cool

As she releases her new solo album, Play Me, the former Sonic Youth star answers your questions on acting for Kristen Stewart, doing Basquiat’s photocopying, and who really invented punk rock

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Rocco Ritchie’s Artist Studio Includes This Rare ‘Spaghetti’ Chair — Proving That He Doesn't Just Have His Parents' Creative Talent, but Their Eye for Iconic Design, too

Not just another nepo baby. This iconic furniture piece is an 'underground hero'

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‘It’s been called the greatest hip-hop film ever’: how we made cult graffiti classic Wild Style

‘I handed a guy a starting pistol for a stick-up scene. But instead he reached into his car and took out the sawn-off shotgun you see in the movie’

The Guardian - UK

Leonardo DiCaprio's Relationship Sparks Debate After Fans Think Hilary Duff Song Targets His Dating Past

Hilary Duff's new song sparks speculation about Leonardo DiCaprio's dating history as interest grows in his relationship with model Vittoria Ceretti.

International Business Times UK

Hilary Duff’s fans are convinced new song takes swipe at Leonardo DiCaprio’s age-gap romances

‘Lizzie McGuire’ star last week released ‘Mature,’ her first song in 10 years

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4 Celebrities That Built Their Net Worth With Art Collections

For many stars, wealth comes from acting, music, or sports, but a surprising number of celebrities have quietly expanded their fortunes through art. Unlike flashy cars or designer clothes, art holds long-term value that often appreciates faster than traditional investments. These celebrity art collections aren’t just for decoration. They’re financial…

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Bath mats, candles and underpants: would Basquiat have loved or hated all the merch?

New book The Making of an Icon examines artist whose works have become almost ubiquitous

The Guardian - UK

Inside the Most Expensive Art Collections Owned by Celebrities and Billionaires

Serious art collection is not for the faint of heart -- or the faint of wallet. It can be an expensive game, especially if you're interested in the masters.

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Warhol, Haring, Basquiat: exhibition remembers pivotal 80s New York artists

A vibrant period for art in the city is celebrated in a new exhibition that goes from the rise of celebrity to hyper-capitalism to the devastation of Aids

The Guardian - US

Lies, private jets and a missing $86m: Inigo Philbrick’s art world swindle

Convicted fraudster expresses regret in a two-part BBC documentary but also asks ‘what about all the good deals?’

The Guardian - UK

Chris Ofili painting Blossom expected to fetch up to £1.5m at auction

Work featuring Turner prize winner’s signature use of elephant dung to be auctioned for first time in October

The Guardian - UK

Tommy Hilfiger's guide to London: Savile Row, Scott’s and Portobello Road

The designer loves the Tate, suit shopping and trawling for vintage treasure in the capital...

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The Independent UK

Machine Gun Kelly claims he turned down an audition for one of the year’s biggest and best movies – here’s why

The singer says he’s ‘had a lot of aspirations to be in movies’

Evening Standard

Masterstroke: The best art-inspired t-shirts now - from Van Gogh to Basquiat

Art print t-shirts featuring Van Gogh and Basquiat are summer's hottest fashion trend

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Orlando Museum Of Art Resolves Lawsuit Over Forged Paintings

Orlando Museum of Art settles lawsuits with former director over forged Basquiat paintings.

The Independent UK

Orlando museum and late ex-director's estate drop lawsuits over forged Basquiat artworks

The Orlando Museum of Art and the estate of its former director, who died last month, have agreed to drop lawsuits against each other that arose from the 2022 FBI seizure of two dozen forged paintings that were falsely attributed to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

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Former Florida art museum director involved in Basquiat forged painting probe has died

A former head of the Orlando Museum of Art who left the museum in 2022 after it was raided by the FBI as part of a probe into several forged Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings has died

The Independent UK

Insurers balk at $19.7M claim on fake Basquiat paintings seized by FBI

Two insurance companies have asked a court to block a $19.7 million claim by owners of more than two dozen forged Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings seized during an FBI raid at the Orlando Museum of Art in 2022

Evening Standard

Last minute Christmas gifts for men 2024 — best present ideas from Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male to Barbour

What to buy the stylish men in your life this Christmas? Joe Bromley has some last minute ideas

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Inside Luna Luna: the amusement park designed by artists lands in New York

‘Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy’ – featuring rides by Basquiat, Lichtenstein, Hockney, Haring, and Dalí – has opened at The Shed

The Guardian - US

A Keith Haring carousel, a Basquiat ferris wheel: long-lost pop art carnival gets new life in New York

In 1987, the great and good of the art scene designed rides for an avant garde ‘theme park’ in Hamburg. Decades later, Luna Luna has been lovingly resurrected

Evening Standard

Boy George says new art exploring fame is ‘celebrating otherness’

The 63-year-old has created portraits of Madonna, David Bowie and Prince.

The Independent UK

NYC socialite claims she’s being extorted over a $30million painting. It’s just the latest in her scandal-ridden life

Exclusive: New York socialite Libbie Mugrabi says she is being extorted over a Jean-Michel Basquiat masterpiece worth $30 million.

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