Jean michel basquiat fashion

One morning in 1981, the earthquake that is Comme des Garçons shook the fashion world. Japanese designer, Rei Kawakubo, overthrew the trends of the day in just one collection, providing an antidote to the over-the-top and polished ideas that characterized the era. Dark and almost monastic, the radical vision of the brand quickly seduced the intelligentsia of the western world. Over the years, the designer has become known for her wild casting practices, often selecting guest-stars to walk in…

Jean-Michel Basquiat during his exhibition at the Yvon Lambert Gallery in Paris, January 1988. Photos by Julio Donoso

Why is one of the 20th century’s most celebrated artists underrepresented in museum collections?

Jean-Michel Basquiat photographed by Gianfranco Gorgoni in his Crosby Street studio, 1982.

A new show at the Brooklyn Museum honors focuses on a less-known aspect of New York artist Jean-Michel Basquiat's work: the many notebooks that the artist wrote and drew in.

Exclusively for GQ, Charlie Porter, the author of the excellent new book What Artists Wear, reveals the five best-dressed male artists of all time.

A new book, 'What Artists Wear', explores the secret language of clothes, and their power to educate and transform