Across pop culture and sports, there’s a resurgence of posthumus recognition for Jean-Michel Basquiat, the graffiti artist turned Manhattan art scene sensation. The work of the Afro-Latino artist and his influence on today’s hip hop culture is highlighted in a new exhibition at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts called “ Writing the Future: Jean-Michel Basquiat and the Hip Hop Generation .”
Guests:
Greg Tate
- writer, musician, and co-curator of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston’s exhibition.
Jordana Moore Saggese
, associate professor of American art at the University of Maryland, College Park and author of ‘
Reading Basquiat: Exploring Ambivalence in American Art
.’
