Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Life and Work Basquiat: A Review Jean-Michel Basquiat is best-known as the street-smart graffiti artist who rose from New York’s punk scene. He gained notoriety during the late 1970s as part of the graffiti duo known as SAMO, which combined elements of the hip-hop, punk, and street art movements in Downtown Manhattan. Less … Continue reading Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Rise and Fall