Basquiat painting fetches record $48.8M

NBC New York

NBC New York - A Jean-Michel Basquiat painting has set a new auction record for the graffiti artist at a sale of postwar and contemporary art in New York.

Zuma genitals painting pulled from site

theGrio

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The spokesman for a Johannesburg gallery says it has agreed to remove from its website a painting that depicts the South African president's genitals...

Trayvon Martin portrait commissioned by Ebony magazine

Dominique Zonyéé

theGRIO REPORT - Shepard Fairey, the artist behind Obama's 2009 'Hope' poster, made a a similar portrait for Trayvon Martin...

Basquiat painting sells for record $16 million

theGrio

Last night's art auction at Phillips de Pury in New York set a new world record by Jean-Michel Basquiat...

Dutch Royal House criticized for 'racist' painting

theGrio

AMSTERDAM (AP) - The "Golden Carriage" was given to Queen Wilhelmina from the people of Amsterdam as a gift in 1898...

Civil Rights-era Rockwell painting borrowed by Obama

Clutch Magazine

CLUTCH - The painting will be on display at the White House until October 31st...

Paris: Basquiat art show recognizes 50th birthday

theGrio

PARIS (AP) - Nearly 50 years after his birth, and 22 years after his death at age 27 of a drug overdose, Basquiat's wish has finally come true...

House painters sue singer Anita Baker for $15K

theGrio

DETROIT (AP) - Baker faces several financial problems including liens for $465,733 in unpaid federal taxes, $15,952 in unpaid state taxes and $3,470 owed to a window company...