#Couple try to steal Basquiat painting from Manhattan gallery

#Couple try to steal Basquiat painting from Manhattan gallery

“Couple try to steal Basquiat painting from Manhattan gallery” Two would-be art thieves tried to snatch a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting from a Chelsea gallery earlier this month, police said. The attempted heist happened at Taglialatella Galleries on the evening of May 14, the NYPD announced Wednesday. The suspects — a young man and woman with…

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#Jalen Rose and Fab 5 Freddy talk nicknames, rap & Basquiat

#Jalen Rose and Fab 5 Freddy talk nicknames, rap & Basquiat

“Jalen Rose and Fab 5 Freddy talk nicknames, rap & Basquiat” He was a self-proclaimed “vandal” who quickly became a vanguard. This week, Fab 5 Freddy, visual artist, documentarian and former host of “Yo! MTV Raps,” visited “Renaissance Man.” The New York native, whose real name is Fred Brathwaite, arrived on the scene tagging trains….

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#Keith Haring’s refrigerator at auction with celeb signatures

#Keith Haring’s refrigerator at auction with celeb signatures

“#Keith Haring’s refrigerator at auction with celeb signatures” This icebox is worth some cold, hard cash. On Wednesday, Guernsey’s will auction off a refrigerator door that belonged to Keith Haring. The object — from the artist’s 1980s apartment at 325 Broome St. downtown — features more than 80 signatures and “tags,” including those believed to…

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#Inside NYers’ eye-popping apartments, quirky living arrangements

#Inside NYers’ eye-popping apartments, quirky living arrangements

“#Inside NYers’ eye-popping apartments, quirky living arrangements” Since the ’80s, photographer Sally Davies has documented the city’s graffiti-soaked, ­neon-lit streetscapes. Now she’s stepping, for the first time, into the homes of city dwellers with her new book “New Yorkers” (Ammonite Press), out April 1. “I began to wonder who the hell lived in these buildings…

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