fromTime Out New York
5 days agoA stretch of downtown Manhattan will soon be known as Jean-Michel Basquiat Way
Tomorrow, the New York City Council and the estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat-the groundbreaking American artist who explored themes of race and politics through his work in the 1980s-will come together to unveil a street renaming in his honor. From now on, the stretch of Great Jones Street between Bowery and Lafayette Streets in downtown Manhattan will be known as Jean-Michel Basquiat Way.
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