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Black Style Moment: Jean-Michel Basquiat

February 3, 2022

Marc Karimzadeh

Whether he was working in his Great Jones Street studio or spending nights out on the town, at New York City hot spots like Indochine or The Odeon, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s personal style captured the essence of downtown cool – and is impossible to forget.

Pictured, the artist at a surprise birthday party for Susanne Bartsch at the Rainbow Roof at Steven Greenberg’s Rockefeller Plaza office.

PHOTO BY PATRICK MCMULLAN/GETTY IMAGES

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