Unseen Basquiats make debut in Miami

A controversial collection of more than 30 works created by Jean-Michel Basquiat when he was homeless and possibly using drugs are on public display for the first time, at the X Contemporary satellite fair (until 4 December). The group of paintings, drawings and collages was created between 1979 and 1981 in the Manhattan apartment of Basquiats friend Lonny Lichtenberg, a well-known drug dealer also known as Neptune, King of the C (cocaine).
Al Diaz, the curator of the show, who was part of the