wasye banks there basquiat. jean-michel basquiat. of a suspected drug overdose in new york at the age of 27 in 1988. but earlier this year, one of his paintings sold for $110 million. and now the first large-scale exhibit of his work is going on show in london, as our arts editor reports. reporter: there is no mistaking a jean-michel basquiat painting. there is the sense of improvisation, the crudely drawn figure, and the lack of -- and the graphical what it rhythms -- graphic poetic rhythms, which are like a pictorial form of free jazz. it is a visual language hardly -- partly inspired by picasso and partially inspired by new york's street art scene of the 1970's, producing work that continues to be influential to this day. >> i think it is true to say that a lot of artists working on the streets today take a lot of inspiration from basquiat's work and his attitude towards public space. he particularly made it around the soho district, where the galleries were. he wanted his work to be seen by the media, by the galleries. >> he was

basquiat was looking well past that, he was looking at global domination. he became the toast of manhattan's super wealthy collectors. he was called thejimmy hendrix of art, the post—modern picasso, but he was, and for a long time after his death in 1988, largely overlooked by the art establishment. partly that has to do with him being black. there really wasn't a black presence at the highest levels — blue chip levels — of the art world, and also the sense of, like — you know, black people, you're great at the singing and dancing and all that, but the conceptual stuff, leave that to us. you know, leave that to white europeans. and that's really offensive and that alone made jean crazy. jean—michel basquiat‘s hybrid artworks with their raw combination of graffiti drawing and abstract painting synthesised the political, social and cultural landscape of america in the late ‘70s and ‘80s with a veracity and power few others could match. will gompertz, bbc news. newsnight is coming up on bbc two, here's emily maitlis. here on bbc one, it's time

basquiat was looking well past that, he was looking at global domination. he became the toast of manhattan's super wealthy collectors. he was called thejimmy hendrix of art, the post—modern picasso, but he was, and for a long time after his death in 1988, largely overlooked by the art establishment. partly that has to do with him being black. there really wasn't a black presence at the highest levels — blue chip levels — of the art world ,and also the sense of, like — you know, black people, you're great at the singing and dancing and all that, but the conceptual stuff, leave that to us. you know, leave that to white europeans. and that's really offensive and that alone made jean crazy. jean—michel basquiat‘s hybrid artworks with their raw combination of graffiti drawing and abstract painting synthesised the political, social and cultural landscape of america in the late ‘70s and ‘80s with a veracity and power few others could match. will gompertz, bbc news. don't forget you can get in touch with me on twitter — i'm @babitabbc. time now fo

basquiat was looking well past that, he was looking at global domination. he became the toast of manhattan's super wealthy collectors. he was called thejimmy hendrix of art, the post—modern picasso, but he was, and for a long time after his death in 1988, largely overlooked by the art establishment. partly that has to do with him being black. there really wasn't a black presence at the highest levels — blue chip levels — of the art world ,and also the sense of, like — you know, black people, you're great at the singing and dancing and all that, but the conceptual stuff, leave that to us. you know, leave that to white europeans. and that's really offensive and that alone made jean crazy. jean—michel basquiat‘s hybrid artworks with their raw combination of graffiti drawing and abstract painting synthesised the political, social and cultural landscape of america in the late ‘70s and ‘80s with a veracity and power few others could match. will gompertz, bbc news. jake lamotta, the american boxer, played by robert de niro in the martin scorsese fi

a new exhibition celebrates the wild world ofjean—michel basquiat. ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all the athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc news. our top headline: a powerful earthquake has killed more than 220 people in mexico. in the capital, the search for survivors in collapsed buildings is continuing, including at a primary school. well, let's stay with that story. 0ur correspo

is this banksy saying i'm as good as basquiat.|j think it is him saying how much of a fan of basquiat he was. look at the style, if there is any doubt whatsoever, he went on to social media to talk about these two new pieces of art that had recently appeared here close to the barbican centre. as basquiat, new york city graffiti artist who sadly died young. an exhibition of his work is opening later this week in the barbican centre, around the corner from where these two pieces. banksy ca ptu red from where these two pieces. banksy captured it on social media, portraits as basquiat being welcomed by the metropolitan police. a major new exhibition being opened at the barbican centre. there is another one that resembles a ferris wheel, and he talks again about the basquiat exhibition, and also mentioning that this is an area that the authorities around the barbican centre that they like to keep clear of graffiti. whether they will make an exception in this case, we don't yet know. but the city of london corporation that controls this

before banksy there was basquiat, a graffiti artist who became a sensation in the art world. jean—michel basquiat died of a suspected drugs overdose in new york at the age of 27, back in 1988. but earlier this year one of his paintings sold for £85 million and now the first large—scale exhibition of his works is going on show at the barbican, in london. 0ur arts editor, will gompertz, had a look.

a record—breaking work by basquiat was sold to yusaku maezawa, a 41—year—old japanese fashion entrepreneur, who plans to set up a museum in his hometown of chiba. more on that and not all the news on the bbc website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. hello there. with a ridge of high pressure building in for tuesday, it looks like today could actually be the better day of the week for most of us. chilly start, mind you, where skies cleared overnight. temperatures in low single—figures in some rural spots. here is the ridge of high pressure, then. this weather system will make inroads for wednesday. meanwhile, this is the weather front which brought the rain during last night. and there could be a few showers across the south—east, as that weather front continues to clear away. but essentially it is a nice fine, dry start — a chilly start, mind you, and there will be some mist and fog around. some of it could be quite dense in places, central, southern areas across the midlands into cheshire. eventually it will lift during the morning, potentially into

spotted near the barbican centre, marking the opening of an exhibition by american artistjean—michel basquiat. 0n instagram banksy described the murals as an "(unofficial) collaboration". that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello there. with a ridge of high pressure building in for tuesday it looks like today could be the better day of the week for most of us. a chilly start where skies cleared overnight. the temperature in the low single figures in some rural spots. this is the ridge of high—pressure. this system will make inroads for wednesday. meanwhile, this is the weather front which brought the rain last night. there could be a few showers across the south—east is that weather front continues to clear. nis fine yet chilly start and there will be some mist and foreground. some dense in places. central southern areas across the midlands into cheshire. eventually that will lift during the morning and potentially into some low cloud before breaking up. you can see plenty of sunshine on the map therefore northern england into scotland. from northern ireland, however, clouds

spotted near the barbican centre, marking the opening of an exhibition by the american artist jean—michel basquiat. on his instagram feed, banksy described the murals as an "unofficial collaboration". let's briefly take you liked in the armagh. a much anticipated speech is just about to start. the nobel prize winner is making a tv address on the violence that sent the brink of muslims across the border into the bash. thank you for being with us. —— into bangladesh. hello there. with a ridge of high pressure building in for tuesday, it looks like today could actually be the better day of the week for most of us. chilly start, mind you, where skies cleared overnight. temperatures in low single figures in some rural spots. here's the ridge of high pressure then. this weather system will be making inroads for wednesday. meanwhile, this is the weather front, which brought the rain during last night. and there could be a few showers across the south—east as that weather front continues to clear away. but, essentially, it's a nice fine, dry start — a chilly start, mind you, and there will be some

basquiat ranked alongside andy warhol and could be one of his muses. we thought we would show you a few of his pictures. good night. a warm weather front is clearing away from the uk. another one is on the way for tomorrow. we will look at what happened in the past few hours with the exiting weather front. the odd shower for northern ireland and the western isles. the next weather system will bring outbreaks of rain back across northern ireland at the end of the night. elsewhere, a clearing story and a chilly story, especially in rural spots. starting the day tomorrow close to freezing. and frost for some. a chilly but bright start tomorrow for many of us. here is the next weather front. we have seen is the next weather front. we have seen it in northern ireland in the morning. breezy. edging into western scotla nd morning. breezy. edging into western scotland at eight o'clock in the morning. 0ne scotland at eight o'clock in the morning. one or two mist and fog patches around. parts of east anglia, perhaps south—east england, most likely to see that.

the works, pay tribute to the american graffiti artist turned painterjean—michel basquiat, as an exhibition of his work opens at the barbican centre around the corner. earlier today our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba went along to admire the new works. yes, the style is unmistakably bank c, and if there was any doubt, the artist went on to social media to confirm these pieces of art were produced by him. they are around the corner from the barbican, produced by him. they are around the cornerfrom the barbican, with a new exhibition. it is from a new york city graffiti artist who died in his 20s. banksy is a fan of his. he ca ptu red 20s. banksy is a fan of his. he captured this one on social media, a painting of the artist being welcomed by the new york city police. another one is of a ferris wheel. he said another major exhibition appearing on the wall by the barbican, a place they normally like to keep clear of graffiti. people have been coming all dayjust to ta ke people have been coming all dayjust to take photos and to add my what, of course, is the work of a very popular arti

instagram, and says they're to mark an exhibition of work by the late american graffiti artist, jean—michel basquiat. good news for some rail passengers this morning. govia thameslink has replaced all its stock with new state—of—the—art trains. the fleet has wider doors and aisles, more luggage space and climate—controlled air conditioning. the company says the new stock will create 9,000 extra seats for weekday commuters. 0n the tube, the london 0verground is partly suspended. there's no service from gospel 0ak to barking. let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. now, there may be a bit of cloud around first thing this morning. but on the whole, this week is shaping up to be rather pleasant. today, sunny spells eventually. one or two showers as well. first thing this morning, cloud. mist and murk as well. some fog patches as well. showers developing through the course of the day. a few heavy ones potentially. bright spells, light winds. temperatures getting to 18 celcius. feeling a bit warmer than the weekend. one or two showers around into the evening and ove