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For decades, both critics and the public struggled to place his work within the larger Modern art milieu at large, and later, artists like Joseph Beuys and Jean-Michel Basquiat would come to contextualize his work in unexpected ways, catapulting his critical approbation andsignificance in 20th-century art.

Evan J. Garza: Artist Cy Twombly Dead At Age 83 (PHOTOS) Evan J. Garza 2011

For decades, both critics and the public struggled to place his work within the larger Modern art milieu at large, and later, artists like Joseph Beuys and Jean-Michel Basquiat would come to contextualize his work in unexpected ways, catapulting his critical approbation andsignificance in 20th-century art.

Evan J. Garza: Artist Cy Twombly Dead At Age 83 (PHOTOS) Evan J. Garza 2011

Unlike his equally talented colleague Jean-Michel Frank, who jumped out the window a few years later, Ruhlmann played by the rules and didn't let anybody down.

All Hands on Deco David Netto 2011

For decades, both critics and the public struggled to place his work within the larger Modern art milieu at large, and later, artists like Joseph Beuys and Jean-Michel Basquiat would come to contextualize his work in unexpected ways, catapulting his critical approbation andÂsignificance in 20th-century art.

Evan J. Garza: Artist Cy Twombly Dead At Age 83 (PHOTOS) Evan J. Garza 2011

Remarkably, these 21 books contained more illustrations of the work of Cindy Sherman than of any other artist; she was followed, in order, by Gerhard Richter, Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst, Anselm Kiefer, and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

David Galenson: The Unique Value of Cindy Sherman David Galenson 2011

•Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Adventures follows the Call of the Killer Whale (PBS, 9 ET/PT, times may vary).

Critic's Corner Wednesday 2009

Today, industrial music has a global reach and "art bands," previously seen as less accessible to a wider audience, have greater appeal now that fine art is a more integral part of pop culture—thanks in no small part to artists like Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Resurrecting a Lost Painter's Passion Kimberly Chou 2011

Nick Taylor Jean-Michel Basquiat, left, performed in the band Gray with Michael Holman on drums and Shannon Dawson in 1979.

Resurrecting a Lost Painter's Passion Kimberly Chou 2011

People like Jean-Michel Basquiat, Stephen Biko, the 9/11 firefighters and policemen, artists as a community, America's teachers and Martin Luther King, Jr., who proved that you're only living when you know what is worth dying for.

Jon Chattman: Blue October's Furstenfeld Discusses 'Making Reality Music' And Fighting For His Daughter Jon Chattman 2011

Remarkably, these 21 books contained more illustrations of the work of Cindy Sherman than of any other artist; she was followed, in order, by Gerhard Richter, Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst, Anselm Kiefer, and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

David Galenson: The Unique Value of Cindy Sherman David Galenson 2011