Street art legend Al Diaz recently discussed his art, its inspiration and future direction, at West Chelsea Contemporary.

Michael Alan Alien @ The Village Works Gallery and Bookstore with a special performance of “The Human Canvas” by Jadda Cat.

A new show of work E.F. Higgins, the king of mail art, opened May 12 at Van Der Plas Gallery, 156 Orchard St.

Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure is a joyous, immersive journey into the world the artist created, starting from his humble living room in Brooklyn to the Great Jones Street studio where he lived, worked and ultimately died.

A diverse group of street artists and other creatives, inspired by DJ-spun tracks and weed lit up lower Broadway April 16, for Community vs. Everything,

Jean-Michel Basquiat: Art and Objecthood, on view through June 11 at Nahmad Contemporary, 980 Madison Avenue.

There are not one, but two Basquiat shows on view simultaneously in the city rn.