Texts by Chaédria LaBouvier, Nancy Spector, J. Faith Almiron and Greg Tate are supplemented by commentary from artists and activists such as Luc Sante, Carlo McCormick, Jeffrey Deitch, Kenny Scharf, Fred Braithwaite and Michelle Shocked, who were part of this episode in New York City?s history, which parallels today?s urgent conversations about state-sanctioned racism. Basquiat?s painting is contextualized by ephemera related to Stewart?s death, including newspaper clippings and protest posters, samples of artwork from Stewart?s estate and work made by other artists in response to Stewart?s death and the subsequent trial, including pieces by Haring, Andy Warhol, David Hammons, George Condo and Lyle Ashton Harris."« less