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    apocalypse-nowish: I know everyone hates him but I LOVE him. Hate me if you must but tis true. more »
    Hamilton Nolan: Basquiat is in fact the bomb. Soak in it. more »
    GirlyWhirl: Why does ludicrously expensive contemporary art almost always equal very crappy art? What about the good contemporary art? It seems no celebrities o... more »
    SidAndFinancy: Mysterious phone bidder Dave Mustaine! more »
    ElvisWorley: The painting reminds me of that time I took two doses of mescaline and watched star wars. I flipped out when the sand people took Luke. I wish this we... more »
    Baroness: Yet one of John Currin's god-ghastly pair of noodle-women with his wife's face set a record for his scorchingly overrated paintings. No justice. "My h... more »
    Nic Fit: Worth. Every. Penny. more »
    Omitofo: Does this mean the gallerinas employed in New York City will lose their jobs and move back home to their parents' mansions in Los Angeles? Ugh, I hope... more »
    BookishLookish: Basquiat used to draw on the walls of the Mudd Club back in the day, wish I'd spent my time scraping some off the walls instead of doing speed and pog... more »
    bringmemyTofu: The boys from Jethro Tull pooled some cash together and bought Ulrich's painting to make up for that first Metal Grammy fiasco. more »
    Choire: That is the most misleading Times headline in history. "Mixed Results for Contemporary Art Sale at Christie's"??? They realized $113.6 million. Their ... more »
    britneyspearstears: He sold it because, "He's ready to move on to the next ten years, or next decade, or next phase of his life..." more »
    The Doctor: I don't know who Christie is, but the last time a Metallica drummer told me he could save me with his Basquiat it did not end well. more »
    anonymousryan: Is it just me, or does anyone else hate 1980s New York art? Basquiat and especially Haring just really annoy the fuck out of me for some reason. more »
    metroville: I'm going to download that painting for free on Napster. F you, Lars. more »
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    Metallica Drummer and His Basquiat Save Christie's

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    Metallica stops punishing fans on YouTube