Artist criticized for legitimizing art without technical skill, contrasted unfavorably with Picasso who mastered traditional art before choosing abstraction.
"I live in NYC, where everyone is an "artist." Where painters who shamelessly ripoff Basquiat sell their shitty abstract paintings on street corners and post them online. Seriously, EVERYONE is Basquiat now, because to make Basquait style paintings you don't need any artistic skill."