In the early 1980s, the encounter between Andy Warhol , Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring stands as one of the most remarkable episodes in the history of late 20th-century art. New York in the 1980s was a city of unprecedented creative energy, where underground culture, hip-hop and graffiti transformed the contours of contemporary art. Galleries, streets, clubs and subway stations became spaces for artistic expression.