The Place Jean-Michel Basquiat is a public square located in the 13th arrondissement of Paris.

[2] This road was created on land belonging to SNCF as part of the development of the ZAC Paris Rive Gauche under the provisional name of BR/13 way.

[3] In June 2014, the Council of Paris approved a proposal from Jérôme Coumet, mayor of the 13th arrondissement, to name a square after Jean-Michel Basquiat.

[4] "Basquiat is one of the biggest contemporary artists," Coumet told Le Figaro.

"[4] The 13th arrondissement had become a destination for street art particularly Tower 13, which Coumet invited "well known urban artists to create a collective open air museum" before its demolition in 2014.