Basquiat
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity. Basquiat tells the story of the meteoric rise of youthful artist Jean Mich…
Basquiat
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity. Basquiat tells the story of the meteoric rise of youthful artist Jean Michel Basquiat. Starting out as a street artist, living in Thompkins Square Park in a cardboard box, Basquiat becomes a star and a part of Andy Warhol's art world circle. But success has a price, and Basquiat pays with friendships, love, and eventually, his life. —Martin Lewison <lewison+@pitt.edu>
Basquiat
Biography,Drama
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The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity. Basquiat tells the story of the meteoric rise of youthful artist Jean Michel Basquiat. Starting out as a street artist, living in Thompkins Square Park in a cardboard box, Basquiat becomes a star and a part of Andy Warhol's art world circle.
But success has a price, and Basquiat pays with friendships, love, and eventually, his life. —Martin Lewison <lewison+@pitt.edu>.