Jean Michel Basquiat
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A struggling artist living in a cardboard box in Tompkins Square Park works his way up the rungs of the New York art world in the eighties, thanks in part to his association with Andy Warhol, the art dealer Bruno Bischofberger, poet and critic René Ricard, and fellow artist Albert Milo.
Aug 9, 1996 · Basquiat: Directed by Julian Schnabel. With Jeffrey Wright, Michael Wincott, Benicio Del Toro, Claire Forlani. The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
- (22K)
- Biography, Drama
- Julian Schnabel
- 1996-08-09
Aug 16, 1996 · Roger Ebert praises Julian Schnabel's debut film as a poetic and confident portrait of the late artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, who rose from homelessness to fame in the New York art scene. He explores Basquiat's artistic vision, his friendship with Andy Warhol, his struggles with drugs and his family history.
Despite living a life of extreme poverty in Brooklyn, graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (Jeffrey Wright) strives to rise up through the heady New York art scene of the 1970s and...
- (30)
- Julian Schnabel
- R
- Jeffrey Wright
Sep 28, 2011 · This film biography chronicles the progression of Basquiat (Jeffrey Wright) and his progression from living in cardboard boxes to penthouses, his romances, his drug use, and his death in 1988...
- 3 min
- 459K
- Movieclips
Learn about the life and career of Jean Michel Basquiat, a street artist who became a star and a part of Andy Warhol's circle. Find out how he struggled with fame, drugs and his identity in this biographical film.
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