Basquiat
“In 1981, a nineteen-year-old unknown graffiti writer took the New York art world by storm. The rest is art history.”
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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.
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A raw, electric portrait of a singular talent navigating the dizzying heights and crushing lows of artistic fame in 80s New York. It feels like a fever dream of creativity, excess, and the haunting search for self amidst the city's vibrant chaos.
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