Today Jean-Michel Basquiat has an almost mythical status in modern art history. An entirely unique, extremely prolific creator, he rose up the ranks from homeless New York City drifter to art world darling within a matter of years, superseding industry snobbery and garnering huge acclaim for his neo-Expressionist paintings, drawings and collages, which combined text and imagery to profound, highly intelligent effect. But before he hit the big time, the Brooklyn-born artist…
The Unmissable New Documentary Shining a Light on Basquiat’s Teenage Years
By Daisy Woodward
June 22, 2018 at 07:20AM
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