Jean-Michel Basquiat

Born: 1960-12-22

Jean-Michel Basquiat (December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988) was an American artist. His career in art began as a graffiti artist in New York City in the late 1970s, and in the 1980s produced Neo-expressionist painting. Basquiat died of a heroin overdose on August 12, 1988, at the age of 27. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jean-Michel Basquiat, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​


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Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2018-12-19

Exploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New...

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Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child

as Self
Released: 2010-01-25

A thoughtful portrait of a renowned artist, this documentary shines the spotlight on New York...

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Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1990-07-18

Iconic American artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol is the subject of this documentary, which looks...

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Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2017-05-05

A chronicle of the personal life and public career of the celebrated artist and filmmaker Julian...

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Downtown '81

as Jean (archive footage)
Released: 2001-07-13

The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money...

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The Universe of Keith Haring

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2008-04-01

A portrait of New York artist Keith Haring. The film looks to Haring as an artistic role model...

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And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2004-04-02

The film documents the development of hip hop culture since its inception in the 1970s. With...

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The Ballad of Sexual Dependency

as uncredited
Released: 1985-01-01

Nan Goldin's slide show “The Ballad of Sexual Dependency” converted, mixed and screened as a...

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Basquiat: Rage to Riches

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2017-10-07

This film tells Jean-Michel's story through exclusive interviews with his two sisters Lisane and...

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TV Party

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2005-08-03

From 1978 to 1982, Glenn O'Brien hosted a New York city public access cable TV show called TV...

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Blondie Greatest Video Hits

as Nightclub DJ (segment "Rapture") (archive footage)
Released: 2002-10-08

1)In The Flesh 2)X Offender 3)Denis 4)Detroit 442 5)(I'm Always Touched By Your)Presence,Dear...

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Jean-Michel Basquiat, artiste absolu

as Self (Archive footage)
Released: 2022-06-24

The life and work of New York artist Jean-Michel Basquiat have been marked by a long quest for...

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Basquiat, Une Vie

as Himself (archive footage)
Released: 2010-10-10

From Brooklyn to the Bronx, Soho to Greenwich, Union Square to Wall Street... Join us and the...

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Con Artist

as Self
Released: 2010-11-12

A docu-comedy feature film about a once-famous millionaire "business artist" forced to confront...

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Shooting Star: Jean-Michel Basquiat

as Self (archive)
Released: 1990-01-01

Traces the meteoric rise to fame of the Haitian-Puerto Rican artist whose success was...

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70 Years of Youth Revolt

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 2020-11-21

A look back at the social movements, revolts and youth subcultures from the post-war period to...

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TV Party

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-12-18

TV Party was a public-access television cable TV show in New York City that ran from 1978 to...

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