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Jean-Michel Basquiat (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ miʃɛl baskja]; December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988) was an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s as part of the Neo-expressionism movement.
Basquiat: Rage to Riches is a documentary film about artist Jean-Michel Basquiat that premiered on BBC Two in October 2017. It was produced and directed by David Shulman. The film won the Huw Wheldon Award for Specialist Factual at the 2018 British Academy Television Awards.
Basquiat is a 1996 American biographical drama film directed, written and co-composed by Julian Schnabel in his feature directorial debut. The film is based on the life of American postmodernist/neo expressionist artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. It is the first film about an American painter written and directed by another artist. [3]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 47 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10.The website's critical consensus reads, "Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat offers an insightful look into a key period of the artist's life, his peers and influences, and the early '80s art world."
In both pop culture and the art world, the tangible pieces of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s legacy are simultaneously priceless and ubiquitous. The post Basquiat’s life takes focus in new exhibition ...
O'Brien, who knew Basquiat from his TV Party program and the Mudd Club, cast then-unknown Basquiat in the film, and said of the movie: "The film is an exaggerated version of life," he said. [4] Jean-Michel Basquiat was homeless at the time of the movie and slept in the production office during most of the shooting.
Legendary artist Jean-Michel Basquiat was only 27 years old when he died of a heroin overdose in 1988, and his career didn’t really take off until 1982.
Basquiat often drew from his Afro-Caribbean roots by relating symbols from his heritage such as "Spanish words and African masks, to the tumultuous experience of modern-day street life." [ 3 ] Sabado por la Noche was executed in 1984, an important period in Basquiat's career.