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In 1981, Jean-Michel Basquiat catapulted from being an unknown nineteen-year-old graffiti...subject for the media. By 1988, he was dead at the age of 27. Basquiat was described by The New York Times as "the art world's closest...

An exploration of the life and influence of 80s art phenomenon Jean-Michel Basquiat. Although he was only on the scene a relatively short time, his impact the art community is still being debated.

...An $8 million painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat has been located in a Manhattan warehouse...said Thursday he would not comment on the Basquiat painting until he had talked to his client.Basquiat rocketed to art-world prominence in the...

...York art scene in 1981, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who died of a drug overdose in 1988...and director who thought he could tell Basquiat's story better than a Hollywood hack...creation as a natural high. Life tormented Basquiat, not art. In "Basquiat," the gift...

The fictional story -- constructed from archival footage of renowned American "street" artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) -- of a struggling musician and a graffiti artist living on the Lower East Side of New York City.

A portrait of Keith Haring, one of the most popular and significant artists of the 20th century, whose mantra was "Art is for everyone!" Features interviews and archival footage of Fab 5 Freddy,…

A darling of the New York art scene in the 1980s and 1990s, Julian Schnabel rose to prominence as a sculptor and painter of oversized canvases that overflowed with raw energy and emotion. A tireless…

Once relishing in his image as a drug-addled rebel of the 1960s counterculture, Dennis Hopper overcame years of substance abuse and a string of mediocre films to cement his reputation as one of…

A postmodern Renaissance man and Dadaist, the mercurial David Bowie has never limited himself to just making music. An early interest in theater led him to train as a mime and to start the Beckenham…