Basquiat
In 1981, a nineteen-year-old unknown graffiti writer took the New York art world by storm. The rest is art history.
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
- Year : 1996
- Country : United States of America
- Genre : Drama, History
- Studio : Eleventh Street Production, Jon Kilik Productions, Miramax
- Keyword : new york city, friendship, new love, homeless person, drug abuse, vernissage, drug addiction, overdose, artist, graffiti, street art, exhibit, biography, street artist, drugs, celebration, price of fame, eccentric artist, art documentary, biopic
- Director : Julian Schnabel
- Cast : Jeffrey Wright, Michael Wincott, Benicio del Toro, Claire Forlani, David Bowie, Dennis Hopper