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Jean-Michel Basquiat, artiste absolu
6.0 / 10• 2022• 52m•NR• French
DocumentaryTV Movie
Storyline
The life and work of New York artist Jean-Michel Basquiat have been marked by a long quest for identity, by his Haitian and Puerto Rican family origins and by a founding trip to Africa. To portray this major painter of the 20th century, who died in 1988 at only 27 years old, is also to evoke the place of black American artists in the conservative and racist America of the Reagan years.
Cast & Crew
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Self (Archive footage)
LeadJN
James Noël
Narrator (voice)
DB
Dieter Buchhart
Self - Expository Comissioner
Kevin Bray
Self - Director
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Pablo Calogero
Self - Musician
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
Self - Artist
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Al Diaz
Self - Graphic artist
JD
Jeffrey Deitch
Self - Gallery director
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Pierre-Paul Puljiz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Jean-Michel Basquiat, artiste absolu is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
