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Basquiat
Film
Past event
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
FREE
Celebrate graffiti, pop art and David Bowie with a film classic – Basquiat.
In 1981, Jean-Michel Basquiat was a 19-year-old graffiti artist living on the streets. Eight years later, he was a world-renowned painter – and the tragic victim of his own addiction. This film chronicles his meteoric rise in New York's art world, his anguish over his family, and his hatred of a society that both courted and exploited him. David Bowie stars as Basquiat's friend and mentor, Andy Warhol.
108 mins
Related reading: Film, op and pop, Graffiti, Pop Art
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