Basquiat, Une Vie

Basquiat, Une Vie

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2010•52 min•Documentary
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Jean-Michel Basquiat
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Bruno Bischofberger
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Kai Eric
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Michael Holman
Michael Holman
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Kaidin Monique Le Houelleur
Herself
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Suzanne Mallouk
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From Brooklyn to the Bronx, Soho to Greenwich, Union Square to Wall Street... Join us and the friends, collaborators and gallery owners who supported Jean-Michel Basquiat throughout his life. The first ever recognized graffiti artist, who saw international success as a neo-expressionist painter in the 80s, Basquiat is a true contemporary hero who died at the peak of his career.
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