CLIP ART: Jean Michel-Basquiat / Andy Warhol / Magazine Ad for Indochine Restaurant

This ad for NYC restaurant Indochine was clipped from the April 2011 issue of Interview magazine. Illustration by Jean-Philippe Delhomme.

GENESIS: Jean-Michel Basquiat / December 22, 1960

Jean-Michel Basquiat, Self Portrait (Plaid), 1983, Sammlung Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg � The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat / VBK, Wien, 2010

"He was one of the few people I was truly envious of." ~ Madonna

DVD: Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child / A Film by Tamra Davis

Product Description (from ArtHouseFilmsonline.com):

In his short career, Jean-Michel Basquiat was a phenomenon. He became notorious for his graffiti art under the moniker Samo in the late 1970s on the Lower East Side scene, sold his first painting to Deborah Harry for $200 and became best friends with Andy Warhol. Appreciated by both the art cognoscenti and the public, Basquiat was launched into international stardom. However, soon his cult status began to override the art that had made him famous in the first place.

Director Tamra Davis pays homage to her friend in this definitive documentary, but also delves into Basquiat as an iconoclast. His dense, bebop-influenced neoexpressionist work emerged while minimalist, conceptual art was the fad; as a successful black artist, he was constantly confronted by racism and misconceptions. Much can be gleaned from insider interviews and archival footage, but it is Basquiat's own words and work that powerfully convey the mystique and allure of both the artist and the man.

Featuring interviews with Julian Schnabel, Larry Gagosian, Bruno Bischofberger, Tony Shafrazi, Fab 5 Freddy, Jeffrey Deitch, Glenn O'Brien, Maripol, Kai Eric, Nicholas Taylor, Fred Hoffmann, Michael Holman, Diego Cortez, Annina Nosei, Suzanne Mallouk, and Rene Ricard, among many others.

Theatrical Trailer:

Technical:

English dialogue, 93 minutes, color, not rated

Camera (color, DV), Tamra Davis, David Koh, Harry Geller; editor, Alexis Manya Spraic; music, J. Ralph, Adam Horowitz, Mike Diamond; sound (stereo).

Special features:

Uncut interview with Filmmaker Tamra Davis; Theatrical Trailer

Purchase:

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