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Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat

Exploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and tectonically shifting arts culture of the late 1970s and '80s shaped his vision.

Top Cast

  • Jean-Michel Basquiat

    Jean-Michel Basquiat

    Self (archive footage)

  • Michael Holman

    Michael Holman

    Self

  • Fab 5 Freddy

    Fab 5 Freddy

    Self

  • Jim Jarmusch

    Jim Jarmusch

    Self

  • Patricia Field

    Patricia Field

    Self

  • Lee Quiñones

    Lee Quiñones

    Self

  • Alexis Adler

    Alexis Adler

    Self

  • Coleen Fitzgibbon

    Coleen Fitzgibbon

    Self

  • Jennifer Jazz

    Jennifer Jazz

    Self

Overview

Exploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and tectonically shifting arts culture of the late 1970s and '80s shaped his vision.

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