Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
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published by [[:Category:PBS|PBS]][[Category:PBS]] broadcasted as part of [[:Category:PBS Independent Lens|PBS Independent Lens]][[Category:PBS Independent Lens]] series | published by [[:Category:PBS|PBS]][[Category:PBS]] broadcasted as part of [[:Category:PBS Independent Lens|PBS Independent Lens]][[Category:PBS Independent Lens]] series | ||
in [[:Category:2011|2011]][[Category:2011]] | in [[:Category:2011|2011]][[Category:2011]] |
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Arts, Biography Documentary hosted by America Ferrera, published by PBS broadcasted as part of PBS Independent Lens series in 2011 - English narration
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Centered on a rare interview that director and friend Tamra Davis shot with Jean-Michel Basquiat more than 20 years ago, this film chronicles the meteoric rise and fall of the young artist. In the crime-ridden New York City of the 1970s, he covers the city with the graffiti tag 'SAMO.' In 1981 he puts paint on canvas for the first time, and by 1983 he is an artist with "rock star status." He achieves critical and commercial success, though he is constantly confronted by racism from his peers.
In 1985, he and Andy Warhol become close friends and painting collaborators, but they part ways and Warhol dies suddenly in 1987. Basquiat's heroin addiction worsens, and he dies of an overdose in 1988 at the age of 27. The artist was 25 years old at the height of his career, and today his canvases sell for more than a million dollars.
With the intimacy only a close friend could have, Tamra Davis details the mysteries that surround this charismatic young man, an artist of enormous talent whose fortunes mirrored the roller-coaster quality of the downtown scene he seemed to embody.
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, Rene Ricard, Kenny Scharf, among many others.
Original broadcast date: April 12, 2011
Technical Specs
- Video Codec: x264
- Video Bitrate: 1605 kbps
- Video Aspect Ratio: 1.778:1 (16:9)
- Video Resolution: 864x480
- Framerate: 29.970 fps
- Audio Codec: AAC
- Audio Bitrate: 149 kbps 48/24 KHz
- Audio Channels: 2
- Audio Language: English
- Run-Time: 01:26:40
- Size: 1.08 GB
- Source: 1080i ATSC OTA
- Encoded by: joeyjoejoe