A look at the life, work, controversies, and iconic mystique of Jean-Michel Basquiat, an artist who conquered the art world, defined a generation of 1980's expressionist painting, and became a celebrity doing it.

Basquiat was an artist with preternatural talent who created art inspired by Jazz, Beat poets, Cy Twombly, Leonardo da Vinci, graffiti, hip-hop, and nearly everything else under the sun. He took on racism, politics, and art history itself in his short but exceptional career.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:06 Hollywood Africans
4:17 Basquiat & Art Museums
5:17 Great Jones St. Studio & 1980's New York
6:49 Childhood and Teenage years
8:58 SAMO Graffiti
11:20 Influences
17:29 The Death of Michael Stewart
19:21 Profit I Breakdown
20:54 The Problem with Critics
22:19 Abidjan, Ivory Coast
22:57 Conclusion
22:53 Untitled (Skull)
24:26 Outro

Credits and References:
Artforum
New Yorker
New York Times
Esquire Magazine
The Guardian
Rene Ricard
Glenn O'brien
Jordana Moore Saggese
Peter Schjeldahl
Greg Tate
Basquiat: A Quick Killing in Art by Phoebe Hoban
The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat
The Whitney
MOMA
Charlie Rose
The Joe Rogan Experience (Rob Zombie interview)