Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat (2018)
• December 19th, 2018 • 1h 18min
Documentary
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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