JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (1960-1988) by Paul Tschinkel

Excerpt of ART/new york program no. 30A: JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT: An Interview, available for purchase at www.artnewyork.org/store.
On this program we see a rare interview with the mercurial painter, Jean-Michel Basquiat, conducted in 1981 in his studio on Crosby Street, in SOHO. Basquiat, an internationally renowned artist as well as the enfant terrible of the 1980's art scene, died tragically in 1988 at the age of 28. Both during his brief life and since his untimely death, stories and legends abound which chronicle his meteoric rise to art world stardom.
In 1996 Basquiat's life was fictionalized in the film entitled BASQUIAT, directed by fellow artist Julian Schnabel. On this ART/new york program, the 21 year old Basquiat is interviewed by art historian - curator Marc H. Miller, PhD. Already a well known art world figure, Basquiat's fondness for high jinks as well as his exuberant spirit are captured as he describes his working process and comments upon his art world persona. 34 mins.

[@nerdmylord]

He looks like he had such a cool personality !

[@drlx4986]

Art is how we decorate space, Music is how we decorate time -JM

[@EmeraldJade66]

But what's so wonderful to know about Jean Michel is that he accomplished more than what most people could ever do or dream of in such a short period of time in his short life. R.I.P. Jean Michel. Your star still shines so bright everyday through your fans and the people who really love you.

[@raoulmoat6762]

what did he 'accomplish' exactly? Doing mediocre paintings that air heads buy?

[@mzprettikittie]

Geez I see alot of people are jealous of this man.

[@gerardjones3569]

I noticed that too, let homie do his thing!

[@jojopimentel2948]

But why? Van gogh, leonardo de vinci, rafael, they are dead long time ago!!! 😀😃😄😁😆

[@yseson_]

And copy him as well

[@theo2oo4]

yeah it’s a little sad sometimes. but i read a book written by one of jean-michel’s friends. it was actually his partner’s friend who wrote it, it was very detailed and personal. and it said that jean-michel absolutely loved it when people got jealous of him. he was that sort of character who thrived to be famous and to have all these expensive possessions. he was very unique. but fame certainly changed him.

[@jasperhanrahan2726]

Deadass

[@juancpgo]

I'm very far from an art geek, but he and his painting inspires me A LOT, it lightens up a strong and exciting creative fire within me.

[@buckwild8190]

yeah it makes it seem like any fool can be an artiste.....ITS TRASH!!

[@juancpgo]

Buck Wild Name me the 3 greatest artists ever if you understand art.

[@buckwild8190]

Rembrandt, michaelangelo, van Gogh

[@buckwild8190]

Monet, Vermeer, Picasso

[@juancpgo]

Buck Wild What about the 3 greatest of XX century? Another question: if you think it's trash, don't you think art can be made to look like trash? Can't trash be artistic? Does a painting have to be all connected and tight?

[@latinguy67]

There was a line in the movie about him, "your audience isn't even born yet." I have to agree with that assessment. JMB was very much ahead of his time.

[@cloudunknown]

Which movie is that I need to watch it

[@annalisavajda252]

Well no he had an audience since 1979 that's why he was famous but indeed future generations still appreciate him now. Jimmy Hendrix died same way same age he had an audience then and still has admirers not "ahead of his time" just still relevant.

[@thechildWITHOUTlove]

​@@cloudunknownyou can find it on KZbin type in his a name in your KZbin search

[@kelechi_77]

@@annalisavajda252 its weird you can be influential and not ahead, ahead and not influential, and also be both, same thing goes with relevancy. I think Basquiat was a rare all three, he was influential, ahead and he's still relevant.

[@innertubevideo]

Inventive and extremely talented. Fresh work and nice to look at. And he was merely a kid when he died. Such an accomplishment. How many of us can say that?

[@victormorgado5318]

Hey Mr Tschinkel! glad to see you are still around!..I was one of your studens in the two dimensional design class in Queensborough C.C.1974-75

[@TheAcenightcreeper]

Thank you for posting this! Honestly, this interviewer is extremely racist and very patronizing to Jean, He did not understand the work, and was very dismissive about it. He was asking him blatantly racist questions, and very pedantic questions as well. Jean was trying to be as friendly as possible, but he is visibly irritated and rightly so. This was at a time in Jean's life where he was struggling because they were heavily criticizing his work and he had kicked heroin as well.

[@backupinyoasswittharesurre6524]

He was 27 when he passed, not 28 like the video description says....

[@backupinyoasswittharesurre6524]

Enzo Ferrari if u watch the ENTIRE interview, then u can see... The interviewer Marc Miller PHD did a very bad job...

[@destinadams8713]

@@TheAcenightcreeper oh shutup

[@sOnlight67]

Why did that individual with the microphone try to belittle Mr. Basquiat's intelligence by asking if he "just skims' the books as opposed to actually reading them? I admire Jean-Michel's reply.

[@ate5ive866]

@@taualphabeta A brief second before that

[@josefk5659]

It's a valid question

[@rivierror1251]

@@josefk5659 barely

[@EmeraldJade66]

So sad that he blew it all away on drugs but I think he was very depressed and sad within from his childhood and especially from the fact his mother was in a mental hospital. I think he was always reaching out to someone to really listen to him and be his best friend. I think Andy W. provided that for a short period of time but I think Andy was also too wrapped up in his self and his own fame to really see and hear Jean Michel as a person. Just saddens me to know that he was so sad deep within.

[@bluechild2941]

Yeah im kinda just finding out about him and it really sucks cause he would still be here if someone actually cared form him in the way he needed

[@EmeraldJade66]

@@bluechild2941 Yes indeed. Thanks! He had so much talent to offer the world not only by way of his art but he had a way of expressing himself about his thoughts on many subjects that could've change the world in many positive ways. I've found that most geniuses are the most troubled and sad.

[@messiahisaiah7521]

Illuminati got him

[@deerheart87]

I think Andy was a good friend

[@ghoulontheradio102]

Nowadays. Everyone only likes realism. It's only about skill. There's no one that's creative or put emotion in there art it's all about being a carbon nowadays. Basquiat was creative and had emotion and self-expression and his art

[@user-yp9iu2qy9w]

milk jugs only basic idiots like realism art world is way more abstract now, only people online confide in stupid hyperrealism

[@Fuckyoucomeagain]

I’d take realism over this “art” any day. Realism actually takes time and skill when this can be done in literally 10 mins. But I guess if someone picks up a paintbrush and does a stick figure they’re automatically an “artist” lmao

[@surejan.8472]

@@Fuckyoucomeagain great idea, only like art that is like a Marvel movie: no soul, just effects, and a soulless cash grab lol I doubt that'll happen, there will be a resurgence of art with emotion in it post rona, so go cry more salty tears.

[@buckylagrange5741]

@@Fuckyoucomeagain who gives a fuck how much someone read an art text book. I’d rather see what their own mind sees. You’re probably a very boring person. But have a good one.

[@Fuckyoucomeagain]

@@buckylagrange5741 hahah a 2 year old can do this type of “art” do you wanna know what’s on his mind ?

[@Buelligan88]

I don't understand art, I just like what I like.

[@ID-8491]

You got it!

[@wearenotalone7187]

yup..just create what you like.

[@biglukeybaby]

The good die young...

[@rembeadgc]

I think he was a truly American artist. I don't think most people understand what America actually is so most people don't appreciate his art. If they really understood what America is, or at least was to Basquiat, they would understand his work. That doesn't mean like it. I don't get the impression that he necessarily wanted people to like it. I do think he wanted people to honestly entertain it and let it do whatever it would do.

[@Auntkekebaby]

I agree

[@rembeadgc]

America is an idea, not a natural phenomenon. It's not really real estate (boundaries change and have changed). There's a "classic" idea of what America is, based on the ideals, hopes, dreams and aspirations of the largely European men and women commonly thought of as the "builders" of this country. But there is another idea of America that is, in my opinion, a bit more representative of reality. An idea informed by the knowledge that there were men women and children who inhabited this "real estate" before the Europeans came and were not always allowed to share in the ideals, hopes, dreams and aspirations of the Europeans. There is also a reality and a history of slavery, dehumanization, separation, crime, injustice, discrimination, brutality and poverty that also comprises the reality of America. That history is generally not pretty nor artistic in a classic sense. Along with the good there is the bad. Along with the beautiful there is the ugly. Along with the tenderness there is the brutality. All of those things make up what America is to those who have been and are Americans. I think JMB painted the America that existed for him on some level. I think anyone who can't relate to his "America" is probably only focused on the "classic" idea of America. I don't think it was all about America though, but also life in general and maybe his life in particular. Don't think I'm picking on Europeans. At one time it was the Huns, another time the Mongols, another time the Shona and another time the Hutus. There's always been one group of humans trying to get the upper hand on another. Peace.

[@firsnian384]

Truly American. I own a few prints, but he is an over rated cash cow that I once considered the Jimi Hendrix of the art world.

[@rembeadgc]

+Firs Nian Hendrix of the art world? Hmmmm. Okay, I can see the similarities quite deeply. I know that many considered Hendrix to be be talentless, and the music he made - a travesty to the art form. Even though I'm sure there are many who still feel that way, I think history has shown that Hendrix contribution could not be appreciated if he were judged by "classical" standards. Hendrix was a man with a guitar. He wasn't God. Basquiat was a man with a brush (or whatever tool he chose). Though there are accepted "standards" for art it's still a largely subjective enterprise. Maybe we set our own traps by putting artists on a pedestal as though they're divine and then when we find them to be as human as ourselves we then want to strip them of the cloaks we gave them to wear. That's not Basquiat's fault. The fact that people throw money at artists for reasons other than appreciation for their creativity is not the artist's fault either.

[@ID-8491]

+rembeadgc I think Van Gogh would love Basquiat's work.

[@mahound9]

When you see these interviews with him you can see how Jeffery Wright NAILED him in Basquiat. He got his mannerisms down PERFECT.

[@TakeNoticeChannel]

I saw this interview with Basquiat about 10 years ago, the idea of going into the mind of a great artist inspired me to make short documentaries with artists Gordon Skinner and Robert Wilson. It's great documentation to see an artist speak on their own work.

[@mothmoiloa]

first artist to derive from graffiti and translate it to fine art. his works are incredible, as an artist who works in realism and expressionism i understand the technical richness to his work, if people say that art is child like, let them try create such in that scale

[@innertubevideo]

Unfortunately! But he has done his beautiful work and is world famous. And he is loved!

[@EmeraldJade66]

Me too! I just said the same thing to my friend just now! :) He seemed like a really cool, very nice interesting person and to say the least beyond talented. He was truly very underrated and under estimated during his time here on earth. People saw how good he was but really didn't see the true genius in him. I think I could've talked with him for hours. My mother was an artist too (acrylics, oils, watercolor, chalks). She taught me a lot about art so I identify with him from an art perspective.

[@jeremyhaines4481]

Such a talented guy and artist sadly he died away to young RiP x

[@AstonishingSodApe]

This video looks like something that's played on loop in a small dark room in an art museum.

[@fkylw]

I just watched Basquiat because of this comment. I now feel that Jeffrey Wright is one of the greatest actors ever. This is mind blowing.

[@chanc9737]

the guy was trying to understand him but he was way above the guys questions. people think art has to be done a certain way but every person is unique. people are afraid of what they can't categorize.

[@Paradice-TV]

Honestly what he did for art was incredible he showed that it wasn’t just for the elites sure he was raw and wasn’t very skilled in my opinion but his message was non the less very important and complex

[@scribe712]

Watched the movie "Radiant Child" and was truly saddened by Jean-Michel's death. He seemed like such a gentle and caring human being. But I still consider his artwork to be highly overrated. I believe his success was more about who he was than what he created.

[@firsnian384]

I agree.

[@rembeadgc]

I would quickly say that his "peculiarity" and perceived "rareness" probably served to buttress much of his notoriety (and art sales), through no fault of his own. Art is so subjective, in the end. There's more than one way to produce important artists. What do you think of Pollack, Rothko or the hundreds of others who's work is easily mistaken for non-art until someone "learned" puts it in a gallery and invites people to stand around and study it? (I didn't mean that to be rhetorical) I just think so much modern art is relative to the culture, the time and the particular observed.

[@TrudiAntoine]

​@@rembeadgc I think it is also hard for people to realize that with art, the mystique of the artist is a large part of what might make an art piece stand out. After all, it is from that person that this work was produced. I think people generally want art to be just what hangs on the wall, but the thing is, Basquiat's work tells you more about him as a person then the finest work which has been meticulously painted by established conventions. Art actually did become about the ideas or feelings of their creator, and not simply about who can draw the most precise line. Why that becomes important is because when artists make art that is personal, it is a gift telling you something about that time as filtered by someone who lived that experience. Also, I think people cannot understand what it really means until they actually see it in person, or are even allowed to attempt to make a similar work. I studied abstract art in one class and had to use shapes to make a painting in the style of Motherwell. Just black paint on white canvas. It taught me a lot about abstract art and how difficult it is to actually apply pure paint and shape on canvas in a way that either evokes emotion, or sits on the canvas in a way that does have harmony. It is not as easy to produce what have been considered great works of abstraction or expressionism as many think.

[@rembeadgc]

@@TrudiAntoine Couldn't agree more. Also, many people aren't wiling to bring their honest selves to the table when viewing a piece of art, because they may not be comfortable with what viewing that piece of art reveals about themselves. All art has meaning. We may not like, understand or agree with it, but it has meaning. Like with Basquiat, one may need to question or redefine their comfortable conventions to appreciate it. Best wishes with your work.

[@ytonsaybin991]

Am the the only one who thinks he looks like Kid Cudi

[@brandothamaka1190]

Trevor Thompson when I first saw this guy I thought it was a cudi throwback picture from the 90s

[@ObeyAmmalol]

Trevor Thompson omg I see it too

[@justanotheryungopinion8413]

Trevor Thompson u crazy ?? Kid cudi looks nothing like him... LMFAOOO

[@Kamoblue]

Jean was so sophisticated with his art. He was saying things that we are just now learning to understand.

[@slipknot1152012]

So this is where the weeknd got his hairstyle inspiration from.

[@zaya3077]

Yhup

[@louise-yo7kz]

He was inspired by David Hinds from Steel pulse.

[@victorbulhao3150]

Jean Michel.. what say about this artist ? impressionant, every detail is unique and only paint is a universe, i gotta make the difference like this guy

[@Onemore59]

I was aware of Basquiat in late 70's. I had friends playing at CBGBs and Max's and they were plugged into what was happening in the city. I really want to see an exhibition of all the paintings he did in Annina Nosei's gallery basement together for the first time. He was painting multiple giant canvases simultaneously while having a party while he glided from canvas to canvas. I want to see see them together again. That would be interesting to see how he could imagine multiple scenarios at one time. I am sure that the colors would be much mostly the same.

[@FREEDOM3517]

Basquiat will only grow in his importance to the mysterious world,,,which is art. Basquiat painted for that 1% of 1% that were capable of overstanding. He was shy and quiet, becuz he lived IN the world of his own invention. What people don' overstand is that artists don't see the world/orANYTHING the same way as other's. He was greatly loved,,,,yet the world can be cruel....Born with a gift, which nobody understood and it is no wonder he became lonely. This is the bane of all artists. LOVEUB

[@samrindge8042]

This was filmed in early 1983, shortly after his exhibit at the Fun Gallery.

Rest in Peace..

[@Suburamo15]

"Never confuse a painting with a poster"- Cyhi

[@angeloraygomez4318]

Never confuse art with art. If you see art, you see nothing at all.

[@keithbrees4655]

Every time, I look back on people before my time, His personally and love for art he can make it in today’s age. Sad he pass in the year i was born I was only five months old and fun fact he older than Jay z I see why Jay z rocks his hair like me and he from Brooklyn I bet Jay knew about him

[@Kamoblue]

I wish I'd met Jean. Such a talented artist.

[@fredflamingo4610]

his work inspires me to paint everyday

[@mastic5519]

His artwork is excellen, it jumps out at me, I could feel it.

[@711DAS]

I hear thelonious monk when I see his paintings

[@jubraka]

Wow Jeffrey Wright's portrayal was spot on

[@CyPorter]

Basquiat- I think he will be more famous as the centuries go by.

[@marieljoed]

Basquiat was a natural expressionist painter.all his mark making were fluid. He also did high volume production. I would have loved to see him work as a 60 year old man. Im sure it would have been as innovated and fresh as it was in his 20s

[@brucehouseofaura1189]

makes me real happy to see this

[@ArtBusker]

Una mente brillante y un corazón muy sensible """

[@PenjaminFranklyn]

Wish you were here ❤

[@STAKBUNDLES]

Yjadalyn1 i agree.his work is timeless and his methods of multitasking were beyond anyones reach

[@esquibelle]

thank you

[@BigFootOwl]

Definitely going to check it out man.

[@hannahdamnson]

he was so brilliant

[@VideowaveMusic]

Very rare, thanks!

[@rocco7637]

"Most young kings get their heads cut off"

[@oneworldoneconnection2690]

Great interview.

[@mizraven2009]

His art was of the world he lived in, and the depth of his spirit.

[@aleshkaemelyanov]

Предложение .. Пурпурные юные щёки так ярко цветут на лице, как спело-малиновым соком, увидев подарок в ларце, сияющий так драгоценно средь бархатных стенок его. А волос коричнево-пенный клубился кудряво, легко. Согласия ждущий в уюте он, трепетной дрожи руки, и ждущий прекрасной минуты, листает секунды-листки. Он тихий, такой одинокий, сулящий единство собой, даримый, дарящий, стобокий, и нежно гранёный резьбой. В лучах он играется света, сиянья добавив к теплу. И он в ожиданьи ответа вмиг замер в любовном пылу...

[@caponeking71]

He was truly a genius.

[@Sukkie69er]

find a way, release the beast, can't imagine, the hidden treats, for all of those, thoughts about, inner beings, loud they shout, dream, a thousand dreams, what do you say, Basquiat he screams, hear, my mind lays down, a symphony, of silent sound.......balaclava poet

[@innertubevideo]

You need to look at the whole film to see and understand his work. Yes, the estate made a lot of money but that is not the point of art. He was a genius in the way he interpreted history. He was a committed artist. Fresh and talented work abounds. He was only 28 when he died.. Give him a break.

[@casket8530]

+Paul Tschinkel Paul, where can I buy this film? Please let me know

[@princecalypse9609]

*27

[@princecalypse9609]

+Karm A shut up. i dont see your name anywhere doing anything better. i bet you feel soooo above basquiat. an amazing artist whose name wont be forgotten. million dollar paintings.

Camilo Mendoza THE WHOLE LIVERY LINE BOW LIKE THIS WITH THE BIG MONEY ALL CRUSHED INTO THESE FEET.

[@taylordeville4570]

He did more in 27 years than you'll ever do in your miserable life you disgusting piece of human garbage

[@sneakerzoutkastz8596]

Brilliant young talent so sad so many Caucasians have a problem with his talent.

[@youngprince1878]

fr

[@asadep2798]

Tru

[@rrdd8457]

+Sneakerz Outkastz no, the whites *are* what made him famous and appreciated his art. can't attack "whitey" on this one. those two blacks that commented and agreed here and can't spell, just like the idea of blaming the white the happy, pink, wrinkly, hairy balls of ours.

[@ericanthonyj]

+Rrdd I must agree with you. Playing the race card is pretty weak on this one.

[@lifestraight]

fr lol

[@innertubevideo]

The Basquiat interview can be ordered from the ART/new york store and it will be sent out right away. 5-7 days to Europe. Thanks

[@mynameisorre3656]

could you please upload the whole interview i would be very greatful

[@robwayne1000]

They've already made a movie about him called "Basquiat", and Jeffrey Wright portrayed him and did a great job. Great Film with Gary Oldman, David Bowie as Andy Warhol, Dennis Hopper, Benecio DEl Toro, and other great actors.

[@shayjtarot]

Very cool.

[@jacobtrimingham4061]

Does anyone have the full length video?

[@kapitbahayTV]

they should do another movie about this kid, kid cuddi would play him good, they look exactly alike and they also have the same voice.

[@marieclairesantander9993]

UN GENIE

[@rembeadgc]

I think time should have shown us all by now that art is like love. How do you define it? You can't dependably break it down into distinct definitive constants. That's one of the things that makes it "alive" and relevant. Arguments about whether something is art or not are futile. The argument will probably make it (the "art") more profitable as it raises its public profile. There are always the perspectives of artist, patrons, subject, etc. who will experience the art differently. There's definitely folks who I believe have "put one over" on the public and the self important, conceited art critics. I think anyone who says that Basquiat was not an artist is doing more harm to art in general than help, though they think they are protecting "legit" art from what they see as illegitimate. Unknowingly they are kicking against the foundations and freedom that underpin the "classics" they love which were once considered revolutionary or even dismissed as "trash". In the end everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

[@firsnian384]

Yes, you can. His work is ugly and were it not for Andy Warhol and others who chose to interpret it as genius it would be seen as such. "They" sold Santa and had sex with him.

[@rembeadgc]

+Firs Nian Would anybody call Guernica pretty? It's meant to be "ugly". Basquiat, obviously, wasn't trying to paint pretty pictures. I think it was recognized, in his paintings, that he communicated something that others saw as unsettlingly familiar, which none of them had the perspective, position or courage to communicate. They saw an unsettling truth in it that only someone like Basquiat could legitimately communicate. Some of it, I think, spoke to the absurdity of American society and, at times, even the art world itself. Some might call it genius, others might call it naivete, but nevertheless he painted it and it spoke to them. I don't own any Basquiat prints, just like I don't want Guernica on my wall. I appreciate it in museums and galleries and think it's important to talk about and have people see it, but I don't want it on the wall of my apartment.

[@jaanaviit3847]

God he was gorgeous!

[@LibraYall]

Basquiat has a movie starring him called "Downtown 81" its on youtube its an underground movie.

[@ZeroPopArt]

What’s with the music here ?

[@ekzoekzo]

aha.. ordered, yeah. thanks

[@JimHarrisArt]

I liked the piece that hung in Danceteria by the pay phones.

[@drunkblackout27]

love

[@calafiamedia]

adorable

[@yolandadjackson]

there is already a movie about him with actor jeffrey wright plaing jean-michel. it's called "basquiat". it's very very good! kid cudi looks like him, but probably wouldn't be able to bring all the nuances like jeffrey did. it's an absolute favorite of mine!

[@Ritual_Abuser]

this actually is me right here

[@gothboy101]

You sir, Have a friend in me.

[@commonsenseability]

There already is one. Jeffrey Wright played Basquiat.

[@Magta53]

Hay varios Basquiat en la calle.

[@SantinoCorleon1]

most young kings

[@wiltonsantos9627]

his accent his amazing

[@ethanike]

They did....it's called Basquiat starring Richard Wright....

[@VegitoBlackityBlack]

He looks ahead of his time.

[@VegitoBlackityBlack]

@kyfaydfsoab nah, ahead

[@trenthines1275]

There is a movie about Basquiat!!!

[@bentlyjaye6440]

Anybody here after Fredo bang interview?

[@user-gx8id5bl2e]

he kinda reminds me of Kurt Cobain

[@terrellmenniefee3610]

yea they both have a very raw style

[@KingJamesNBK187]

excect this isnt real talent. wtf is wrong with people.. have you google anything at or seen any great talent randomly even on facebook lately?

[@victormorgado5318]

talent is in all of us everywhere you see it, but it is awareness of art, of history, of oneself what become a true challenge

[@8484ray]

thinking the same thing

[@5hadœwbånnedbyyou]

So you're saying that true alchemy isn't real talent? GTFOH

[@iblamesummers]

put up the full interview

[@getzata96]

What would Rembrandt and Caravaggio think if they see his work? Strictly from an art point of view

[@RemoteIndigoIndex]

Can you please tell me how you put the shop of art products with picture under the video? I paint, thus I can display and sell my work that way.

[@versionary]

What is that music?

[@3Mp3Rior]

that's Art, and if you don't like it, that's ok.. but why you're so mad about him?

[@OVER9000UZAMAKIDOMO]

You dunno Banksky ??? Watch the documentary : Exit through the gift shop . You'll love ert .

[@tokenblakk]

What's the end song? is it Basquiat's band, Gray?

[@Babenne]

Great piece, but that bell in the "musical score" is annoying (hard to ignore).

[@edwinhorne705]

The best realist hip hop stared from his art ask and get a answers

[@andrewl4740]

@zadeh79 True the work became repetitive and produced solely for money, but his early work often has the spark of genuine artistic mastery. It's subtle, but if you know art, you can see it. He was basically blending late expressionism with Twombly. But I admit, it got old fast. Quite a few of the works DO stand the test of time though, and manage to stick out in art history in a big (good) way. This is all the worthless opinion of one individual, but I want to defend Basquiat here.

[@koolkidz123]

I don't know why people love his art.. I cringe every time I see it

[@ThwompKid]

@mahound9 Great actor.

[@Jay-gd4gi]

Nobody gives him his credit ... everybody now Adays wants to be a hipster and be “weird”. He’s set a path for this era

[@trippdocta28]

Jay Z is fascinated with this guy

[@WGWShorts]

Basquiat , the last genius? what you think?

[@KingJamesNBK187]

lol you bugging nigga. why cause he was coked up and made shit that literally my 8 year old sister puts on the freezer and say its the best? Basically the reason why im gonna tell her that her work is shit..

[@victormorgado5318]

So far it seem like he is since the art world keeps turning in circle since his death

[@GattoriSancho]

meh i never got his artwork or any other artwork for that matter but ohh well he made it big time.