Jean-Michel Basquiat in DOWNTOWN 81 [Official Trailer]

[@LeafInTheWind88]

Aww Jean-Michel’s little awkward dance at the end was so adorable😭🥰

[@lynnstaton5732]

I so agree. I keep rewatching that part.

[@kdarban]

Gay.

[@nuascannan]

​@@kdarban Wake up

[@loveinthematrix]

He is such an inspiration

[@pcbusby]

I didn't know Debbie Harry was in this. Debbie Harry was the first person he ever sold a painting to - $200

[@Mformomma]

Such a Beautiful vibe

[@Professorkenneth]

Pretty cool film. Basquiat's my favourite artist 👍🏻💯

[@nuascannan]

How did you discover him?

[@lakeisharobinson2132]

Happy Birthday Samo! 🥳🥳

[@24POWERS]

I know all the words to this movie lol it’s such a good small flick

[@izusblur]

I remember watching this in his "Boom for Real" exhibition in Barbican, it was amazing

[@jhijhigi6610]

wow. why y´all styled like how we grew up.

[@oya-adjuasankofa7338]

Roc Marciano's Father is in this.He's the rapper.

[@jesusmagazines]

fyeeee wtf where’d you hear this ?

[@oya-adjuasankofa7338]

​@@jesusmagazinesReddit.And Roc has a song called "Downtown '81".

[@thedevshow4L]

he looks like kid cudi

[@carmelizm]

i was just about to comment that

[@flozzzzzzza4627]

Kid Cudi looks like him

[@LeafInTheWind88]

How??

[@thedevshow4L]

@@LeafInTheWind88 look at him in the thumbnail and cover the dreads. Scott Mescudi

[@11dremoss]

He is kid cudi lol

[@sejmet0883]

Nigga was ahead of his time

[@worldfamousfruitman3945]

Bro really still influencing cultures 30-40 years later… that haircut he has in the video is being worn by many today

[@Sum1udidntkno]

my favorite

[@D3ADIDOLS]

where is the full movie

[@JG-gf3ed]

It's on yt

[@ray-mond9215]

I need to have this movie

[@leegil9116]

Ngl his work looks like a kid drew it

[@simpdown1404]

Dope film

[@chenzenzo]

Tu sava!

[@BeccaWilliams8736]

Cudi?

[@CandilejasMicausamiKAUSAY]

ALI onepac YUPANQI Kausay!!!🦋/;*🫀

[@KellyCosby]

His art still was trash (insert shame and insults below)

[@kira.andrews]

ya mother

[@47fortyseven47]

Anyone who watches shit like "alpha male strategies" should not be listened to 💀

[@kingdomcitizenship5613]

I wouldn't say trash, because people clearly appreciate his work. Something is only as valuable as what people are willing to pay for it. But I can't say I see why. It really seems like he wasn't trying very hard when he created stuff, the presentation just screams idgaf. I think more then anything, people were drawn to his peculiar personality, the hair style, and how he was so different then regular day to day citizens in his approach to life and his work. His uniqueness and dedication to not fit into societal norms made him stand out. Today, you can just walk up and down Hollywood Boulevard and find hundreds of people that match that criteria, but in the early 80s it was different for a person like that to reach the heights he reached in the art world...hence the backlash and racism.

[@kimmarie6440]

@@kingdomcitizenship5613 u can’t be serious? An idgaf attitude? U must not even understand the piles of references he created. U get to see inside someone’s life, their head, their heart. Art is subjective so if U don’t get it then 🤷🏽‍♀️ u just don’t get it.

[@kingdomcitizenship5613]

@@kimmarie6440 Art is subjective, that goes for the opinion of art as well, not just the creation of it. Do you get that?

[@ineedmoney3969]

🥵 hot