Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010)

Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary

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Director Tamra Davis pays homage to her friend in this definitive documentary but also delves into Basquiat as an iconoclast. His dense, bebop-influenced neoexpressionist work emerged while... See full summary »

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Jean Michel Basquiat

Self

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Julian Schnabel

Self
Larry Gagosian

Self
Bruno Bischofberger

Self
Tony Shafrazi

Self
Fab 5 Freddy

Self
Jeffrey Deitch

Self
Glenn O'Brien

Self
Maripol

Self
Kai Eric

Self
Nicholas Taylor

Self
Erika Belle

Self
David Bowes
David Bowes

Self - Interviewee
Peter Brant

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Eric Martin, Lois Vossen

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1 win & 1 nomination.

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29 August 2020 | StrictlyConfidential

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| Basquiat Was Yet Another Self-Deluded Artist-Wannabe Who Jumped On the Pop Art Bandwagon

This "Radiant Child" documentary is clearly a very biased production as its producers were all close and chummy associates of American graffiti artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat.

IMO - Basquiat's talent as a gifted artist (with vast potential) was marginal, at best. After viewing numerous examples of his work in this production - I would actually go so far as to say that Basquiat was, basically, without talent and his artistic insight was atrociously counterfeit.

Basquiat's success in the art world was just a flash-in-the-pan, and, in 1988, he died at age 27 from a heroin overdose.

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Opening Weekend USA:

$17,466 25 July 2010

Gross USA:

$256,242

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$256,242

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