It would be difficult not to say a word about Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition - coming straight from Basel andcelebrating the fiftiethanniversary of theartist's birth - which 'irradiates' from the Paris Modern Art Museum with its unusual huge scale show. Comprising a hundred major pieces – paintings, drawings, objects, from numerous museums and private collections, this retrospective offers a chronological overview on Basquiat evolution during his meteoriccareer from the streetto the canvasand the chance to assess the painter's contribution to art and art history. Born in Brooklyn in 1960, Basquiat died due to a heroin overdose in New York in 1988. He was only 27 years old. In 1984, the Modern Art Museum had already featured Jean-Michel Basquiat alongside with Robert Combas, Hervé Di Rosa and Keith Haring in a collective exhibition on France/USA Free Figurative work.
[IsTaRaI] "Centered on a rare interview that director and friend Tamra Davis shot with Basquiat over twenty years ago, This definitive documentary chronicles the meteoric rise and fall of the young artist." "Tamra Davis details the mysteries that surround this charismatic young man, an artist of enormous talent whose fortunes mirrored the rollercoaster quality of the downtown scene he seemed to embody." -"Jean-Michel Basquiat, the Radiant Child" [wiki].
* The movie will be screened at the Museum on Thursday, October 28 at 7 pm.
[Intergalaxy] Jean-Michel Basquiat: his friends and his paintings - Music by Velvet Underground, "Heroin". ___
October 22 update... The queue at the entrance of the museum was still reasonable around noon, under a perfect blue sky. Two hours later, it had probably reached some 150 or 200 meters, but thanks to such a weather, nobody seemed upset. One word on the exhibition: Go! it is absolutely dazzling! ___
Once more, Pascaline Mulliez has put together a surprising eve, in her Griset gallery, before the end of Erin Lawlor's work exhibition, closing next week.
Raphaël Imbert and LeïlaOlivesi - playing together for the second time, performed pieces from Dizzy Gillespie, Ornette Coleman and some of their own composition, finishing on a touch of klezmer-jazz fusion.
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