Basquiat: Rage to Riches

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Basquiat: Rage to Riches

Season 32 Episode 7 | 84m 16s | CC

One of the most influential American artists of the 20th century, Jean-Michel Basquiat was a rock star of the early ’80s New York art scene.

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