Arguably the world’s most famous artist, what do we actually know about Vincent van Gogh? We’ve all heard about the sunflowers, the ear-cutting, the madness, the suicide. But what is the truth behind the legend? In this BBC art documentary,…
‘Boom For Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat’ is a Total Revelation about a Street Artist Who Went Worldwide
By Barry Rubinow Ronald Reagan was the new President. Rudy Giuliani was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York with a mandate to clean up the city. The yuppies were thriving with their upscale clothes and…
Director of ‘CUTIE AND THE BOXER’ Talks Filmmaking on Bring Your Own Doc
“CUTIE AND THE BOXER,” a beautiful documentary about Brooklyn artists Ushio and Noriko Shinohara that have lived together in tumult, expression and flowering creativity for decades, is discussed during an interview with the film’s director Zachary Heinzerling. (Source: B.Y.O.D.).
Jean-Michel Basquiat Painting in Downtown NYC
Jean-Michel Basquiat (December 22, 1960 — August 12, 1988), was an American artist. He began as a graffiti artist in New York City in the late 1970s and evolved into a Neo-expressionist painter during the 1980s. This extract is part…