BASQUIAT

February 27, 2016 - 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM

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Jeffrey Wright, David Bowie, Gary Oldman & Dennis Hopper
Remembering David Bowie, uncanny as Andy Warhol in… BASQUIAT
Directed by Julian Schnabel (1996)

In this subtle bio about a complex character, Jeffrey Wright plays Basquiat,  the 19-year old Black graffiti artist who rose to fame in the New York art scene of the 1980s. Directed by an old friend and rival of Basquiat, the film offers an inside look at the exciting art world the young artist conquered… and the demons he fought. With David Bowie, Gary Oldman, Christopher Walken.

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Jean-Michel Basquiat & Andy Warhol

“One of the Year’s Best!” Siskel & Ebert

“Confident, poetic filmmaking..” – Roger Ebert

$5 Suggested Donation