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How did New Yorker Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), a child beaten by his father and the only black artist in a white-owned art world, become one of the greatest painters of the second half of the 20th century?

Comment le New Yorkais Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), enfant battu par son père, seul artiste noir dans un monde de l’art aux mains des Blancs est-il devenu l’un des plus grands peintres de la seconde moitié du XXe siècle ?

In English with French subtitles.

Content produced by : Télérama

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