Director Tamra Davis pays homage to her friend in this definitive documentary but also delves into Basquiat as an iconoclast. His dense, bebop-influenced neoexpressionist work emerged while minimalist, conceptual art was the fad; as a successful black artist, he was constantly confronted by racism and misconceptions. Catch Tamra Davis’s “Jean-Michael Basquiat” streaming on the Slamdance Channel today! oscopelabs basquiatkingpleasure basquiatofficial Link in bio. #slamdance #slamdancechannel #independentfilmmaking #basquiat #jeanmichelbasquiat #kingpleasure