# @guyhepner on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbOSptdAD2O
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68253153-guyhepner-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/ebb468298e.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-07-25T16:55:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Guy Hepner (@guyhepner) — https://gondola.cc/guyhepner

## Caption

Before the fame, before the auctions — a 19-year-old Jean-Michel Basquiat played himself in Downtown 81 🎨

Part documentary, part fiction, all NYC. This 1981 cult classic follows Basquiat trying to sell a painting while the city's punk, new wave, and early hip-hop scenes collide around him. A time capsule of a moment that shaped everything after.

Rest in peace to a legend. 🕊️

#Downtown81 #Basquiat #JeanMichelBasquiat #NYCArt #PunkHistory

## Stats

- **Views:** 10,407
- **Likes:** 6,725
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 37

## Tags

basquiat, nycart, jeanmichelbasquiat, downtown81, punkhistory

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