Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat, filmed in 1986

This is from the final episode of State of the Art, a series of documentaries about the visual arts in the 1980s. To buy the DVD, please go to www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk

Filmed in Europe, the United States and Australia in 1985-6, the six programmes feature many key artists including -- in addition to Basquiat and Warhol -- Cindy Sherman, Antony Gormley, Hans Haacke, Eric Fischl and Joseph Beuys. The films also explore the intellectual context of the time and the ideas of post-modernism.

The series was originally seen on Channel 4 in Britain, and then shown in more than 20 countries.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Jean-Michel
• Basquiat
• Andy
• Warhol
• art
• artist
• identity
• painting
• Illuminations
• Tony
• Shafrazi

[Anaemnesis]

Artists are the most advanced beings on the planet Earth. Jean was one of the best; Andy even better. Their work is as cerebral as writing, and as emotive as music. It is essential that we understand the truth in them and their works. It is essential that we understand, and subsequently do not understand, the truth in the world and in ourselves. We are all made of the same stuff: Go to Google and search The Truth Contest, click on the first result, then The Present

[jthomaston]

SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT KID CUDI, PEOPLE.

[Anaemnesis]

@joebstarsurfer No, because it's a legitimate question that many artists before them were busy starving or fighting in war and had no chance to ask.

[joebstarsurfer]

you can see basquits good people who study art and cant paint draw or film anything wine on about whats art because they have no talent.

[Molohen]

Fish which swin murky water can not be fish..

Shalom ken, bibe aqva pvra morre kadesh.

[Molohen]

He say he's Catholic.. Pope shall telephonize to Warhol: shoot up!!

[Malkmusianful]

@SovereignBeing oh that evil illuminati

[SovereignBeing]

his only ad only true friendship was with andy, as andy didnt want anything from JM..

sadly another member of the murderous illuminati '27 Club.. '

Thanks for giving us your light Jean, it was blinding..

[repelghosts]

No 'K' I found Dee as he wanted to purchase one of the few drawings I have left that I purchased from Jean Michel...He was wild about it..still have if you are interested.Emai;l me!

[PutterLee]

as for the "retarded" children, its plausible they would have an original vision that could unsettle our eyes and teach us something. they might not be reliable as artists, but they made something that became art for someone. THIS is what is at stake when you look at something, YOUR own personal evolution and the evolution you can inspire in others. much more important than labelling things ART / NOT ART. you can't prove anyone a liar, but if you have a 'better' vision, it'll show. dont worry!