Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat Biography

Jean-Michel Basquiat was a famous Haitian-American artist and ex-boyfriend of Famous American singer Madonna.

Jean-Michel Basquiat Stard in a couple of movies and there was a movie mad about him called "Basquiat"

Jean-Michel Basquiat was born in Brooklyn, New York, His father Gerard Basquiat was of Haitian origin and a former Haitian Minister of the Interior, His mother Matilde was Puerto Rican.

Jean-Michel Basquiat gained popularity first as a graffiti artist in New York City, Basquiat and his friend Al Diaz started spray-painting graffiti art on slum buildings in lower Manhattan, adding the infamous signature of "SAMO" or "SAMO shit" (i.e., "same ol' shit").

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