Two art gods, one toxic canvas. Who's using who when genius collides?
A look into the unique and rich friendship between pop art legend Andy Warhol and neo-expressionist icon Jean-Michel Basquiat, exploring their extraordinary creative partnership during the 1980s, and how their work together was propelled by their contrasting beliefs.
Acting
Pope and Bettany devour the screen like starving artists at a gallery opening.
Production
Recreates 1980s New York as a character—gritty, glamorous, rotting alive.
Director
Kwame Kwei-Armah
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jeremy Pope and Paul Bettany performed the original stage version in London before this film adaptation.
Their real collaboration produced over 160 paintings in two years—Warhol's largest body of work with any single artist, yet critics savaged the show and Basquiat's friends accused Warhol of exploitation.
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