Basquiat’s Days as a Struggling Artist Are Revealed in a Movie Featuring His Celebrity Friends Newly restored, the movie 'Downtown '81' features Basquiat as a struggling artist trying to sell a painting just to make rent. By Helen Holmes
The Last Party: Nostalgia for a Different New York The re-issue of The Last Party awakened old anger in New Yorkers, who deem the book even more relevant 18 years later. By Anthony Haden-Guest