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Transcripts for MSNBC The Beat With Ari Melber 20240604 22:57:00

of this. jean hit the bulls eye in just the right way. he wanted to set his mark on history, and you know, be set amongst the greats. you know, he wore hair that was different than everyone else. and it s kind of funny to watch people today wearing it the same way that he did. he was so plugged in to culture, what was cutting edge at that time, what was the hottest records. i think that s what makes him so powerful and profound. those are some of the most important reminiscence from his own family and a friend who grew up with him at the time. and we have talked about this 50th anniversary of hip-hop. you probably heard about it in general this year and we touched on it on the show. basquiat is along with picasso one of the most cited artists in all of hip-hop, not only for his influence, not only for the value of his paintings are some

Transcripts for MSNBC The Beat With Ari Melber 20240604 22:56:00

a lot of people that are neglected, i don t know if it s who made the paintings or what. black people are never really portrayed realistically. or not even portrayed in modern art enough. i like to try to remain a little reclusive and not just be out there to be brought down like they do to most of them. i can t think of one big celebrity type person they haven t done that to. as for coming and going, and being brought down, it s well known basquiat died at 28, but he s lived on in so many ways through not only his art, but how so many other artists and advocates and civil rights leaders and others have taken inspiration from him. it s something his sisters who are his survivor sisters, have discussed as well as a friend of his who you may recognize, fab five freddy. they recently told us about some

Transcripts for MSNBC The Beat With Ari Melber 20240604 22:58:00

of the most highly auctioned of any painter ever, but also for that spirit, for that energy, for the way that what is valued is what we decide has value. so graffiti or street culture or something that might be someone else s discarded material could be to you an inspiration. so this brings me to something special we re doing in the spirit of all this, as i mentioned, in l.a. i want to share with you on thursday, september 7th, we are joining with basquiat s sisters who you just saw for this special event called beat bop. it deals with art, basquiat and hip-hop. i invite you to go to msnbc.com/beatla. i will be there. you ll meet them, you ll meet them, and there s more details about the event. it s an unusual event because you ll be able to go see works, some of which are from the family and have never been shown before, in the actual l.a. basquiat exhibit, then we re going to have a panel where i m

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