Jean Michel Basquiat Death
Jean-Michel passed away on August 12, 1988 at the age of 27 in New York City, New York, USA. Jean-Michel's cause of death was heroin overdose.
When did Jean Michel Basquiat die?
August 12, 1988How did Jean Michel Basquiat die? What was the cause of death?
Heroin overdoseHow old was Jean Michel Basquiat when died?
27Where did Jean Michel Basquiat die? What was the location of death?
New York City, New York, USA
Jean Michel Basquiat Birthday and Date of Death
Jean Michel Basquiat was born on December 22, 1960 and died on August 12, 1988. Jean-Michel was 27 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: December 22, 1960
Date of Death: August 12, 1988
Age at Death: 27
Jean Michel Basquiat - Biography
Jean‑Michel Basquiat (December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988) was one of the most important American artists of the 20th century. He first achieved notoriety as part of SAMO, an informal graffiti duo who wrote enigmatic epigrams in the cultural hotbed of the Lower East Side of Manhattan during the late 1970s where the hip hop, post-punk, and street art movements had coalesced. By the 1980s, he was exhibiting his neo-expressionist paintings in galleries and museums internationally. The Whitney Museum of American Art held a retrospective of his art in 1992.
