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BASQUIAT: The Price of Fame w/ Author DOUG WOODHAM - Highlights

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An insider revealed heroin acts as an 'elixir' for artists, pulling the 'worry cord' out of its socket for a three-year honeymoon.

Doug Woodham, former Christie's president and Basquiat biographer, analyzes the economic, psychological, and cultural forces that transformed Jean-Michel Basquiat from an undervalued artist into a global icon. He reveals the secret market manipulation by three key figures, explores Basquiat's gifted-child psychology, and offers a nuanced take on how heroin fueled his creative peak before contributing to his decline.

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