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Post Link A night of tribute to iconic Brooklyn artist Jean-Michel Basquiat comes to Green-Wood Cemetery posted at 12:53:05 UTC by Ximena Del Cerro via The Brooklyn Paper: Full articles Brooklyn has produced many artists who have influenced the entire world, and one of best known is Jean-Michel Basquiat. Through his productive years, art critics agree, he revolutionized the art world with bold expressive works that spoke to the grit and excess of the 80s. Thirty-five years after he died at age 27, Basquiat’s legacy still drives hundreds of people to honor him at his grave site in Green-Wood Cemetery each year — it’s the most-visited site on the property, according to the cemetery’s president, Richard J. Moylan. On September 8th, Green-Wood will honor and celebrate his life with “ From Canvas to Stage, ” a night of live music, poetry, and visual art . Multidisciplinary artists will project, display, and perform their new works — each inspired by Basquiat’s art and legacy. Jazz,
