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Shadowman
The urban landscape of New York in the 1980s was a particularly unforgettable canvas for some of the most iconic street artists of all time, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, and Richard Hambleton, better known as the "Shadowman" for his black paint-splattered graffiti. The Canada-born conceptual artist Hambleton is the center of this Oren Jacoby-directed documentary, which seeks to turn the focus on a figure who's escaped the spotlight that his contemporaries enjoyed and who passed away this fall. Hambleton's fortunes, we discover, are a mixed bag, complicated by addiction and homelessness. But his art, mysterious and haunting, remains noble as ever. — Bret
Shadowman opens in limited U.S. release Friday, Dec. 1.
The urban landscape of New York in the 1980s was a particularly unforgettable canvas for some of the most iconic street artists of all time, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, and Richard Hambleton, better known as the "Shadowman" for his black paint-splattered graffiti. The Canada-born conceptual artist Hambleton is the center of this Oren Jacoby-directed documentary, which seeks to turn the focus on a figure who's escaped the spotlight that his contemporaries enjoyed and who passed away this fall. Hambleton's fortunes, we discover, are a mixed bag, complicated by addiction and homelessness. But his art, mysterious and haunting, remains noble as ever. — Bret
Shadowman opens in limited U.S. release Friday, Dec. 1.
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