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Summary:IN 1980 JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT WAS AN ANONYMOUS NEW YORK GRAFFITI ARTIST. TODAY HIS PAINTINGS CHANGE HANDS FOR HALF A MILLION DOLLARS A CANVAS. GEOFF DUNLOP'S 'SHOOTING STAR' CHRONICLES THE RAPID RISE AND STILL MORE RAPID FALL OF JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT. HE WAS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL BLACK ARTISTS EVER, AND HE DIED OF A HEROIN OVERDOSE AT THE AGE OF 27.