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Jul 11, 2011
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Why Jean-Michel Basquiat crossed out words:

I cross out words so you will see them more: the fact that they are obscured makes you want to read them.

Screenshot from the great documentary, Jean-Michel Basquiat: Radiant Child

Why Jean-Michel Basquiat crossed out words:

I cross out words so you will see them more: the fact that they are obscured makes you want to read them.

Screenshot from the great documentary, Jean-Michel Basquiat: Radiant Child

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    Radiant Child is a great doc. You should watch it. After I heard Basquiat say this in the movie, it made me really start...
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    Possibly one of the reasons why I have these.
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    this was one of my favorite films of last year. I loved it so much. It’s streaming on netflix and Hulu, btw! everyone...
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    Fucking love this movie
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