The downtown ‘80s art scene in New York launched the careers of artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring to fame and fortune. But for every well-known success story, how many more would-be ...

Brian Vincent’s portrait of the East Village painter Edward Brzezinski doubles as an examination of the perils of chasing success. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic There’s an amusing story about ...

In the fascinating art-world documentary Make Me Famous, painter Edward Brezinski finally gets his wish. Although he died — probably — in 2007, Brezinski’s largely unrealized goal in his lifetime was ...

“There will always be another young artist who has something to say.” So concludes Brian Vincent’s debut documentary Make Me Famous, which chronicles the life and bizarre disappearance of the late ...

Heather Spore long ago left North Texas for New York, but she’s never abandoned the sense of community that defined her upbringing. The seasoned Broadway performer wanted to instill that close-knit ...

In the early 1980s, Lower Manhattan was bubbling over with talent, energy and angst. This fertile ground birthed bold-faced names such as Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, alongside other figures ...

The role a Detroit-born artist played in the New York art world of the 1980s is explored in "Make Me Famous," a scrappy look at the life, influence and struggle of East Village expressionist Edward ...

Life in New York City's East Village in the 1980s was a combination of fabulosity and terror. One could turn a corner and almost bump into Deborah Harry and Chris ...

As the documentary begins, the audience is immediately mesmerized by graffiti art and the beautiful urban decay of New York's Lower East Side in the 1980s. Third Street, complete with dilapidated ...

There’s a moment early in director Brian Vincent and producer Heather Spore’s documentary Make Me Famous when the ’80s downtown New York artist Edward Brezinski is described by the late artist Duncan ...