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Basquiat: Rage to Riches

This film tells Jean-Michel's story through exclusive interviews with his two sisters Lisane and Jeanine, who have never before agreed to be interviewed for a TV documentary. With striking candour, Basquiat's art dealers - including Larry Gagosian, Mary Boone and Bruno Bischofberger - as well as his most intimate friends, lovers and fellow artists, expose the cash, the drugs and the pernicious racism which Basquiat confronted on a daily basis. As historical tableaux, visual diaries of defiance or surfaces covered with hidden meanings, Basquiat's art remains the beating heart of this story.

Top Cast

  • Jean-Michel Basquiat

    Jean-Michel Basquiat

    Self (archive footage)

  • Andy Warhol

    Andy Warhol

    Self (archive footage)

  • Lisane Basquiat

    Lisane Basquiat

    Self

  • Jeanine Basquiat

    Jeanine Basquiat

    Self

  • Troy Stevenson-House

    Troy Stevenson-House

    Young Basquiat

  • James Chance

    James Chance

    Self (Musician)

  • Suzanne Mallouk

    Suzanne Mallouk

    Self (Psychiatrist)

  • Jeffrey Deitch

    Jeffrey Deitch

    Self (Art Advisory Service Citibank 1979 - 88)

  • Brett De Palma

    Brett De Palma

    Self (Artist)

Overview

This film tells Jean-Michel's story through exclusive interviews with his two sisters Lisane and Jeanine, who have never before agreed to be interviewed for a TV documentary. With striking candour, Basquiat's art dealers - including Larry Gagosian, Mary Boone and Bruno Bischofberger - as well as his most intimate friends, lovers and fellow artists, expose the cash, the drugs and the pernicious racism which Basquiat confronted on a daily basis. As historical tableaux, visual diaries of defiance or surfaces covered with hidden meanings, Basquiat's art remains the beating heart of this story.

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