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Basquiat: Rage to Riches

5.8
07 October 2017 · Documentary · 84 mins

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.

  • Jean-Michel Basquiat
    Jean-Michel Basquiat
    Self (archive footage)
  • Andy Warhol
    Andy Warhol
    Self (archive footage)
  • Lisane Basquiat
    Lisane Basquiat
    Self
  • Michael Holman
    Michael Holman
    Self (Writer, filmmaker)
  • Fab 5 Freddy
    Fab 5 Freddy
    Self
  • Maripol
    Maripol
    Self (Producer, Downtown 81)
  • Debbie Harry
    Debbie Harry
    Self (archive footage)
  • Tamra Davis
    Tamra Davis
    Self (Director of 'Radiant Child')
  • Bob Colacello
    Bob Colacello
    Self (Warhol biographer)
  • Madonna
    Madonna
    Self (archive footage)

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