Basquiat: Rage to Riches
6
11 votes
October 7, 2017
1h 24m
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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Cast
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Self (archive footage)
Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage)
Lisane Basquiat
SelfJeanine Basquiat
SelfTroy Stevenson-House
Young BasquiatJames Chance
Self (Musician)Suzanne Mallouk
Self (Psychiatrist)Jeffrey Deitch
Self (Art Advisory Service Citibank 1979 - 88)Brett De Palma
Self (Artist)Jennifer Vonholstein
Self (Artist)
Michael Holman
Self (Writer, filmmaker)Al Diaz
SelfKenny Scharf
Self (Artist)Robert Storr
Self (Artist, critic, curator)
Fab 5 Freddy
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