Basquiat: Rage to Riches (2017)
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.
Cast
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Self (archive footage)
Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage)
Lisane Basquiat
Self
Michael Holman
Self (Writer, filmmaker)
Fab 5 Freddy
Self
Maripol
Self (Producer, Downtown 81)
Debbie Harry
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