Basquiat: Rage to Riches (2017)

  • NR
  • 10/07/2017 (GB)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 30m

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.

David Shulman

Director

Cast

Jean-Michel Basquiat's headshot

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Self (archive footage)
Andy Warhol's headshot

Andy Warhol

Self (archive footage)
Lisane Basquiat's headshot

Lisane Basquiat

Self
Jeanine Basquiat's headshot

Jeanine Basquiat

Self
Troy Stevenson-House's headshot

Troy Stevenson-House

Young Basquiat
James Chance's headshot

James Chance

Self (Musician)
Suzanne Mallouk's headshot

Suzanne Mallouk

Self (Psychiatrist)
Jeffrey Deitch's headshot

Jeffrey Deitch

Self (Art Advisory Service Citibank 1979 - 88)

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