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Basquiat: Rage to Riches (2017)
Directed by David Shulman
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.
Length 90 minutes
Actors
Jean-Michel Basquiat | Andy Warhol | Lisane Basquiat | Jeanine Basquiat | Troy Stevenson-House | James Chance | Suzanne Mallouk | Jeffrey Deitch | Brett De Palma | Jennifer Vonholstein | Michael Holman | Al Diaz | Kenny Scharf | Robert Storr | Fab 5 Freddy | Stan Peskett | Glenn O'Brien | Maripol | Debbie Harry | Bruno Bischofberger | Diego Cortez | Marc Miller | Larry Gagosian | Annina Nosei | Mary Boone | Tamra Davis | Bob Colacello | Paige Powell | Greg Tate | Theaster Gates | Madonna | Cathleen McGuigan | Tony Shafrazi | Michael Halsband