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Basquiat: Rage to Riches (2017)

★ 5.8/10 84 min Documentary United Kingdom English
Director: David Shulman
Streaming: Not available

Description

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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Top Cast

Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat Self (archive footage)
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol Self (archive footage)
Lisane Basquiat
Lisane Basquiat Self
Jeanine Basquiat Self
Troy Stevenson-House Young Basquiat
James Chance Self (Musician)
Suzanne Mallouk Self (Psychiatrist)
Jeffrey Deitch Self (Art Advisory Service Citibank 1979 - 88)

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