Basquiat: Rage to Riches (2017)
October 7, 2017
Documentary
1h 24m
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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 & Crew
- Director
- David Shulman
- Self (archive footage) Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Self (archive footage) Andy Warhol
- Self (Writer, filmmaker) Michael Holman
- Self Fab 5 Freddy
- Self (Producer, Downtown 81) Maripol
- Self (archive footage) Debbie Harry
- Self (Director of 'Radiant Child') Tamra Davis
- Self (Warhol biographer) Bob Colacello
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Keywords
- painting
- street art
- art