Basquiat: Rage to Riches
Not Rated
Documentary
Starring: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Lisane Basquiat, Jeanine Basquiat, Troy Stevenson-House
Writer: N/A
Release Date:
October 7, 2017
October 7, 2017
Ratings:
5.8 / 10
5.8 / 10
Director:
David Shulman
David Shulman
Companies:
BBC Studios
BBC Studios
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.
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