Basquiat: Rage to Riches

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.

Directed by David Shulman

Top cast

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Self (archive footage)

Andy Warhol

Self (archive footage)

Lisane Basquiat

Self

J

Jeanine Basquiat

Self

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Troy Stevenson-House

Young Basquiat

J

James Chance

Self (Musician)

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Suzanne Mallouk

Self (Psychiatrist)

J

Jeffrey Deitch

Self (Art Advisory Service Citibank 1979 - 88)

B

Brett De Palma

Self (Artist)

J

Jennifer Vonholstein

Self (Artist)

Michael Holman

Self (Writer, filmmaker)

A

Al Diaz

Self

K

Kenny Scharf

Self (Artist)

R

Robert Storr

Self (Artist, critic, curator)

Fab 5 Freddy

Self

S

Stan Peskett

Self (Artist)

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Glenn O'Brien

Self (archive footage)

Maripol

Self (Producer, Downtown 81)

Debbie Harry

Self (archive footage)

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Bruno Bischofberger

Self (Art Dealer)

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