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Basquiat: Rage to Riches (2017)

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.

Release: 2017-10-07
Runtime: 84 min
Rating: 5.8 / 10

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Cast
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Self (archive footage)
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage)
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Lisane Basquiat
Self
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Jeanine Basquiat
Self
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Troy Stevenson-House
Young Basquiat
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James Chance
Self (Musician)
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Suzanne Mallouk
Self (Psychiatrist)
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Jeffrey Deitch
Self (Art Advisory Service Citibank 1979 - 88)
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Brett De Palma
Self (Artist)
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Jennifer Vonholstein
Self (Artist)
Michael Holman
Michael Holman
Self (Writer, filmmaker)
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Al Diaz
Self
Kenny Scharf
Kenny Scharf
Self (Artist)
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Robert Storr
Self (Artist, critic, curator)
Fab 5 Freddy
Fab 5 Freddy
Self
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Stan Peskett
Self (Artist)
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Glenn O'Brien
Self (archive footage)
Maripol
Maripol
Self (Producer, Downtown 81)