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.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- BBC Studios
Keywords
- painting
- street art
- art
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Top Cast
Jean-Michel Basquiat as Self (archive footage)
Andy Warhol as Self (archive footage)
Lisane Basquiat as Self
Jeanine Basquiat as Self
Troy Stevenson-House as Young Basquiat
James Chance as Self (Musician)
Suzanne Mallouk as Self (Psychiatrist)
Jeffrey Deitch as Self (Art Advisory Service Citibank 1979 - 88)
Top Crew
David Shulman · Director
Mark Molesworth · Cinematographer
Lennaart Van Oldenborgh · Editor
Janet Lee · Executive Producer
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