Synopsis
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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Cast
- Jean-Michel BasquiatSelf (archive footage)
- Andy WarholSelf (archive footage)
- Lisane BasquiatSelf
- Jeanine BasquiatSelf
- Troy Stevenson-HouseYoung Basquiat
- James ChanceSelf (Musician)
- Suzanne MalloukSelf (Psychiatrist)
- Jeffrey DeitchSelf (Art Advisory Service Citibank 1979 - 88)
- Brett De PalmaSelf (Artist)
- Jennifer VonholsteinSelf (Artist)
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