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.

Details

Cast

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Andy Warhol

Lisane Basquiat

Jeanine Basquiat

Troy Stevenson-House

James Chance

Suzanne Mallouk

Jeffrey Deitch

Brett De Palma

Jennifer Vonholstein