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.

Genres

Cast

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Self (archive footage)

Andy Warhol

Self (archive footage)

Lisane Basquiat

Self

Michael Holman

Self (Writer, filmmaker)

Fab 5 Freddy

Self

Maripol

Self (Producer, Downtown 81)

Debbie Harry

Self (archive footage)

Tamra Davis

Self (Director of 'Radiant Child')

Bob Colacello

Self (Warhol biographer)

Madonna

Self (archive footage)