Basquiat – Rage To Riches

Nearly 30 years after his death from a drug overdose in 1988, one of Jeanmichel Basquiat’s Skull paintings from 1982 sold at Sotheby’s for more than $100 million.

This documentary revisits the life of the New York graffiti artist who is now considered alongside the stars of 20th century painting such as Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock and Francis Bacon, but who encountered widespread racism from the art establishment when he was trying to make his name. The portrait features exclusive interviews with Basquiat’s sisters, Lisane and Jeanine, who have never before talked about their brother and his art for a TV documentary.

Today, BBC2, 9pm