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Series
Publisher
Michael Blackwood Productions
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
In 2005, the sculptor Joel Shapiro was invited by the Musée d'Orsay in Paris to participate in their project series titled 'Correspondences'. The aim of 'Correspondences' is to achieve new insights into the complexity of art through confronting some of the museum's 19th century masterpieces with ambitious contemporary works. Shapiro initially felt that a wax figure of a dancer by Degas would be an appropriate match for one of his own figures, but...
Series
Publisher
Michael Blackwood Productions
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Hans Haacke visits his retrospectives taking place simultaneously in Berlin and Hamburg with art historian Jon Bird. The work in these long awaited, non-chronologically arranged exhibitions reveals Haacke's strong convictions and desire for justice for all. Haacke is a key figure in contemporary art whose work intersects with conceptual, pop, minimal and land art. The artist is particularly known for his research into the hidden economies and politics...
83) State of the Art
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A journey of artistic discovery... 100,000 miles, 1,000 destinations in search of 100 under-recognized American artists for one unforgettable exhibition. This film captures the stories of seven of the artists from the groundbreaking exhibit.
84) Elizabeth Murray
Series
Publisher
Michael Blackwood Productions
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Elizabeth Murray has been moving forward fearlessly during more than 4 decades constantly inventing new shapes for the unique style of painting for which she is known. Her decision to become an artist was the result of an encounter with a still life by Cezanne at the Art Institute of Chicago as a student. Subsequently many artists had an impact on her thinking, the Surrealists, deKooning, and Guston, just to name a few. Earlier influences were the...
Series
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Bary Avrich's documentary lifts the curtain on the provocative contemporary art scene, a glamorous and cutthroat game of genius versus commerce. Go behind the scenes to discover how art is created, exhibited, and sold around the globe. Featuring insider accounts from the most influential and powerful players in the industry, audiences will hear from renowned artists such as Julian Schnabel and Marina Abramovic, experts from prominent museums like...
Series
Publisher
Michael Blackwood Productions
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Our visit with Thomas Chimes, one of Philadelphia's most important contemporary artists, begins at the Philadelphia Museum whose collection inspired him as a schoolboy to become an artist. Here he was drawn to Thomas Eakins, a fellow Philadelphian, and to Duchamp and Van Gogh. Anne d'Harnoncourt, Director of the museum, joins Chimes to revisit the galleries of these influential artists and to "compare notes" with Chimes. Just as many other American...
Series
Publisher
Michael Blackwood Productions
Pub. Date
1978.
Language
English
Description
Christo's Wrapped Walk Ways is a stunning work dedicated to public interaction and communal observation. As we follow Christo down his path, he shows us exactly what those who lend themselves to the piece experience. Covering a total of 2.8 miles of walkway in Kansas City's Loose Park, Christo's golden nylon morphs and molds with each step, touch, and breeze. By encouraging visitors of the park to interact with the piece, the artists makes them aware...
Series
Publisher
Michael Blackwood Productions
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Brice Marden's paintings and drawings have long been at the forefront of contemporary abstract art. Marden's much acclaimed retrospective at MoMA in November 2006, provided an opportunity to accompany the artist and the curator Gary Garrels on a tour of the exhibition to discuss his key works of the last forty years. Marden speaks frankly about his approach, his beginnings and influences. At the time of the retrospective, Peter Schjeldahl named Marden...
Series
Publisher
Michael Blackwood Productions
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Ed Ruscha first worked in a commercial art studio before he began creating pop art based on the illusionist side of surrealism. Curator Margit Rowell visits Los Angeles artist Ed Ruscha in his studio to view new work and discuss his progress over the last four decades, and invites him to comment on many milestones in his large retrospective exhibition at MoCA in Los Angeles.
Author
Publisher
The Monacelli Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
How to Draw Dogs and Puppies continues a rich tradition of dogs in art. In this step-by-step guide to drawing over 100 different breeds and mixed breeds of dogs and puppies in pencil and pen-and-ink, best-selling author J. C. Amberlyn combines her love of dogs with her beautiful, detailed drawing style. Organized around the American Kennel Club (AKC) dog breed categories and covering many of the most popular breeds as well as the beloved mutt and...
91) Lost art
Author
Series
The Art Loss Register casebook volume 1
Publisher
Unicorn
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Countless dollars of art are stolen or looted every year, yet governments often consider art theft a luxury problem. With limited public law enforcement, what prevents thieves, looters and organised criminal gangs from flooding the market with stolen art? How can theft victims get justice - even decades after their loss? What happens if the legal definition of a good title is at odds with what is morally right? Enter the 'Art Loss Register', a private...
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
If there is one genre of art that seems to have played a greater role than any other, it is the nude. For at least 30,000 years, humans have represented the naked form in a variety of ways. From the ideal to the real, the romantic to the surrealist, there have been almost no end of works devoted to the unclothed human body. This series - presented by writer and broadcaster Tim Marlow - will examine those artworks, the societies that produced them...
Author
Publisher
Ulysses Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Going beyond basic tools, this book offers tips, tricks and creative ways to transform your notebook into a treasured life companion, including:. ornamental lettering, personalized habit trackers, colorful calendars, decorative headers, customized productivity lists, inspiring artwork, creative future logs, and unique planning pages."
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The purposeful dismantling of the modernist myth has been the central issue of contemporary art making and art criticism. Since the 1960s, other disciplines, cultures, and artists previously excluded from modernism's privileged canons have become absorbed into an ever expanding field of activity and influence. Younger artists are a new breed of cultural scavengers -- anything or anyone is fair game for appropriation or reinterpretation. Meaning is...
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