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- DirectorMarcie BegleiterStarsSelma BlairBob BalabanPatrick KennedyDocumentary feature film focusing on the life and times of Eva Hesse, a ground-breaking artist who was active in New York and Germany in the 1960's.
- DirectorIreneusz DobrowolskiStarsStanislav SzukalskiGlenn BrayRobert WilliamsThis documentary chronicles the life of Polish-American artist Stanislav Szukalski (1893-1987) from his early years in Chicago, to his time in Poland and Los Angeles, and his artistic and political contributions to the world.
- DirectorKen BurnsStarsHenry AdamsMatthew BaigellEarl BennettThomas Hart Benton's paintings were energetic and uncompromising. Today his works are in museums, but Benton hung them in saloons for ordinary people to appreciate.
- DirectorChristina ClausenStarsFab 5 FreddyJeffrey DeitchJulia GruenA portrait of New York artist Keith Haring.
- DirectorAlfred George BaileyStarsGaladrielle AllmanAdam BlockAnton CorbijnPhotographer Jim Marshall captures the heights of the Rock and Roll music era, from the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix, to the civil rights movements and some of the most iconic moments of the 60's.
- DirectorMark KnudsonStarsJon AndersonMark SchulmanWillard SnowArmed with just his talent, follow Willard Snow as he attempts to open an art gallery, while painting portraits of Rock Star Legends on canvass and instruments. This is the American Dream rising out of paint and iphones.
- DirectorTchavdar GeorgievAmanda PopeStarsEdward AsnerSally FieldBen KingsleyRisking being denounced as an 'enemy of the people,' Igor Savitsky rescues 40,000 forbidden fellow artists' works and creates in a far desert of Soviet Uzbekistan a museum now worth millions.
- DirectorSophie FiennesStarsAnselm KieferBill KatzKlaus DermutzStarting in 2000, German artist Anselm Kiefer began constructing a series of large elaborate structures, comprising 48 buildings, a labyrinth of tunnels, bridges, lakes and towers. The film bears witness to an incredible creative process.
- DirectorEmile de AntonioStarsPhilip LeiderLeo CastelliWillem de KooningThe definitive documentary on the New York School Painters. Featuring footage of all the major figures of the New York Art Scene between 1940-1970, showing many of the artists before they became famous.
- DirectorLisa Immordino VreelandStarsPeggy GuggenheimJacqueline Bograd WeldFrancine ProseA portrait of a patron of the arts extraordinaire who transformed a modest fortune and impeccable taste into one of the premiere collections of twentieth century art.
- DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsIan BurumaGuo-Qiang CaiWen-You CaiTrace the rise of contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang from childhood in Mao's China to global art world superstar, and join his quest to realize his lifelong obsession: Sky Ladder.
- DirectorDoug PrayStarsMark AlbrechtRick AlbrechtKathleen AndersonThe Story of Michael Heizer's Monolithic Sculpture.
- DirectorLeon GastStarsFloyd AbramsGilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' AndersonJoseph BasileA film centering on the life and work of Ron Galella that examines the nature and effect of paparazzi.
- DirectorAlexis KrasilovskyStarsJo BaerHenry GeldzahlerJasper JohnsNow available on DVD, "END OF THE ART WORLD" explored the most famous 1960's artists in New York City -- Warhol, Rauschenberg, Johns, Lichtenstein and others -- on 16mm film, ending in a "Bang!" as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and New York "exploded" in a visual montage that included sayings from the Black Panthers' Minister of Culture, angry examples of Nancy Spero's "Artaud" series, a violin case full of mock dynamite planted in Henry Geldzahler's office by a young performance artist, a count-down from Jasper Johns' number series, and Warhol's silk-screens of an atom bomb. Includes the only 16mm film footage shot at Warhol's opening at the Whitney Museum, surrounded by his superstars; Robert Rauschenberg at work in his studio, making cardboard collages; Michael Snow discussing "Wavelength" in the studio where he shot it, while experimenting with some of the elements used in his art; and other art world scenes of 1970-71. The DVD re-release also features the director's commentary and four additional short films, including "Nancy Spero: A Conversation with the Artist"
- DirectorAndres VeielStarsJoseph BeuysCaroline TisdallRhea Thönges-StringarisA documentary about the 20th century German sculptor and performance artist Joseph Beuys.
- DirectorNam June PaikStarsJoseph Beuys"Beuys Voice" is a video installation featuring two channel color video on laser discs, nine TV screens inserted in antique television cabinets, a felt hat, and mixed media, all displayed into a sculpture representing Joseph Beuys .
- DirectorJohn DiLeva HalpernStarsJoseph BeuysA film about German artist Joseph Beuys's art where the artist speaks about his work and explains it to an American audience.
- DirectorLaura IsraelStarsRobert FrankSid KaplanJune LeafRobert Frank revolutionized photography and independent film. He documented the Beats, Welsh coal miners, Peruvian Indians, The Stones, London bankers, and the Americans. This is the bumpy ride, revealed with unblinking honesty by the reclusive artist himself.
- DirectorMatthew TaylorStarsMarina AbramovicWilliam AnastasiBradley BaileyThe film explores the life, philosophy and impact of one of the most influential early 20th century modernists, Marcel Duchamp. The film breaks down Duchamp's ideas and applies them to both historical events and the modernist explosion that blanketed the early 20th century. Art of the Possible isn't simply a biopic; rather, the film shows how Duchamp's ideas changed the public consciousness, and our understanding of aesthetics, art, and culture. The film highlights the singular impact of Duchamp's philosophy on art, and, more importantly, examines how Duchamp's revolutionary ideas from the early 20th century have shaped the 21st century and modern day.
- DirectorMax BaschMalia ScharfStarsKenny ScharfJean Michel BasquiatIrving BlumDocumentary on the life of renowned street artist Kenny Scharf
- DirectorEd HarrisStarsEd HarrisMarcia Gay HardenRobert KnottA film about the life and career of the American painter, Jackson Pollock.
- DirectorTony SilverStarsDemonKase 2Eric HazeA documentary that exposes the rich growing subculture of hip-hop that was developing in New York City in the late '70s and early '80s, specifically focusing on graffiti art and breakdancing.
- StarsTinker HatfieldPlatonIan SpalterA look beyond blueprints and computers into the art and science of design, showcasing great designers from every discipline whose work shapes our world.
- DirectorBanksyStarsBanksyMr. BrainwashSpace InvaderFollowing the style of some of the world's most prolific street artists, an amateur filmmaker makes a foray into the art world.
- DirectorCorinna BelzStarsGerhard RichterNorbert ArnsHubert BeckerA documentary on the German artist that includes glimpses at his studio, which has not been seen in decades.
- DirectorJohn MaloofCharlie SiskelStarsVivian MaierJohn MaloofDaniel ArnaudA documentary on the late Vivian Maier, a nanny whose previously unknown cache of 100,000 photographs earned her a posthumous reputation as one of the most accomplished street photographers.
- DirectorSam PollardStarsKerry James MarshallKehinde WileyCarrie Mae WeemsAn in-depth look at the works of up-and-coming Black visual artists.
- DirectorNathaniel KahnStarsJeff KoonsPaul SchimmelLarry PoonsWith unprecedented access to pivotal artists and the white-hot market surrounding them, this film dives deep into the contemporary art world, holding a fun-house mirror up to our values and times.
- DirectorAlison KlaymanStarsAi WeiweiDan AiLao AiA documentary that chronicles artist and activist Ai Weiwei as he prepares for a series of exhibitions and gets into an increasing number of clashes with the Chinese government.
- DirectorBarry AvrichStarsAnn FreedmanM.H. MillerPerry AmsellemMade You Look is an American crime documentary about the largest art fraud in American history set in the super rich, super obsessed and super fast art world of New York.
- DirectorHeather LenzStarsYayoi KusamaArtist Yayoi Kusama and experts discuss her life and work, from her modest beginnings in Japan to becoming an internationally renowned artist.
- 20171h 18mNot Rated6.7 (657)72MetascoreDirectorSara DriverStarsAlexis AdlerJean Michel BasquiatFab 5 FreddyExploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and its tectonically shifting arts culture of the late 1970s and '80s shaped his vision.
- 20171h 18mNot Rated6.7 (657)72MetascoreDirectorSara DriverStarsAlexis AdlerJean Michel BasquiatFab 5 FreddyExploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and its tectonically shifting arts culture of the late 1970s and '80s shaped his vision.
- DirectorIan BonhôtePeter EttedguiStarsAlexander McQueenJoyce McQueenJohn HitchcockThe life and career of fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen: from his start as a tailor, to launching and overseeing his eponymous line and his untimely death.
- DirectorLisanne SkylerStarsKeenan LarsonAndy WarholMartin Skyler'Brillo Box (3¢ off)' follows a beloved Andy Warhol Brillo Box sculpture as it makes its way from a family's living room to a record-breaking Christie's auction, blending personal narrative with pop culture, and exploring how we navigate the ephemeral nature of art and value.
- DirectorNeil LeiferStarsJames NachtweyCan vision succeed where eyesight fails? Can a blind person make meaningful photographs? How can the creator appreciate his own work? This film explores the artistry and innovation of Pete Eckert, Bruce Hall, and Henry Butler, blind photographers whose luminous work can help us see the world through their eyes.
- DirectorMorgan CappsJilann SpitzmillerStarsGeorge R.R. MartinVince KadlubekEmily MontoyaA group of artists in Santa Fe, NM become a DIY collective called Meow Wolf. Their immersive, large-scale exhibitions crack open a profitable niche in the arts industry, even as their social mission is challenged by the demands of rapid success. The group's members navigate fracture and loss for years in pursuit of their idealistic vision. When they spark the interest of George R. R. Martin and receive his support to take over an old bowling alley, Meow Wolf builds a massive exhibition with over 140 artists working at a breakneck pace. With the wild success of the House of Eternal Return, Meow Wolf now faces its own internal turmoil as it begins to change the lives of creatives everywhere.