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Robert
Motherwell and the New York School: Storming the Citadel - Currently
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Profiles American artist Robert Motherwell
(1915-1991) in the context of Modernism and reviews the past fifty years
of his creative life. Presents archival footage, photographs, and film
clips in a collage, rather than chronological, format. Discusses the origins
of Abstract Expressionism, its links with Surrealism, and its struggle
for recognition. Includes scenes of artists Jackson Pollock, Hans Hofmann,
Joseph Cornell, Helen Frankenthaler, Mark Rothko, David Smith, Roberto
Matta, and Larry Rivers. Also interviews art critics and historians, including
Clement Greenberg, William Rubin, Henry Geldzahler, and Jack Flam, and
gallery owner Sidney Janis. Shows scenes from a major retrospective of
Motherwell's work at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
American Masters series. Curator's
Comments: Excellent
profile of an artist who also serves as a "witness" to an important
era in American art. Intelligent script, good choice of interview subjects,
art is filmed well. The film manages to provide new insights into a subject
already thoroughly covered in other works. DATE: 1990
COUNTRY: United States
CREDITS:
Director: Catherine Tatge
Producer: Megan Callaway; Catherine Tatge
Producing Agency: Tatge Productions; International Cultural Programming;
WNET/Channel 13; RM Arts
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
55 minutes Color
TOPICS:
Painting--Abstract Expressionist
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