Ray Kappe: California Modern Master - Forty Years of Modular Evolution

Ray Kappe: California Modern Master - Forty Years of Modular Evolution

Explorations in 21st Century American Architecture Series: Ray Kappe has long been a cult figure in the architectural scene in and around Los...

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The Architecture and Art of Cornell Tech

The Architecture and Art of Cornell Tech

Cornell Tech features unique and innovative architecture connected by an open, public campus design. The architects share thoughts on their buildings.

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On The Wings of Brancusi

On The Wings of Brancusi

Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957), the most important sculptor of the first half of the 20th century, has been a fascinating and enduring influence...

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James Salter: A Sport and a Pastime

James Salter: A Sport and a Pastime

This 54-minute documentary traces the writer James Salter's lifelong love affair with France, unforgettably expressed in his 1967 masterpiece, A...

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Steven Holl: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Bloch Building

Steven Holl: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Bloch Building

In this enlightening visit, Holl takes us through the galleries where contemporary art is displayed beneath curving vaults admitting daylight, a...

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Vincent Scully: An Art Historian Among Architects

Vincent Scully: An Art Historian Among Architects

This hour-long film explores the phenomenon of Vincent Scully, tracing his connection to New Haven & to Yale. It follows the arc of his interests...

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Jeff Koons: The Whitney Retrospective

Jeff Koons: The Whitney Retrospective

The Whitney Museum of American Art presented the landmark exhibition Jeff Koons: A Retrospective from June 27 to October 19, 2014. It was the...

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Julie Mehretu: Palimpsest

Julie Mehretu: Palimpsest

The film traces Ethiopian abstract artist Julie Mehretu’s preparations for her 20 year career retrospective, leading up to the installation and...

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Diller Scofidio + Renfro: Reimagining Lincoln Center and the High Line

Diller Scofidio + Renfro: Reimagining Lincoln Center and the High Line

Diller Scofidio + Renfro has long been at the forefront of design with provocative exhibitions that blurred the boundaries between art and...

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James Rosenquist Up Close

James Rosenquist Up Close

James Rosenquist was one of the leading figures in the pivotal Pop Art movement. The film follows the trajectory of the artist's career from his...

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Duane Michals (1939-1997)

Duane Michals (1939-1997)

A look at photographer Duane Michal's sequential photo narratives, with voiceover by Michals himself.

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John Richardson: The Art of Picasso 1927 - 1973

John Richardson: The Art of Picasso 1927 - 1973

We are in the midst of production on a one-hour film on seminal art historian John Richardson, and his work on the fourth and final volume of his...

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Thom Mayne: U.S. Federal Office Building, San Francisco

Thom Mayne: U.S. Federal Office Building, San Francisco

The Pritzker-prize winning architect Thom Mayne has been identified with muscular, bold, steel-and-glass design since the founding of his firm...

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Carrie Mae Weems: Speaking of Art

Carrie Mae Weems: Speaking of Art

In 2004 Checkerboard had the privilege of filming Carrie Mae Weems discussing her body of work, comprised of 17 projects spanning more than two...

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Sol LeWitt: Wall Drawings

Sol LeWitt: Wall Drawings

The life and work of conceptual artist Sol LeWitt.

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Jean Nouvel: Guthrie Theater

Jean Nouvel: Guthrie Theater

French architect Jean Nouvel has long been known in Europe for his bold, shimmering glass museums, concert halls, and high-rise towers. Now the...

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Inventing Cornell Tech: The Vision

Inventing Cornell Tech: The Vision

Ground has been broken on Roosevelt Island for New York City's newest academic campus - the sustainable, high tech home of Cornell Tech, a radical...

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Ellsworth Kelly: Fragments

Ellsworth Kelly: Fragments

Cameras record artist Ellsworth Kelly as he creates sculptures for the US Embassy in Beijing. With all his equipment around him, Ellsworth...

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Frank Stella: Black Aluminum Copper

Frank Stella: Black Aluminum Copper

The film features artist Frank Stella as he walks us through his 2012 exhibition “Black Aluminum Copper Paintings” at L&M Arts. The film also...

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Eric Fischl: The Process of Painting

Eric Fischl: The Process of Painting

Developed as an adjunct to the exhibition Dive Deep: Eric Fischl and the Process of Painting, this 35-minute film is a co-production with the...

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