14 Americans: Directions of the 1970s
The multiple means of making art after the end of illusionism led these artists to create performances, sculptures, earthworks, tableaux, furniture...
See moreJohn Hejduk: Builder of Worlds
A poet among architects and an innovator among educators, John Hejduk converses with poet David Shapiro at The Cooper Union about the mystery and...
See moreThe Cremaster Cycle: A Conversation with Matthew Barney
For his five Cremaster films Matthew Barney's created a multitude of sculptural forms and structures. Recently both the sculptures and the films...
See moreTadao Ando
Tadao Ando, a self-taught architect, proposes an international architecture that he believes can only be conceived by someone Japanese. His...
See moreSolid States: Concrete in Architecture and Structural Engineering
"Solid States: Concrete in Architecture and Structural Engineering" offers examples and insights into the ever-adapting possibilities of concrete...
See moreAmerican Art in the 1960s
During this critical decade in American life, artists built on the styles of the 1950s. An explosion of artistic energy produced Pop Art...
See moreChristo and Jeanne-Claude: A Environmental Art Duo
Beginning with their small wrapped objects of 1958, this portrait examines the continuously bold and ambitious artistic ventures of the enigmatic...
See moreThe New Modernists: Folds Blobs + Boxes, Architecture in the Digital Era
The New Modernists: Folds, Blobs and Boxes, Architecture in the Digital Era approaches the topic of artistic technological advances, and the modern...
See moreFrancis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact
In his London studio, Francis Bacon discusses his work and approach with David Sylvester. His representations of the human figure in portraits and...
See moreButoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis
"Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis" is a visually striking film portrait shot on location in Japan with the participation of the major Butoh...
See moreThe Practice of Architecture: Visiting Peter Zumthor
Architect Peter Zumthor lives and works in the remote village of Haldenstein in the Swiss Canton of Graubünden where he can keep the politics of...
See moreDavid Hockney's Diaries
Renowned English painter, David Hockney, takes us on a visual journey as he shares with us his treasured photo diaries. Consisting of polaroids...
See moreEmpire City
A film essay contrasting the modern metropolis with its "golden age" from 1830-1930, with the participation of some of New York's leading political...
See moreRichard Meier in Rome Building a Church in the City of Churches
Known for his bold, abstract and stark white buildings, American architect Richard Meier now takes on the challenge of building the Jubilee Church...
See moreSteven Holl: The Body in Space
"Steven Holl: The Body in Space" explores the career of the innovative, highly renowned American architect. In this portrait Holl presents some of...
See moreKisho Kurokawa From Metabolism to Symbiosis
A portrait of the internationally acclaimed Japanese architect who employs Buddhist ideas and western modernism to achieve intercultural architecture
See moreMaking Dances: Seven Post-Modern Choreographers
Made in 1980, this film explores the contemporary dance scene through the work of seven New York-based choreographers. They discuss the nature of...
See morePermanent Change: Plastics in Architecture and Engineering
"Permanent Change" looks at the history and development of plastic within the architectural world. Capturing both a series of lectures and a panel...
See moreWhat is Minimalism? : The American Perspective 1958-1968
Featuring notable Minimalist artists such as Bride Marden, Claes Oldenburg, and Donald Judd, What is Minimalism: The American Perspective 1958-1968...
See moreBrice Marden: 4 Decades
"Brice Marden: 4 Decades" follows the renowned abstract artist as he explores his acclaimed 2006 MoMA retrospective with curator Gary Garrels...
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