Michael Blackwood Productions Movies

  • 1975
    Roy Lichtenstein

    Roy Lichtenstein

    Roy Lichtenstein

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    In conversation with Roy Lichtenstein, critic Lawrence Alloway places Pop Art on a continuum of twentieth-century art that includes collage, Dada,...

    Roy Lichtenstein
  • 1969
    Christo: Wrapped Coast

    Christo: Wrapped Coast

    Christo: Wrapped Coast

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    In 1969, Christo and Jeanne-Claude wrapped 2.5 kilometers of coast and cliffs up to 26 metres along the coast of Little Bay, in Southeast Sydney,...

    Christo: Wrapped Coast
  • 1979
    Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective

    Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective

    Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective

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    This film includes important examples of the Robert Rauschenberg's diverse and extraordinary accomplishments, tracing his development from his...

    Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective
  • 1981
    Edith Head

    Edith Head

    Edith Head

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    A light-hearted, toe-tapping portrait of the well-known 8 Oscar winning Hollywood costume designer filmed in her opulent house and garden. Edith Head...

    Edith Head
  • 1988
    Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

    Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

    Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

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    A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with...

    Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
  • 2016
    George Segal

    George Segal

    George Segal

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    George Segal constructs a type of human form and vulnerability that feels rare in the world of sculpture. As we follow his process at the isolated...

    George Segal
  • 2012
    David Chipperfield: Form Matters

    David Chipperfield: Form Matters

    David Chipperfield: Form Matters

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    When the Tuscan city of Pisa commissioned David Chipperfield to create a master plan that would bring new vitality to this historic spot on the Arno,...

    David Chipperfield: Form Matters
  • 1985
    Empire City

    Empire City

    Empire City

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    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...

    Empire City
  • 1988
    Frank Gehry: The Formative Years

    Frank Gehry: The Formative Years

    Frank Gehry: The Formative Years

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    Narrated by the architect himself, Frank Gehry: The Formative Years explores his long standing career and unique eye. The film looks at a number of...

    Frank Gehry: The Formative Years
  • 1980
    Hans Bethe꞉ Prophet of Energy

    Hans Bethe꞉ Prophet of Energy

    Hans Bethe꞉ Prophet of Energy

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    A portrait of the eminent Nobel Prize winning physicist who greatly advanced our knowledge of the atom. Bethe discusses the milestones of his career:...

    Hans Bethe꞉ Prophet of Energy
  • 1989
    Japan: 3 Generations of Avant-Garde Architects

    Japan: 3 Generations of Avant-Garde Architects

    Japan: 3 Generations of Avant-Garde Architects

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    Japan's establishment as an economic superpower led to a Golden Age of Japanese architecture. Six innovators stand out particularly, fusing Japanese...

    Japan: 3 Generations of Avant-Garde Architects
  • 2005
    Gerhard Richter: 4 Decades

    Gerhard Richter: 4 Decades

    Gerhard Richter: 4 Decades

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    Curator Robert Storr takes us through the 2002 MoMA Gerhard Richter retrospective.

    Gerhard Richter: 4 Decades
  • 1976
    Yesterday's Witness

    Yesterday's Witness

    Yesterday's Witness

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    For the first 50 years of film history, the newsreel was a fixture in American movie theaters. From 1911 to 1967, these shorts proved an influential...

    Yesterday's Witness
  • 1974
    Christo: Works in Progress

    Christo: Works in Progress

    Christo: Works in Progress

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    “Christo: Works in Progress” takes us around the world on a showcase of the artist’s grand environmental installations. With both...

    Christo: Works in Progress
  • 2007
    Jeff Wall: Retrospective

    Jeff Wall: Retrospective

    Jeff Wall: Retrospective

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    Jeff Wall is one of the most important and influential photographers working today. His work played a key role in establishing photography as a...

    Jeff Wall: Retrospective
  • 2009
    Christo: Wrapped Walk Ways

    Christo: Wrapped Walk Ways

    Christo: Wrapped Walk Ways

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    Wrapped Walk Ways, in Jacob Loose Memorial Park, Kansas City, Missouri, consisted of the installation of 136,268 square feet (12,540 square meters)...

    Christo: Wrapped Walk Ways
  • 2005
    Ed Ruscha: 4 Decades

    Ed Ruscha: 4 Decades

    Ed Ruscha: 4 Decades

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    Ed Ruscha made his very first art in his native Oklahoma, but soon became attracted to Los Angeles . Curator Margit Rowell has examined his extensive...

    Ed Ruscha: 4 Decades
  • 1986
    Richard Meier

    Richard Meier

    Richard Meier

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    Meier guides the viewer on a retrospective of his white buildings, from private houses of the 1960s to the Frankfurt and Atlanta Museums of the...

    Richard Meier
  • 1978
    Masters of Modern Sculpture Part I: The Pioneers

    Masters of Modern Sculpture Part I: The Pioneers

    Masters of Modern Sculpture Part I: The Pioneers

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    The first chapter in our Masters of Modern Sculpture series looks at groundbreaking work from the brilliant minds that reshaped sculptural art and...

    Masters of Modern Sculpture Part I: The Pioneers
  • 2012
    Lee Ufan: Marking Infinity

    Lee Ufan: Marking Infinity

    Lee Ufan: Marking Infinity

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    "Marking Infinity", Lee Ufan's recent retrospective exhibition at the Guggenheim charts the artist's creation of a visual, conceptual, and...

    Lee Ufan: Marking Infinity