Contemporary Art Movies

  • 1988
    Stones and Flies: Richard Long in the Sahara

    Stones and Flies: Richard Long in the Sahara

    Stones and Flies: Richard Long in the Sahara

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    In the fall of 1987, Philippe Haas accompanied the sculptor Richard Long to the Algerian Sahara and filmed him tracing with his feet, or constructing...

    Stones and Flies: Richard Long in the Sahara
  • 2009
    Better Than Andy - The Crazy Finn is Here

    Better Than Andy - The Crazy Finn is Here

    Better Than Andy - The Crazy Finn is Here

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    Mock -documentary about a Finnish contemporary artist who took the world by a storm.

    Better Than Andy - The Crazy Finn is Here
  • 2023
    Portrait of the King as a Child

    Portrait of the King as a Child

    Portrait of the King as a Child

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    In 1983, Franz Paludetto acquired Rivara Castle at the foot of the Italian Alps. A century earlier, artists from all over Europe had gathered here to...

    Portrait of the King as a Child
  • 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
  • 2008
    Solar Beats

    Solar Beats

    Solar Beats

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    Walking towards the fire. In a ceaseless stream of light, people, landscapes and objects lead us to mysterious regions. French filmmaker Patrick...

    Solar Beats
  • 2006
    Benutzt und gesteuert – Künstler im Netz der CIA

    Benutzt und gesteuert – Künstler im Netz der CIA

    Benutzt und gesteuert – Künstler im Netz der CIA

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    Benutzt und gesteuert – Künstler im Netz der CIA
  • 1969
    Violin Tuned D.E.A.D

    Violin Tuned D.E.A.D

    Violin Tuned D.E.A.D

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    In an earlier film, Playing A Note on the Violin While I Walk Around the Studio (Violin #1), Nauman played a single note on the violin as he walked...

    Violin Tuned D.E.A.D
  • 2006
    Tower Bawher

    Tower Bawher

    Tower Bawher

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    This animated short by Theodore Ushev is like a whirlwind tour of Russian constructivist art and is filled with visual references to artists of the...

    Tower Bawher
  • 2023
    What if Women Ruled the World?

    What if Women Ruled the World?

    What if Women Ruled the World?

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    A pioneering force in feminist art for more than four decades, Judy Chicago paved the way for generations of women artists. She decided to join...

    What if Women Ruled the World?
  • 1970
    Kentridge and Dumas in Conversation

    Kentridge and Dumas in Conversation

    Kentridge and Dumas in Conversation

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    William Kentridge and Marlene Dumas – two of the most celebrated names in international contemporary art – come face to face in a series...

    Kentridge and Dumas in Conversation
  • 2014
    DIVISOR / VILLEURBANNE

    DIVISOR / VILLEURBANNE

    DIVISOR / VILLEURBANNE

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    Documentation of Lygia Pape’s 1968 performance Divisor - reactivated in the city of Villeurbanne (France) in October 2014. Commissioned by...

    DIVISOR / VILLEURBANNE
  • 1974
    The Paradox of Norval Morrisseau

    The Paradox of Norval Morrisseau

    The Paradox of Norval Morrisseau

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    In this revealing study of Norval Morrisseau, filmed as he works among the lakes and woodlands of his ancestors, we see a remarkable Indigenous...

    The Paradox of Norval Morrisseau
  • 1973
    The Colours of Pride

    The Colours of Pride

    The Colours of Pride

    01973HD

    Tom Hill, a Seneca artist and curator, explores the works of four contemporary Indigenous artists.

    The Colours of Pride
  • 2000
    Re-enactment

    Re-enactment

    Re-enactment

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    For this work Alÿs purchased a gun in Mexico City then walked through the city streets with the weapon in his hand. After eleven minutes he was...

    Re-enactment
  • 2024
    Beijo de Borboleta

    Beijo de Borboleta

    Beijo de Borboleta

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    Beijo de Borboleta
  • 2011
    A Free Moment

    A Free Moment

    A Free Moment

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    The camera explores the remains of Tell el-Ful, a building in northeast Jerusalem intended to serve as a summer palace for the Jordanian royal...

    A Free Moment
  • 1970
    Blue Women Art

    Blue Women Art

    Blue Women Art

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    Symphonie 'Monotone-Silence', 1947-1948 "During this period of concentration, I created, around 1947--1948, a 'monotone' symphony whose theme...

    Blue Women Art
  • 2010
    Chelsea Hotel No.2

    Chelsea Hotel No.2

    Chelsea Hotel No.2

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    Da Corte found inspiration in Leonard Cohen's music, particularly the 1974 song "Chelsea Hotel #2," after which he named his breakthrough video in...

    Chelsea Hotel No.2
  • 2025
    Catartis - Conservare il futuro

    Catartis - Conservare il futuro

    Catartis - Conservare il futuro

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    Catartis - Conservare il futuro
  • 2011
    Kutlug Ataman

    Kutlug Ataman

    Kutlug Ataman

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    This film documents Kutlug Ataman's artistic production in a retrospective approach and elucidates his works with his own words and with commentaries...

    Kutlug Ataman