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On Art and Artists

September 18, 2016 – November 9, 2016

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Andy Warhol – Part I

Directed by Ric Burns

Ric Burns’ epic documentary will change what you think you know about the famed Pop artist who redefined how we …

Andy Warhol – Part II

Directed by Ric Burns

Ric Burns’ epic documentary will change what you think you know about the famed Pop artist who redefined how we …

Argentina

Directed by Carlos Saura

Famed for his celebrated “flamenco trilogy,” (Blood Wedding, Carmen, El Amour Brujo) Saura returns to the dance celebrated in his …

Eva Hesse

Directed by Marcie Beglieter

One of the few women artists of influence in the 1960’s New York art scene, German-American artist Eva Hesse’s (1936-1970) …

Jheronimus Bosch—Touched by the Devil

Directed by Pieter van Huystee

2016 marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Hieronimus Bosch (1460 - 1516), one of the most celebrated painters of all …

Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures

Directed by Fenton Bailey

“Look at the pictures.” With these words, Senator Jesse Helms denounced the work of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. Twenty-five years later, …

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

Directed by Chuck Workman

Weaving together varied, and often enigmatic, interviews with the artist shot over three decades, Workman surveys Warhol’s art and films …

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