14americans-Elizabeth Murray 01 14americans 10 14americans-Alice Aycock 01 14americans02 14 Americans: Directions of the 1970s SummaryCredits 1980 / 89 min. / colorDirected by Michael Blackwood Consultants: Nancy Rosen, Roberta Smith, Robert Pincus-Witten, and...
4 Artists: Robert Ryman, Eva Hesse, Bruce Nauman, Susan Rothenberg SummaryCredits 1988 / 47 min. / color Directed by Michael Blackwood Narration by Joan Simon 4 Artists: Robert Ryman, Eva Hesse, Bruce Nauman, Susan Rothenberg acts as a collective portrait of creators...
A Composer’s Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera SummaryCredits 1985 / 89 min. / color Directed by Michael Blackwood A Composer’s Notes takes us on a personal and intimate journey alongside Philip Glass as he takes on the production of his third...
A Day with Zaha Hadid SummaryCredits 2004 / 57 min. / color Directed by Michael Blackwood While guiding us through her retrospective exhibition “Zaha Hadid Has Arrived”, the renowned architect recalls her career from its beginning, discussing her education,...
A New Spirit in Painting: 6 Painters of the 1980’s SummaryCredits 1984 / 58 min. / colorDirected by Michael Blackwood Sandro Chia, Francesco Clemente, David Salle, Julian Schnabel, Georg Baselitz, Markus Lüpertz. Narration by Donald Kuspit. Narrated by critic...
Aberrant Architectures? Diller & Scofidio at the Whitney Museum SummaryCredits 2003 / 58 min. / color Directed by Michael Blackwood Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio established the architectural firm of Diller + Scofidio in the late ’70’s. For fifteen years...
African American Musicians and Composers SummaryCredits 1971 / 59 min. / color Directed by Hans G Helms Featuring: George Turner, Benjamin Steinberg, Sanford Allen, Martina Arroyo, Betty Allen, Kermit Moore, Fred Alston, Ricardo Gautreau, Leroy Jenkins, Wayne Shorter,...
After Modernism: The Dilemma of Influence SummaryCredits 1992 / 58 min. / colorDirected by Michael Blackwood Isa Genzken, David Hammons, Mike Kelley, Bertrand Lavier, Laurie Simmons, Richard Wentworth; consultant Kasper Konig. Narration by Sasha Newman. Since the...
After September 11: Re-imagining Manhattan’s Downtown SummaryCredits 2002 / 58 min. / colorDirected by Michael Blackwood Vito Acconci, Asymptote (Hani Rashid), Mel Chin, Della Valle + Bernheimer Design, Field Operations (Stan Allen/James Corner), Hugh Hardy,...
All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story SummaryCredits 1982 / 87 min. / colorDirected by Christian Blackwood Featuring: Eartha Kitt, Kitt McDonald, Allison Smith, Carmen de Lavallade, Ed Koch, Geoffrey Holder, Joan Fontaine, Joyce Hauser, Michael Smith, Wayland Picard,...
Álvaro Siza: Transforming Reality SummaryCredits 2004 / 58 min. / colorDirected by Michael Blackwood In Alvaro Siza: Transforming Reality Portugal’s renowned architect reviews his work with architectural historian, Kenneth Frampton as they tour fifteen projects,...
American Art in the 1960s SummaryCredits 1972 / 57 min. / colorDirected by Michael Blackwood Carl Andre, John Cage, Dan Flavin, Sam Francis, Helen Frankenthaler, Robert Irwin, Jasper Johns, Donald Judd, Ellsworth Kelly, Edward Kienholz, Roy Lichtenstein, Morris Louis,...
Andy Warhol SummaryCredits 1972 / 53 min. / color Directed by Lana Jokel Known for his Pop imagery, avant-garde films, and enigmatic muses, Andy Warhol was a vital figure in the New York City art scene. Making a name for himself throughout the 1960’s with his...
Arata Isozaki: Early Work in Japan SummaryCredits 1985 / 58 min. / color Directed by Michael Blackwood Narration by Martin Filler and Rosemarie Bletter. Renowned architect, Arata Isozaki creates with a rare and specific hand, blending his Japanese culture and...
Arata Isozaki II: International Projects SummaryCredits 1990 / 57 min. / color Directed by Michael Blackwood Narration by Kenneth Frampton Through a blend of Japanese history and Western influence, Arata Isozaki has built a career around his boldly distinctive...
Art in an Age of Mass Culture SummaryCredits 1991 / 31 min. / colorDirected by Michael Blackwood Kirk Varnedoe, Adam Gopnik, Arthur Danto, Barbara Rose, Sasha Newman, Roy Lichtenstein, James Rosenquist, Jeff Koons, Jenny Holzer, Elizabeth Murray, and others. Narration...
Art in Our Time: Toward a new Museum of Modern Art SummaryCredits 2001 / 58 min. / colorDirected by Michael Blackwood With the participation of Glenn Lowry, Agnes Gund, Philip Johnson, William Rubin, Kirk Varnedoe, John Elderfield, Peter Galassi, Rob Storr and others....
Aznavour: Breaking America SummaryCredits 1984 / 85 min. / color Directed by Christian Blackwood Featuring: Charles Aznavour, Claude Lelouch, Edith Piaf, Ula Thorsell, Georges Garvarentz, Ron Delsener, Warren Dewey, Phillippe Rault Filmed in 1983, Aznavour: Breaking...
Artpark People SummaryCredits 1976 / 53 min. / colorDirected by Michael Blackwood Lynda Benglis, Charles Fahlen, Richard Fleischner, Lloyd Hamrol, Mary Miss, Ree Morton, Pat Oleszko, Sig Rennels, Jim Roche, Abe Rothblatt, James Surls, George Trakas, Connie Zehr....
Balanchine Lives! SummaryCredits 1998 / 58 min. / colorDirected by Michael Blackwood With the participation of Karin von Aroldingen, Elyse Borne, Suzanne Farrell, Nanette Glushak, Susan Hendl, Barbara Horgan, Patricia Neary, Francia Russell, Edward Villella, Patricia...
Berlin’s Jewish Museum: A Personal Tour With Daniel Libeskind SummaryCredits 2000 / 58 min. / colorDirected by Michael Blackwood The Jewish Museum in Berlin is an extraordinary, haunting building – a zig-zag form reflecting an invisible matrix of addresses...
