Michael Blackwood Movie Trailers
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The Imaginary Solutions of Thomas Chimes Trailer (2007)
13 April 2007
The Imaginary Solutions of Thomas Chimes presents a conversation with the artist as he reminisces about his career, influences and artistic intuitions.
Beyond Utopia: Changing Attitudes in American Architecture Trailer (1984)
01 January 1984
In 1982, at the height of the postmodernist adventure in architecture we visit 4 practices: Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, Frank Gehry, Michael Graves and Peter Eisenman – all protégés of Philip Johnson.
Scenes Seen with Allen Jones Trailer (1970)
01 January 1970
Scenes Seen with Allen Jones explores the motive of the artist's famed graphic works,, paintings and sculptures.
Greg Lynn: Archaeologist of the Digital Trailer (2014)
01 January 2014
Greg Lynn, one of the leading figures in computer-aided architectural design, visits the first in a series of exhibitions initiated by the Canadian Centre for Architecture for which he is the curator.
Lee Ufan: Marking Infinity Trailer (2012)
01 January 2012
"Marking Infinity", Lee Ufan's recent retrospective exhibition at the Guggenheim charts the artist's creation of a visual, conceptual, and theoretical language that has radically expanded the possibilities for sculpture and painting over the past forty years.
Engineered Transparency: Glass in Architecture and Structural Engineering Trailer (2008)
01 January 2008
Accentuating the effects of space, light and structure, glass has become an architectural staple that encourages transparency and visibility throughout a variety of landscapes.
Richard Meier in Rome Building a Church in the City of Churches Trailer (2006)
19 January 2006
Known for his bold, abstract and stark white buildings, American architect Richard Meier now takes on the challenge of building the Jubilee Church in Rome.
New York Composers: Searching for a New Music Trailer (1996)
01 January 1996
A look at six young virtuoso composers at the forefront of contemporary music. Featuring: Tan Dun, Michael Gordon, Phil Kline, David Lang, Julia Wolfe, Lois V Vierk, Philip Glass, and Steve Reich.
Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective Trailer (1979)
31 December 1979
This film includes important examples of the Robert Rauschenberg's diverse and extraordinary accomplishments, tracing his development from his student years and his earliest experiments to a retrospective of his work at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
The New Clark: Bringing the Ando Experience to the Berkshires Trailer (2014)
01 January 2014
"The New Clark: Bringing the Ando Experience to the Berkshires" is a revealing insight into a long-term radical expansion of the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
Richard Meier Trailer (1986)
01 January 1986
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 1980s--all variations on his trademark spatial and planar treatment.
Musical Outsiders: An American Legacy Trailer (1994)
01 January 1994
American composers have long struggled against the momentum of the Western European classical tradition and the prestige it has held in America's cultural life.
The Juilliard String Quartet: Keeping Beethoven Contemporary Trailer (2012)
08 September 2012
Filmed during a rehearsal and performance of Beethoven's Quartet in B Flat Major, Opus 130, "The Juilliard String Quartet: Keeping Beethoven Contemporary" is an exciting portrait that explores the creation and history of the famed Quartet, offering a glimpse inside the world of its four current members.
A Composer’s Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera Trailer (1986)
08 October 1986
This documentary by Michael Blackwood looks at the development and production of Glass' opera Akhnaten.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude: A Environmental Art Duo Trailer (1995)
31 December 1995
Beginning with their small wrapped objects of 1958, this portrait examines the continuously bold and ambitious artistic ventures of the enigmatic duo, CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE.
Arata Isozaki: Early work in Japan Trailer (1985)
11 July 1985
Arata Isozaki: Early Work in Japan takes a detailed look at the architect's pieces, exploring applauded projects such as the EXPO '70 Osaka Festival Plaza, Gunma Prefectural Museum of Modern Art and Kitakyushu Municipal Library.
Andy Warhol Trailer (1972)
02 January 1972
With a rambling, unstructured style that echoes Andy Warhol’s own approach to filmmaking, this documentary profiles his career, showing him to be a brilliant manipulator, dedicated voyeur and person of astute commercial judgment.
Working with Einstein Trailer (1979)
25 June 1979
Filmed during the commemoration of Einstein's centennial at Princeton's Institute for Advanced Studies, with former colleagues who provide insight and recollection.
A New Spirit in Painting: 6 Painters of the 1980's Trailer (1984)
02 January 1984
Explores the paths being forged by six modern artists, giving us rare insight into the minds behind this rousing new wave of painting.
George Segal Trailer (2016)
23 February 2016
George Segal constructs a type of human form and vulnerability that feels rare in the world of sculpture.
Art in our Time: Toward a New Museum of Modern Art Trailer (2001)
01 January 2001
"Art in Our Time: Toward a New MoMA" features a cycle of 'end of century' exhibitions, cumulatively titled 'MoMA 2000', which aim to present the museum's rich collection in a brand new way.
Motherwell/Alberti Trailer (1984)
01 January 1984
Motherwell/Alberti explores the artistic connection between Robert Motherwell's Open Series and Rafael Alberti's poetry cycle, A La Pintura.
Jasper Johns: Decoy Trailer (1973)
01 January 1973
Jasper Johns’s Decoy is rooted inside the notions of reproduction, transformation and memory. Believing that an image gains new meaning each time it is presented, Johns boldly confronts his own past work, most notably Ale Cans (1964), and uses Decoy as a method of metamorphosis.
Arata Isozaki II: International Projects Trailer (1990)
01 March 1990
Through a blend of Japanese history and Western influence, Arata Isozaki has built a career around his boldly distinctive architectural style.
Empire City Trailer (1985)
01 July 1985
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 and cultural figures.
Christo: Wrapped Coast Trailer (1969)
01 January 1969
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, Australia.
American Art in the 1960s Trailer (1972)
01 January 1972
During this critical decade in American life, artists built on the styles of the 1950s. An explosion of artistic energy produced Pop Art, Minimalism, color-field painting, and hard-edged abstraction.
Speaking of Abstraction: A Universal Language Trailer (1999)
01 January 1999
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, abstraction - that most quintessentially modernist innovation - maintains a peculiarly contradictory position.
Kisho Kurokawa From Metabolism to Symbiosis Trailer (1993)
02 June 1993
A portrait of the internationally acclaimed Japanese architect who employs Buddhist ideas and western modernism to achieve intercultural architecture.
Louis Kahn: Silence and Light Trailer (1996)
01 January 1996
As an architect, educator, and philosopher, Louis Kahn played a prominent role in the history of 20th century architecture.
Mies Trailer (1986)
01 January 1986
No understanding of the modern movement in architecture is possible without knowledge of its master builder, Mies van der Rohe.
Victor and Sally Ganz: Discovering Eva Hesse Trailer (1999)
01 January 1999
"Victor and Sally Ganz: Discovering Eva Hesse" documents an intimate visit to the couple's famous art collection in their New York City home.
Tadao Ando Trailer (1988)
01 January 1988
Tadao Ando, a self-taught architect, proposes an international architecture that he believes can only be conceived by someone Japanese.
The Artist's Studio: Jean Dubuffet Trailer (1973)
19 July 1973
In the fall of 1973 we had an opportunity to visit Jean Dubuffet in his studio while he was at work on a detail for his musical theater piece Coucou Bazar.
Isamu Noguchi Trailer (1972)
31 December 1972
Isamu Noguchi talks about his career in this documentary featuring Ezra Pound.
The Artist's Studio: E.W. NAY Trailer (2012)
01 January 2012
A visit to the studio of Ernst Wilhelm Nay, a remarkable, if somewhat solitary German artist, who established his status at age 30, just before the advent of the Nazi takeover.
Mel Bochner: Thoughts Made Visible Trailer (1997)
01 January 1997
Filmed at the Yale University Art Gallery, "Mel Bochner: Thoughts Made Visible", approaches a major retrospective exhibition of the artist's early work while providing an opportunity to experience his notable, site-specific installations.
Making Dances: Seven Post-Modern Choreographers Trailer (1980)
01 October 1980
Made in 1980, this film explores the contemporary dance scene through the work of seven New York-based choreographers.
Bernd and Hilla Becher: Typologies of Industrial Architecture Trailer (2007)
24 February 2007
Working together as photographers since 1957, Bernd and Hilla Becher have become known for capturing endangered architecture quickly vanishing from the modern landscape.
Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact Trailer (1984)
16 November 1984
In his London studio, Francis Bacon discusses his work and approach with David Sylvester. His representations of the human figure in portraits and triptychs link him to the distorted realism of Van Gogh and Picasso, who also portrayed the intensity of life that Bacon calls “the brutality of fact.
Joel Shapiro: 20 Elements Trailer (2005)
01 January 2005
Joel Shapiro, the eminent sculptor, was invited by the Musée d'Orsay in Paris to participate in their project series titled Correspondences, the aim of which was to achieve new insights into the complexity of art through confronting some of the museum's masterpieces with ambitious contemporary works.
Philip Guston: A Life Lived Trailer (1982)
01 January 1982
Late in life, the artist looks back over a career that originated in social realism during the '30s, moved to the center of Abstract Expressionism, and culminated in a return to figuration.
New Yorkers Trailer (1971)
01 January 1971
Set in and around E. 77th St., New Yorkers follows inhabitants of the neighborhood, documenting their small businesses, daily encounters and commentary on New York in the 1970s.
A Day with Zaha Hadid Trailer (2004)
01 January 2004
While guiding us through her retrospective exhibition “Zaha Hadid Has Arrived”, the renowned architect recalls her career from its beginning, discussing her education, inspiration and technique.
Robert Motherwell: Summer of 1971 Trailer (1972)
01 January 1972
At work on his Elegies and Windows series, Motherwell examines his place in the Abstract Expressionist movement, which he calls the first original American movement in the "mainstream," and its practitioners "the last romantics.
Gerhard Richter: 4 Decades Trailer (2005)
25 February 2005
Curator Robert Storr takes us through the 2002 MoMA Gerhard Richter retrospective.
Colin McPhee: The Lure of Asian Music Trailer (1985)
01 January 1985
Through composer Colin McPhee's passionate and detailed writing about his time in Bali it becomes evident how strongly the country impacted both his career and life.
The New York School Trailer (1972)
01 January 1972
The band of American artists known as the New York School toyed with tradition and rebelled against the Renaissance.
4 Artists: Robert Ryman, Eva Hesse, Bruce Nauman, Susan Rothenberg Trailer (1988)
01 January 1988
4 Artists: Robert Ryman, Eva Hesse, Bruce Nauman, Susan Rothenberg acts as a collective portrait of creators linked only by their stated intention of expressing ideas through art.
Georg Baselitz: Making Art after Auschwitz and Dresden Trailer (2009)
01 March 2009
Georg Baselitz: Making Art after Auschwitz and Dresden explores the artist's brilliant career through his 2007 retrospective exhibition at London's Royal Academy of Arts.
Hans Bethe꞉ Prophet of Energy Trailer (1980)
01 January 1980
A portrait of the eminent Nobel Prize winning physicist who greatly advanced our knowledge of the atom.