Art Movies

"The role of the arts is to tear down what is evil and build up what is good." - Chinaka Hodge

Set against the vibrant backdrop of Kerala's legendary School Kalolsavam, this film is a heartfelt exploration of memory, identity, and tradition.

Joe Brainard (1941-1994) was an artist particularly noted for his work in collage and comics. Brainard’s artistic career took off during his...

The photography of German photographer Hans Namuth is largely credited for Pollock’s rise to fame, and as the painter gained a higher profile,...

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

Seattle artist Dale Chihuly and his team test the limits of working in the glass medium as they pioneer “a new creative concept.” This...

What does modern art mean for ordinary visitors to an exhibition?

Jake Chapman explores why Goya's The Disasters of War etchings are so central to his own art and explains why, for him, there is a fundamental...

Poème Électronique is an 8-minute piece of electronic music by composer Edgard Varèse, written for the Philips Pavilion at the...

Serbian performance artist Marina Abramović challenges popular notions about what art is.

A discovery of the pictorial art that Ndebele women traditionally practice in South Africa: painting the walls of their houses.

In this graceful study of the balance between solitude and community, artist and chef Jim Denevan roams across the US, transforming landscapes into...

The tender and tragic love story of French painter Pierre Bonnard and his wife and lifelong model Marthe. The artist recorded their relationship on...

Graffiti is variegated. As much variety as the styles does have the people doing it. Still one thing connects them all – the love of their art....

Pleasures of the eye, David Hockney’s work has shown him to be one of the most versatile and influential artists of our time. The British...

The second part of the documentary about the work of the Czech painter Mikoláš Alš called "Glorious Homeland", which focuses on...

Filmed on location in Montana and Washington State, this 1976 biography of poet and teacher Richard Hugo features readings of some of his most famous...

A short, low-budget documentary that follows a small jobbing band from the north of England called 'Hardwicke Circus' as they perform a gig and music...

Bruce thought he had everything. A stable life, a beautiful girlfriend. But he still felt dead inside. And he found himself at a crossroads, with no...

Newfoundland painter Gerald Squires has referred to his portraits as "confrontations," though not intending the hostility that word can convey. This...