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Alice Neel
MC-831, 2008
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Alice Neel (1900-1984), one of the great portrait painters of the 20th century, reinvented the genre by expressing the inner landscape of her subjects, who included luminaries such as Andy Warhol, Bella Abzug, and Allen Ginsberg as well as her... more >
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Alix Lambert's The Mark of Cain
MC-775, 2007
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Sailing ships, stars, angels and executioners – The Mark of Cain chronicles the vanishing practice and language of Russian Criminal Tattoos. Captured in some of Russia’s most notorious prisons, including the fabled White Swan, the film traces the animus o more >
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Art 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season I & II
MC-702, 2003
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ART:21- ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY offers new definitions of art and demonstrates its profound relevance. Meet 37 diverse U.S. artists in this Emmy-nominated series. Viewers go into studios, homes, and communities for an intimate view of... more >
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Art 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season III
MC-703, 2005
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Art: 21 enters its third season with an invigorating look at established artists and newcomers, from Laylah Ali, Ellen Gallagher, and Matthew Ritchie to Josiah McElheny, Jessica Stockholder, and Krzysztof Wodiczko. The popular PBS series features... more >
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Barnstormers: 360*
MC-515, 2005
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In 1999, New York-based artist David Ellis invited a group of artists from New York and Tokyo to paint murals on aging tobacco barns, farming equipment and tractor trailers in his hometown of Cameron, North Carolina, a tiny farming community. ... more >
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Black, White + Gray
MC-796, 2008
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Black White + Gray examines the life and lives of influential curator and collector, Sam Wagstaff, a veritable force in the art world for nearly three decades. The film reveals the symbiotic relationship Wagstaff shared with photographer Robert Mapplethor more >
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Brakhage
MC-285, 2004
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From 1952 until his death in 2003, Stan Brakhage created almost 400 films. Working completely outside of the mainstream, he consistently redefined cinematic art with such celebrated pieces as WINDOW WATER BABY MOVING (his first wife giving birth)... more >
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Catching Out: A Film About Trainhopping and Living Free
MC-784, 2002
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CATCHING OUT features several contemporary hobos who dissent against mainstream American consumer culture by traveling for free on freight trains. The film follows a seasoned eco-activist named Lee, a young nomad named Jessica, and a tramp couple known as more >
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Collector, The: Allan Stone's Life in Art
MC-735, 2007
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The Collector explores the 46-year career of Allan Stone, the famed New York City gallery owner and art collector. Producer and director Olympia Stone reveals her father’s compulsive collecting genius while telling the parallel story of his lifelong... more >
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Cool School, The
MC-820, 2008
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THE COOL SCHOOL is an object lesson in how to build an art scene from scratch and what to avoid in the process. The film focuses on the seminal Ferus Gallery, which groomed the LA art scene from a loose band of idealistic beatniks into a coterie of compet more >
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