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Takashi Murakami Tackles Japanese Trauma and Fear in His First Film
“Superflat,” the name of the art movement influenced by Japanese anime cartoons that was founded by Takashi Murakami, also describes the human characters in his first feature film, Jellyfish Eyes.
The Fine Line Between Fiction and Truth in the Art of the Reel
Real, surreal, not quite real, a spectacular con — truth is found in many forms.
Tim Burton Art Fraud Drama ‘Big Eyes’ Has Big Problems
At first glance, Big Eyes may look like the least Burtonesque film Tim Burton has ever made.
Dismantling the Higher Ed Swindle
Last week, Pioneer Works hosted a film screening of documentarian Andrew Rossi’s Ivory Tower followed by a panel discussion about the increasing cost, complex ideological underpinnings, and social dynamics of higher education in the United States.
The Man and the Myth: Nick Cave’s Memories
The myth-maker becomes the myth in 20,000 Days on Earth, a fun-house foray through memory, music, life, and creativity.
Yves Saint Laurent’s Tortured Life of Fashion
Very few figures in fashion have embodied the archetype of the talented and tortured artist like Yves Saint Laurent.
Now on Film: The Mysterious Healing Power of Emery Blagdon’s Art
Yesterday evening’s nationwide PBS broadcast of Kelly Rush’s new documentary short, Emery Blagdon & His Healing Machine, served as a reminder of just what it is that distinguishes the lives and careers of the most exemplary outsider artists.
A Secret Film Smuggled Out into the World
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi continues to make movies. Caged in his perverse, Kafkaesque “larger prison,” Panahi faces a 20-year ban by the Iranian government on filmmaking, international travel, and interviews.
China’s Buried Past and Submerged Future: Patty Chang and David Kelley’s ‘Flotsam Jetsam’
In the opening moments of the film, Flotsam Jetsam (2007) by Patty Chang and David Kelley, currently playing at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, a bridge-like structure is seen in the distance, partially traversing what seems to be a wide river.
One Day Pina Asked… and Chantal Akerman Listened
Beginning life as an installment in a European television series on modern dance, One Day Pina Asked… (1983) is the best cinematic reflection on the late, great modern dance choreographer Pina Bausch.
Al Carbee’s Art of Dolls and Yearning: “Oh, for a real, live Barbie!”
Al Carbee was an old man who liked dolls.