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Month: April 2024

Art Was Her Country — A Documentary on the Outcast Life of Leonora Carrington

Always going against the grain, the surrealist painter Leonora Carrington experienced considerable isolation during her lifetime. Family strife and a … More

20th-century painters, asylum, female surrealists, Max Ernst, surrealism

Painting America Delves into the Life of the Celebrated Illustrator, Norman Rockwell

By the end of his career, Norman Rockwell had illustrated over three hundred covers for the Saturday Evening Post and … More

American Masters, Documentary, Freedom from Want, PBS, Saturday Evening Post

Towering Hubris and a Company in Shambles—the Fall of WeWork

In a documentary that revolves around the arrogant and buzzword-slinging ex-CEO that is Adam Neumann, there are a lot of … More

Adam Nuemann, downfall, Hubris, unicorn, WeWork

Botero Glorifies the Columbian Artist but Never Goes in Depth on the Merit of His Work

Botero starts out pleasantly enough, but over the course of its 90 minutes it becomes saccharine and oversaturated with praise. … More

art documentaries, Columbian artist, Medellín

The Last Flight Chronicles the Descent of Powerful ex-CEO, Carlos Ghosn

With the gigafactory-sized exception of Elon Musk, heads of auto manufacturers aren’t normally the subject of international news cycles. Yet … More

Drip, Splatter, Drink: A Documentary Dives into the Chaotic Life of Jackson Pollock

When he drank, Jackson Pollock could be mean, combative, and downright nasty. He engaged in everything from malicious insults to … More

drip paintings, Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Peggy Guggenheim

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