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 | Herb & Dorothy
More Info | | 2008 |  |  | 05/24/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Documentary, Art & Design, Sculpture, Social & Cultural Documentaries, Documentaries, Biographical Documentaries, Cast: Chuck Close, Dorothy Vogel, Herb Vogel, James Siena, Lucio Pozzi, Lynda Benglis, Robert Barry, Robert Mangold, Sylvia Mangold, Will Barnet, Director(s): Megumi Sasaki, Postal clerk Herb Vogel and his librarian wife, Dorothy, share a passion for art, which they pursued over decades, becoming two of the most important collectors of minimalist and conceptual art with more than 4,000 pieces. |
 | The Gates
More Info | | 2005 | | | 05/04/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Documentary, Art & Design, Sculpture, Miscellaneous Documentaries, Cast: Christo, Jeanne-Claude, Rasha Refaie, Director(s): Albert Maysles, Antonio Ferrera, Follow installation artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude as they gild wintertime Central Park with panels of gold fabric. This documentary from Albert Maysles and Antonio Ferrera chronicles the artists' 26-year struggle to bring the project to fruition. After cutting through decades of bureaucratic red tape, the pair finally completed their masterpiece in February 2005, transforming 23 miles of walking paths into a saffron-colored wonderland.
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 | Tree Safari: The KOA Connection
More Info | | 2010 | | | 02/23/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: Documentary, Miscellaneous Documentaries, Sculpture, Art & Design, TV Shows, Documentaries, Social & Cultural Documentaries, Cast: Director(s): Todd Jarrell, In this examination of an artist's methods and his medium, sculptor Brad Sells journeys from his Tennessee studio to the volcanoes of Hawaii's Big Island to learn about exotic koa wood, which is prized for its density and rich tones. Paying attention to the wood's acquisition and conservation, the program explores the history, science and culture surrounding this beautiful material, as well as the processes involved in crafting Sells's artworks. |
 | Art 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century
More Info | | 2001 |  | | 02/11/12 | 01/18/38 | |
| Genres: TV, TV Documentaries, PBS Documentaries, Art & Design, Painting, Sculpture, The experience of viewing art moves from static to dynamic as this PBS series takes its audience into the studios of contemporary American artists to witness their processes, hear their thoughts and see their art outside a gallery setting. With each episode focused on a single theme, viewers are treated to everything from sculptor Jeff Koons on the topic of fantasy to photographer Cindy Sherman on transformation. |
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