Scenes Seen with Allen Jones

Maria-Conception-Action: Hermann Nitsch

Since 1963, the Austrian avant-gardist Hermann Nitsch has created a series of live happening, which (like Otto Muehl's Sodoma) combine cruelty, sexual

1969

Vermeer Master of Light

Vermeer: Master of Light, is a visual quest in search of what makes a Vermeer a Vermeer. It is a journey of discovery, guiding the viewer through an e

2001

The Reality of Karel Appel

Documentary about the work and the unconventional approach of the painter Karel Appel. The film shows him flinging vast amounts of paint onto the canv

1962

No Ideas But in Things - the composer Alvin Lucier

“Don’t ask me what I mean, ask me what I’ve made” – inspired by this motto, the documentary accompanies the American composer Alvin Lucier (1931 - 202

2012

A Brief History of John Baldessari

The epic life of a world-class artist, jammed into six minutes.

2012

Robert. A Fortunate Life

Aleksander Sokurov brings the treasures of the Hermitage back into the light by making films about artists and their paintings. He has chosen the pain

1997

A Bigger Splash

After a difficult break-up, Hockney is left unable to paint, much to the concern of his friends.

1973

Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favour

Arts documentary, first broadcast before Ai Weiwei's arrest by the Chinese authorities in April 2011, and his subsequent release after being detained

2010

Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art

The titular troublemakers are the New York–based Land (aka Earth) artists of the 1960s and 70s, who walked away from the reproducible and the commodif

2015

Space in the Brain

Image analysis in slow motion. Distortion and reversed reality perspective.

1969

Edward Hopper

A film based on a search undertaken by filmmaker Ron Peck into the life and work of the painter Edward Hopper.

1981

Picasso: Love, Sex and Art

Documentary telling the story of the women who fed the life and art of Pablo Picasso, many of whom would find themselves damaged forever by the experi

2015

Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait

A 1993 portrait of rock singer and poet Nick Cave, a versatile artist who gained importance over the years. Jacobson also wrote the scenario that was

1994

Golan: A Farewell to Mr Cinema

The final documentary in Christopher Sykes’ trilogy about legendary Palestinian-born Israeli movie director, producer, and studio mogul Menahem Golan

2015

Peter Monaghan: A Portrait

This documentary features a kinetic artist who creates vibrant mixed media works that push the boundary between 2D and 3D.

2012

Finding Vivian Maier

Vivian Maier's photos were seemingly destined for obscurity, lost among the clutter of the countless objects she'd collected throughout her life. Inst

2014

This Movie Is a Gift

A film about the artist Daniel Spoerri. It's actually a film about a thought by Daniel Spoerri: a film almost without Daniel Spoerri, it's actually mo

2019

X:et

About Swedish artist, painter, sculptor and set designer Sven "X-et" Erixson, presented with Lars Johan Werle's music and accompanied by readings from

1963

The Flood

The decision to move to Holland doesn't sound like a wise idea. Why move to a country that could be flooded at any moment? For the last 25 years, the

2021

Daniel Richter on Emil Nolde

Emil Nolde was a Nazi – and so what, asks contemporary German artist Daniel Richter. “It’s a moralistic debate. A debate, that mirrors the moralism an

2014