ART & CULTURE DOCUMENTARIES THAT LET YOU SEE YOURSELF DIFFERENTLY IN THE WORLD
The art journal Monopol writes in its “11 Art Films Worth Watching in November” about Frauke Schlieckau’s documentary “The Painter Alice Neel. Faces of America”: “The film is a sensitive approach to a chronicler of her time and an appreciation of her (late-discovered) art.” You can find the full Monopol article, here.
The painter Alice Neel: Faces of America”, to be seen in the Arte Media Library, until 6 January 2023.
The art magazine Monopol has this to say about “Rembrandts Century: Art, Market and Business”: “For her documentary, the film’s maker Frauke Schlieckau looked over the shoulder of Rembrandt collector Thomas Kaplan, among others, as he opened a box containing the smallest of Rembrandt’s paintings. She zoomed in on paintings that are usually hidden from public view. She also spoke with Baukje Coenen of Sotheby’s about the (metaphorical and literal) complexity of the paintings – and about how restorers bring their secrets to light. The result is a tribute to the Dutch golden boy, sustained by the interviewees’ love of his paintings. It’s a film that paints a picture of the era that produced Rembrandt, contrasts him with other painters of his own time like Jan Vermeer, and illuminates what is still admired about him today.”
New technologies interest artist Mat Collishaw above all when they allow him to look into the past. For the art magazine Monopol, Frauke Schlieckau spoke with him about artificial intelligence in art and the exploitation of human vulnerability by tech companies. You can read the interview here.
Artist Tino Sehgal has long been concerned with sustainability, but didn’t want to put a “green label” on himself. For Monopol Online, Frauke Schlieckau spoke with him about climate protection in museums and art’s lack of a role model in environmental issues.
In “A Hidden Life” August Diehl plays the Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter, who refused the oath to Hitler and was executed for it. For Monopol Magazine, Frauke Schlieckau talked to him about resistance and the directing phenomenon Terrence Malick. In the conversation, Diehl describes the collaboration with the publicity-shy Terrence Malick and the power of a simple “No”. The whole interview can now be read online on Monopol.
Picture: Tobias Winkel