Art Movies

Maurizio is a young university student living in Zürich, with a passion for diseases. Unlike many others, he can see an inherent beauty in them....

Pioneering artist Lillian Schwartz demonstrates the human input -- integrity, artistic sensibilities, and aesthetics -- that goes into producing...

“In this legendary sculpture/performance Acconci lay beneath a ramp built in the Sonnabend Gallery. Over the course of three weeks, he...

1993 recording of band Les Rallizes Dénudés performing at the Baus Theater.

A personal essay film about the nature of artistic creation and the responsibility that comes along with it.

A look at the work of Japanese woodblock printing artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849).

A painter, a naked woman, and a camera. In this triple constellation we explore the power of the gaze and the roles it imposes on us. An artist's...

Filmed in his London studio, David Hockney sits down with Melvyn Bragg to discuss his remarkable life and career, illustrated by a wide range of his...

An elderly painter, who hasn't touched a paintbrush for quite a while, wanders around the city with a film camera. One day he sees two beautiful...

This is a compilation of Assume Vivid Astro Focus' video work. Born anytime between the 20th and 21st century in various parts of the world, nomads,...

Frida Kahlo: declared a symbol of Mexican national heritage, made into a cult figure by the women's movement, praised by the likes of Picasso and...

A montage, using documentary material filmed during the war, shows the beginnings of an air attack and Londoners entering shelters. From the silent...

The Mona Lisa Curse is a Grierson award-winning polemic documentary by art critic Robert Hughes that examines how the world's most famous painting...

In 2009, art detective Dr Bendor Grosvenor caused a national scandal by proving that the Scottish National Portrait Gallery's iconic portrait of...

A monument handcrafted by Konstantin Bessmertny is exhibited at Venice Biennale 2007.