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Speaking of Abstraction: A Universal Language

Name: Speaking of Abstraction: A Universal Language
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 51 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Helmut Federle, Günther Förg, Jonathan Lasker

1999
51m

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Speaking of Abstraction: A Universal Language (1999)

Featuring artists such as Brice Marden, Richard Serra and Gerard Richter, Speaking of Abstraction: A Universal Language presents a compelling discussion on the, oftentimes undefinable, meaning and motive behind abstract art. Filmed at the artists studios, the Dia Center for the Arts, and the Guggenheim Museum, this portrait captures a dynamic group and their vastly unique styles.

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Featuring artists such as Brice Marden, Richard Serra and Gerard Richter, "Speaking of Abstraction: A Universal Language" presents a compelling discussion on the, oftentimes undefinable, mea... Read allFeaturing artists such as Brice Marden, Richard Serra and Gerard Richter, "Speaking of Abstraction: A Universal Language" presents a compelling discussion on the, oftentimes undefinable, meaning and motive behind abstract art. Filmed at the artists' studios, the Dia Center for th... Read allFeaturing artists such as Brice Marden, Richard Serra and Gerard Richter, "Speaking of Abstraction: A Universal Language" presents a compelling discussion on the, oftentimes undefinable, meaning and motive behind abstract art. Filmed at the artists' studios, the Dia Center for the Arts, and the Guggenheim Museum during their recent exhibition, "Abstraction in the Twen... Read all

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Robert Mangold: I think the public still views abstraction with a certain kind of hostility, and I guess you can say that the artist by choosing the be abstract is putting this barrier between him and the public. But I don't see it that way. I mean, my feeling about abstract painting is exactly the opposite of the idea of painting as an object. It is an object, it's a kind of flat object, and it has this kind of presentation. But it's also a kind of gateway, in a funny way, for mentally and physically and emotionally... to enter into and to play with.