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Repository 90: Top 20 Movies about Art
While creativity remains illusive, there are countless books and resources that give glimpses into the unique mind of an artist, or the cadence of an art movement. Movies trump books for the time strapped, and are sometimes the most honest given the amount of first person interviews, discussion and revealing footage. The following is a list of films about art, contemporary art specifically, I have found over the years to be intriguing, inspiring and sometimes hilarious. I hope they inspire…
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Repository 21: Doing the Numbers with Gerhard Richter
After learning that Gerhard Richter’s painting fetched $34.2 million at auction at London’s Sotheby’s last Friday (over twice the amount estimated), I couldn’t help but run some numbers in my head. Thanks to his meticulous catalog on his web site, which includes a searchable database of works and selling prices for certain pieces, I was able to further fathom the painting machine that Richter is. Love it or hate it about him, he’s a force. Firstly, it’s important to note…
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