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Charles Gwathmey has held steadfast to the spirit of modernism in his architecture from the day he successfully built his parents' home in 1967 based...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Steven Spielberg

This 54-minute documentary traces the writer James Salter's lifelong love affair with France, unforgettably expressed in his 1967 masterpiece, A...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: James Salter

Diller Scofidio + Renfro has long been at the forefront of design with provocative exhibitions that blurred the boundaries between art and...

Genre: Documentary

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In this enlightening visit, Holl takes us through the galleries where contemporary art is displayed beneath curving vaults admitting daylight, a tour...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Steven Holl

The Whitney Museum of American Art presented the landmark exhibition Jeff Koons: A Retrospective from June 27 to October 19, 2014. It was the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jeff Koons

Explorations in 21st Century American Architecture Series: Ray Kappe has long been a cult figure in the architectural scene in and around Los...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Ray Kappe

French architect Jean Nouvel has long been known in Europe for his bold, shimmering glass museums, concert halls, and high-rise towers. Now the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jean Nouvel

Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957), the most important sculptor of the first half of the 20th century, has been a fascinating and enduring influence on...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Carl Andre

James Rosenquist was one of the leading figures in the pivotal Pop Art movement. The film follows the trajectory of the artist's career from his...

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The Pritzker-prize winning architect Thom Mayne has been identified with muscular, bold, steel-and-glass design since the founding of his firm,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Thom Mayne

The film traces Ethiopian abstract artist Julie Mehretu’s preparations for her 20 year career retrospective, leading up to the installation and...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Julie Mehretu

We are in the midst of production on a one-hour film on seminal art historian John Richardson, and his work on the fourth and final volume of his...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: John Richardson

Ground has been broken on Roosevelt Island for New York City's newest academic campus - the sustainable, high tech home of Cornell Tech, a radical...

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Cast: Michael Bloomberg

We enter the life of Horst, and see the world of fashion photography evolve from the 1930s to the 1980s through his work and stories.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Horst P. Horst

A detailed look at a remarkable artist who died in 1999 at age 85. Aspects of Burckhardt's work in photography, film, and painting are examined in...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Rudy Burckhardt

KieranTimberlake, an architectural firm based in Philadelphia, is a recognized leader of the "green" architecture movement in the U.S.As this film...

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The film not only examines the thinking behind Aqua which makes the building's presence against the skyline so striking, but takes visitors to the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jeanne Gang

Seminal theoretician and influential architect, Peter Eisenman is also an irrepressible sports fanatic. In this revealing look into his design for an...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Peter Eisenman