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In TRANSFORMER one of the greatest legends of contemporary art, avant-garde German artist Joseph Beuys, speaks in great depth for the first and last time, about his unique sculpture and actions. Filmed on location at his spectacular 1979 New York Guggenheim Museum exhibition...
Robert Irwin : The Beauty of Questions
Leonard Feinstein
Leonard Feinstein
$30.00

Just released to DVD. Features extra footage including Dia:Beacon.
 
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The films are presented with newly commissioned soundtracks performed by Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips.
 
  
5 Films About Christo and Jean-Claude
Plexifilm
Plexifilm
$59.95

This three-DVD set is the most complete motion picture collaboration ever released between filmmakers and artists. Spanning 30 years, this unique DVD package shows the passion, vision and complexity of the environmental art of Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The five award-winning films have been digitally remastered with new transfers supervised by Albert Maysles and presented with new interviews, feature commentary on all five films by Christo, Jeanne-Claude and Albert Maysles, an 82-page full-color booklet with an introduction by Albert Maysles, an essay by film critic Charles Taylor and a detailed history of the projects with exclusive photos, technical details, film stills and credits.
 
  
77 Million Paintings By Brian Eno
Brian Eno
Rykodisc
$39.97

Although he is perhaps more famous for his musical output, Brian Eno has had a long career as a visual artist with his work exhibited in scores of galleries across the globe for more than 25 years. The Limited Edition 77 Million Paintings features an exclusive interview DVD in which Brian Eno discusses his creation of the 77 Million Paintings software, the next evolutionary stage of his exploration into light as an artist's medium and the aesthetic possibilities of 'generative software.' The bonus software disc creates a constantly evolving, slowly changing 'light painting' on the screen of your computer or TV with a virtually infinite number of variations accompanied by the music of Brian Eno. This deluxe package also includes a 52-page book featuring an extensive essay by Eno.
 
  
A Model for Matisse
First Run Features
First Run Features
$24.95

Monique Bourgeois was a 21-year-old nursing student and amateur artist living in Nice when, in 1941, she answered an ad placed by Henri Matisse seeking 'a young and pretty night nurse.' From this humble beginning a beautiful friendship developed between one of the twentieth century's greatest artists and the woman who inspired him to create what Matisse proclaimed the masterpiece of his life's work: The Chapel of the Rosary in the French Mediterranean village of Vence. Available for the first time, A Model for Matisse paints a lavish portrait of this little known and tender relationship.
 
  
Alex Katz : Five Hours
Alex Katz
Microcinema International
$19.99

This video captures the essence of Katz, that quality Robert Storr of the Museum of Modern Art defines as the unquantifiable "cool", in a dazzling and moving display of commitment to the experience of painting.
 
  
Alice Neel Documentary (Limited Availability)
Seethink & Arthouse Films
Microcinema International
$29.95

Directed by her grandson, Andrew Neel, this very personal film captures her struggles as a female artist, a single mother, and a painter who defied convention.
 
  
In the timeless tradition of Koyaanisqatsi and Baraka, the theatrical phenomenon RIVERS AND TIDES depicts the magical relationship between art and nature while painting a visually intoxicating portrait of famed artist Andy Goldsworthy. Gorgeously shot and masterfully edited the film follows Goldsworthy all over the world as he demonstrates his unique creative process, constructing painstakingly intricate masterpieces made entirely of materials found in Mother Nature. Award-winning filmmaker Thomas Riedelsheimer serenely captures Goldsworthy in the midst of creating his trademark ephemera on-camera. What results is a mesmerizing cinematic experience that helps us to appreciate nature in new and enchanting ways.
 
  
Andy Warhol : The Complete Picture DVD
Andy Warhol
ARK Media Group, Ltd.
$24.00

Campbell?s soup cans, drug addicts turned celebrities and a day glo Marilyn Monroe: these are some of the ground breaking images from Andy Warhol?s artistic vision. Here is your invitation into Warhol?s fabulous inner circle, where both high and lowbrow converge beneath the banner of celebrity and everyone gets to be famous for 15 minutes.
 
  
Ant Farm Video DVD
Video Arts
Blackchair DVD
$29.95

"On July 4, 1975, in the parking lot of San Francisco?s Cow Palace, Curtis Schreier and Doug Michels, outfitted like astronauts, crawled into the Phantom Dream Car ? a customized 1959 Cadillac Biarritz ? and drove it full speed through a pyramid of televisions. MEDIA BURN, a spectacular performance video, is one of the most celebrated pieces from the Ant Farm, a group of radical architects, video and performance artists, and visionaries formed by Michels and Chip Lord in 1968.
 
  
Architectures 1
Facets Video
FACETS MULTIMEDIA
$39.95

A privileged, unprecedented inside look at the work of superstar architects and some of their most brilliant creations, produced by the European public television channel ARTE. This series looks at architecture and its historical and social functions and to reveal its meaning and impact on humanity. Architectures 1 covers milestones like Germany's famed Bauhaus and the Georges Pompidou Centre in Paris, and examines the work of architects Jean Nouvel, Otto Wagner, Walter Gropius, Alvaro Siza, and others.
 
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