Frameworks 2020: Art on Film

Apr. 17–27, 2020

A curated series of films about artists and their work—including Leonardo, Hilma af Klint, Fernando Botero, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Maleonn, and Lucian Freud—and documentaries on the vast contemporary art museum MASS MoCA, street photographer Martha Cooper, and the intersection of creativity and madness. Plus our annual program of short films made by artists! Special guests include Leonardo expert Robert Simon, as well as artists Ursula von Rydingsvard, Julian Kreimer, and Matt Bollinger.

Programmed by Kathryn Bonomi

SERIES TRAILER

Leonardo: The Works Apr. 17, 2020 7:15: Opening Night with art dealer and Leonardo expert Robert Simon To mark the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death, Leonardo: The Works looks—as only the camera can—at the surprisingly…
Our Time Machine Apr. 18, 2020 “An uplifting celebration…an elegant, focused piece of storytelling.” (Screen Daily) Ma Liang, who goes by “Maleonn,” is one of China’s…
Art & Mind Apr. 18, 2020 “A journey into haunting, haunted places, which will fascinate and captivate.” (Raw Vision Magazine) Art & Mind takes viewers on…
Botero Apr. 19, 2020 “My life is to paint.” (Fernando Botero) When an artist is as popular and ubiquitous as Fernando Botero—whose work has…
Lucian Freud: A Self-Portrait Apr. 20, 2020 “I don’t accept the information that I get when I look at myself, that’s where the trouble starts.” -Lucian Freud…
Martha: A Picture Story Apr. 21, 2020 “Graffiti is an outlaw art. That’s what makes it thrilling.” -Martha Cooper Martha Cooper is an unlikely icon of today’s…
Museum Town Apr. 22, 2020 “A remarkable achievement. This is art as cultural inspiration and economic development.” (Austin Chronicle) In 2017 MASS MoCA became the…
Beyond the Visible: Hilma af Klint Apr. 23, 2020 “[Af Klint’s] huge body of abstract work maps an elaborate universe of invisible forces and transcendent forms that vibrate beyond…
Motion Pictures: An Evening of Short Films Made by Artists Apr. 26, 2020 *Runtime is approximate* Two artists and Purchase College professors—Matt Bollinger (Chair, Painting and Drawing) and Julian Kreimer (Art and Art…
Ursula von Rydingsvard: Into Her Own Apr. 27, 2020 Special Preview Screening with artist Ursula von Rydingsvard and Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Executive Director Cybele Maylone “The work is extraordinary—massive in scale and intricately constructed, channeling the delicacy of lace, with the brutalist power of metal…

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