Director Matthew Akers made his feature debut with this fascinating documentary with co-director Jeff Dupre. A portrait of performance artist Marina Abramovic as she prepares for a retrospective of her work at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Akers and Dupre deliver an effective film with the use of archival footage, interviews and footage of her live performance at MOMA that gives context and insight into the mind of an artist. Abramovic is present throughout the film which makes the film more compelling. 1001 Films' coverage of films on DVD.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present
Director Matthew Akers made his feature debut with this fascinating documentary with co-director Jeff Dupre. A portrait of performance artist Marina Abramovic as she prepares for a retrospective of her work at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Akers and Dupre deliver an effective film with the use of archival footage, interviews and footage of her live performance at MOMA that gives context and insight into the mind of an artist. Abramovic is present throughout the film which makes the film more compelling. 1001 Films' coverage of films on DVD.
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