Painters Painting
Directed by Emile De Antonio
1973Documentary118 minUnited States
Emile de Antonio visits the studios of Rauschenberg, de Kooning, Johns, Warhol and Frankenthaler to talk about American painting from Abstract Expressionism to Pop.
Synopsis
Director Emile de Antonio (Point of Order and Millhouse) interviews artists in their studios about their art from the period of Abstract Expressionism, through Hard Edge and Color Field painting to Pop Art.
Among the featured painters are Robert Rauschenberg, William de Kooning, Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Helen Frankenthaler, Frank Stella, Barnett Newman, Hans Hoffman, Jules Olitski, Philip Pavia, Larry Poons, Robert Motherwell, and Kenneth Noland.
The director
Emile De Antonio
Emile de Antonio (1919–1989) was the pioneer of the American political documentary, building searing collage films from archival footage without narration. His work includes Point of Order, In the Year of the Pig (Oscar-nominated) and Painters Painting.
On screens
- Feb 21Indiana University Cinema · BloomingtonTickets ↗
Already played at 1 cinema in New York, Bloomington.
