The Art of The Steal (2009)
101 minutes
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Friday June 18, 2010; 7:00 pm ; 9:30 pm Saturday June 19, 2010; 4:00 pm ; 7:00 pm ; 9:30 pm Sunday June 20, 2010; 4:00 pm ; 7:00 pm Monday June 21, 2010; 7:00 pm ; 9:30 pm |
| COST: | $8*, $6* Students and Seniors |
| AGE RESTRICTION: | Not Rated |
| TYPE: | Film |
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Sponsored By:
Limited Engagement
Before the 7pm showing on Friday, June 18, Nancy Locke, Associate Professor of Art History, will be joining us to share some of her knowledge of the Barnes collection. She will discuss the importance and uniqueness of some of the major works from the collection. We're happy she could join us!
Directed by Don Argott
Official Selection - Toronto International Film Festival 2009, New York Film Festival 2009, AFI Film Festival 2009
An un-missable look at one of the art world’s most fascinating controversies and a celebrated selection of the Toronto, New York and AFI Film Festivals, Don Argott’s gripping documentary THE ART OF THE STEAL chronicles the long and dramatic struggle for control of the Barnes Foundation, a private collection of art valued at more than $25 billion.
In 1922, Dr. Albert C. Barnes formed a remarkable educational institution around his priceless collection of art, located just five miles outside of Philadelphia. Now, more than 50 years after Barnes’ death, a powerful group of moneyed interests have gone to court for control of the art, and intend to bring it to a new museum in Philadelphia. Standing in their way is a group of Barnes’ former students and his will, which contains strict instructions stating the Foundation should always be an educational institution, and that the paintings may never be removed. Will they succeed, or will a man’s will be broken and one of America’s greatest cultural monuments be destroyed?
"Deeply reported and enormously entertaining… Throughout, Barnes’ own restless spirit seems to hover, wondering if it is still possible for the will of one man to triumph over the fearsome machinations of money and power." - Scott Foundas, LA Weekly
"Engrossing...A totally absorbing story about the exploitation of art and the thorny entanglement of culture, capitalism, and politics." - Anthony Kaufman, indieWIRE
"“A terrifically suspenseful and enlightening art-world documentary in which the forces of art and money square off with primal ferocity.”" - Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
"“A riveting — and tragic — documentary... It's a classic story of destroying the village in order to save it." - Christopher Knight, The Los Angeles Times
"A Passionate Telling Of A Story...told like a crime thriller and riveting throught out." - Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times
Country of Origin: US
Language: English
*includes box office fee
More Information:
http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/the-art-of-the-steal
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