CinemaOSMovie · 1996 · 0h 58m

Art City 1 Making It in Manhattan

80%(1)IMDbDocumentary

Unlike any art movie you've ever seen, Making it in Manhattan is informed 'entertainment' about the people who make contemporary art. Artists, collectors, and dealers bring to life the art capital of the world, New York, as it plunges into the 21st Century. Presenting a cross-section of artists, the film discusses inspiration, aesthetics, and the meaning of success. With Louise Bourgeois, Brice Marden, Chuck Close, Neil Jenney, Elizabeth Murray, Ashley Bickerton, Gary Simmons, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Rirkrit Tiravanija, St. Clair Cemin, Ivan Karp, Jay Gorney, Matthew Marks, Jerry Saltz, Herb & Dorothy Vogel, and others. From abstraction to figuration, from installation to conceptual art, from the privacy of the doctor's office to the posh gallery opening, Making it in Manhattan captures the reality of a special world. Music by Tom Waits, Don Braden Ryuichi Sakamoto, George van Eps, Piero Umiliani with Chet Baker.

Directed byChris Maybach

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 58m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 1996
Studios
Twelve Films

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Emma Amos

Ashley Bickerton

Louise Bourgeois

Aldis Browne

Maria Browne

Chuck Close

Chuck Close

Jerry Saltz

Dorothy Vogel

Herbert Vogel

Ivan Karp

Ivan Karp

Creative team
Directed by
Chris Maybach

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