Art Is... The Permanent Revolution (2012)

Directed by

Manfred Kirchheimer

Genre

documentary

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at four artists as they create politically inspired work. It also shows how past artists used their art for political expression.

thoughtfulcontemplativepolitically engagedreflectiveobservationalinterview-drivenslow-pacedearnest

What happens

Art Is... The Permanent Revolution is a 2012 documentary film by Manfred Kirchheimer that explores how politics and the artists of the past have affected the art and process of four artists presented in documentary. There are two strands that run in parallel through the film. The first is a stream of politically inspired images by famous artists of the past and the second strand consist of interviews with four artists as they produce their politically inspired art. The documentary was viewed positively by reviewers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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