Michael Kimmelman on Art
I just watched My Kid Could Paint That. It would make a great double-feature with Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock? The two documentaries are flip-sides of the same coin--they both explore issues of authenticity, authorship, and art-world insiders/outsiders.
I suspect Amir Bar-Lev, who made My Kid Could Paint That, originally intended to use the story of the 4-year old painter (whose paintings were selling for upwards of $10-15k) as a narrative thread to explore "what is art" and the inconsistencies in the art world's psyche. However, that path becomes derailed when a 60 Minutes expose throws doubt on the the child as an artist. The documentary shift gears and becomes a self-referencing reflection on the documentarian's relationship with his subjects and the ethical dilemmas it poses.
In the documentary, Michael Kimmelman gave very straightforward, but enlightening overviews of the art-related issues raised. The DVD's special features also included "Michael Kimmelman on Art":
I suspect Amir Bar-Lev, who made My Kid Could Paint That, originally intended to use the story of the 4-year old painter (whose paintings were selling for upwards of $10-15k) as a narrative thread to explore "what is art" and the inconsistencies in the art world's psyche. However, that path becomes derailed when a 60 Minutes expose throws doubt on the the child as an artist. The documentary shift gears and becomes a self-referencing reflection on the documentarian's relationship with his subjects and the ethical dilemmas it poses.
In the documentary, Michael Kimmelman gave very straightforward, but enlightening overviews of the art-related issues raised. The DVD's special features also included "Michael Kimmelman on Art":
Labels: documentary, what is art
posted by Ethan at
10:17 PM
2 Comments:
kimmelman represents all that is wrong with our world today
Wow... that's not over-stated, is it? :)
It would be interesting to know a bit more about what about him you object to.
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