Art History Movies

After the untimely death of his 35-year old brother, an artist explores the questions that surfaced from grief by painting 365 paintings and to spur...

Ludwig van Beethoven is far more than just an epitome of European culture: he has become a synonym for classical music, much like the Beatles for pop...

The film documents the life and work of the renowned theatre director and visionary, Ebrahim Alkazi, featuring archival materials, personal...

Some argue that modern graffiti was born in Philadelphia, where the pioneers of wall-writing became citywide celebrities during the late 1960s and...

This film explains what James Ensor (1860-1949) meant for the development of art and makes palpable where he got his inspiration from.

A portrait of Spanish comic book author Paco Plaza.

Art historian Alastair Sooke traces the humanization of the Devil figure in medieval art from the tenth to the fourteenth centuries.

Documentary about the history of 20th century globalization through the lens of the World Trade Organization's changing art collection; from works of...

In this film, we get to know the socially engaged sculptor Asbjørn Høglund, who has made a deep impression through his contributions to...

This documentary features a kinetic artist who creates vibrant mixed media works that push the boundary between 2D and 3D.

A montage, using documentary material filmed during the war, shows the beginnings of an air attack and Londoners entering shelters. From the silent...

Scans of Chauvet and Lascaux, ancient cave drawings discovered in France in the 1940's. Meant to be viewed under firelight, the flicker giving the...

For the whole of his long life Emil Nolde, the leading German Expressionist, luxuriated in colour. Before the First World War in Berlin he made many...

Joe Brainard (1941-1994) was an artist particularly noted for his work in collage and comics. Brainard’s artistic career took off during his...

Joe Brainard (1941-1994) was an artist particularly noted for his work in collage and comics. Brainard’s artistic career took off during his...

"Every single entity contains an adumbration or landskip of the whole Universe" (Jan Baptist van Helmont, 1650).

Seven images, each staging their own disappearance.