Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film (2006)

Rare archival film footage and interviews illustrate filmmaker Ric Burns' tribute to art-world icon Andy Warhol.

Painters Painting (1972)

Filmmaker Emile de Antonio shows New York artists from 1940-70: Willem de Kooning, Jasper Johns, Frank Stella, Helen Frankenthaler, Andy Warhol.

Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art (2015)

Set in the desolate desert spaces of the American southwest, the film unearths the history of land art during the tumultuous late 1960s and early 1970s. Troublemakers is ultimately a story of renegades and firebrands all willing to risk their future careers on radical change and experimentation-a marked contrast to the hyper-speculative contemporary art world of today...Read all

Brillo Box (3 Cents Off) (2016)

An Andy Warhol sculpture travels from a family's living room to an auction at Christie's.

How to Draw a Bunny (2002)

The cartoon rabbit that was artist Ray Johnson's signature serves as the inspiration for the title of this documentary that examines the work, life and untimely death of this one-of-a-kind artist. Interviews of fellow contemporary artists like Christo and Billy Name shine a light on the professional work and private life of Johnson, while archival video shows him in his element creating his unique artwork that combined everything from Pop Art images, rubber stamps and collage.

The Mystery of Picasso (1956)

A filmed record of Pablo Picasso painting numerous canvases for the camera, allowing us to see his creative process at work.

The Universe of Keith Haring (2008)

Christina Clausen gets glimpses into the life of New York iconic figure Keith Haring, from his early years in a small Pennsylvania town through the height of his popularity as a world-renowned artist.

Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love (1977)

Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice (2019)

A 90-minutes documentary that celebrates the 500th anniversary of the birth of the last great artist of the Italian Renaissance, the most unexpected mind that the art of painting has ever produced: Tintoretto.

David Lynch: The Art Life (2016)

The life and career of iconic director David Lynch are explored in more than 20 conversations recorded with him at his home.

Nico-Icon (1995)

Filmmaker Susan Ofteringer profiles German model, cult figure and heroin addict Nico, nee Christa Paffgen.

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010)

Julian Schnabel, Fab 5 Freddy and others discuss the work of the late painter, who took the art world by storm in the 1980s.

Alice Neel (2007)

Alice and Lester move to a new town, where their dad's bought a music store. Alice starts in 6th grade and joins the theater club, hoping to be the musical's princess. She's insecure but imagines herself cool, cute and confident.

Wyeth (2018)

WYETH tells the story of one of America's most popular, but least understood, artists. While his exhibitions routinely broke attendance records, art world critics continually assaulted his work.

Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground (2018)

Barbara Rubin's twenty-nine-minute experimental film 'Christmas on Earth' caused a sensation when it first screened in New York City in 1963. Its orgy scenes, double projections and overlapping images shattered artistic conventions and announced a powerful new voice in the city's underground film scene. All the more remarkable that the vision belonged to an 18-year-ol...Read all

The Cream Will Rise (1998)

The Cream Will Rise is a documentary that exposes the turbulent and troubling side of singer/songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins' early years when a confrontation with her mother forces her to come to terms with some of the demons and darker moments of her childhood. This moving portrait combines Hawkins' performance footage with intimate moments of revelation.

The Price of Everything (2018)

With unprecedented access to pivotal artists and the white-hot market surrounding them, this film dives deep into the contemporary art world, holding a fun-house mirror up to our values and times.

If the Dancer Dances (2018)

If a dance is not danced, it vanishes. If the Dancer Dances follows a group of New York City's top modern dancers as they reconstruct an iconic and mysterious work by the legendary Merce Cunningham, revealing what it takes to keep a dance alive. Timed to coincide with Cunningham's centennial, the film confronts one of the most urgent issues facing the dance world toda...Read all