Art on Film - Summer Film Series | The Price of Everything (2019)

Schedule

Thu Sep 26 2024 at 02:00 pm

Location

1001 South Tamiami Trail,Sarasota,34236,US | Sarasota, FL

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Put the art world in focus with Art on Film at SAM
Put the art world in focus with Art on Film at SAM. Join us for award-winning documentaries, short films, and biopics that highlight some of our favorite artists, reveal untold histories, and explore what it takes to make it as an artist today. Each screening will include opportunities for discussion and connection among audience members.
The Price of Everything (2019) Directed by Nathaniel Kahn Running Time: 98 minutes Exploring the labyrinth of the contemporary art world, The Price of Everything examines the role of art and artistic passion in today’s money-driven, consumer-based society. Featuring collectors, dealers, auctioneers and a rich range of artists, from current market darlings Jeff Koons, Gerhard Richter and Njideka Akunyili Crosby, to one-time art star Larry Poons, the film exposes deep contradictions as it holds a mirror up to contemporary values and times, coaxing out the dynamics at play in pricing the priceless. Are we in the midst of an art crisis? Can the value of art really be measured in dollars and cents? How are these values assigned and who assigns them? Does the art market have a chilling effect on our great museums and the ability of the public to engage in the art of our time? Most importantly, what does this new consumerist approach to art mean for artists themselves?
Meet in the Wendy G. Surkis & Peppi Elona Lobby.
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Where is it happening?

1001 South Tamiami Trail,Sarasota,34236,US, United States

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College

Host or Publisher Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College

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