Geldzahler

This looks like a good flick about New York back when it was THE place the art world lived. Featuring; Warhol, Poons, de Kooning, Johns and yes a curator from the Metropolitan, Henry Geldzahler. Ever notice how artists still don't look to curators from past eras for inspiration?... this film should demonstrate why! See the trailer here.

WHO GETS TO CALL IT ART?

DIRECTOR: Peter Rosen (US 2006)

Rosen's film documents the downtown New York pop art scene in the 1960s, as seen through the eyes of legendary Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Henry Geldzahler. A legend in his own mind, but also in the hearts of the artists whose works he championed, Geldzahler was instrumental in raising consciousness about the vibrancy of contemporary American art. His landmark exhibition "New York Painting and Sculpture 1940-1970" shaped not only the Met's future, but the art world's as well. Featuring Andy Warhol, Frank Stella, James Rosenquist, Larry Poons, David Hockney, Mark Di Suvero and many others, Rosen's film offers a provocative journey through a brash era.

NORTHWEST FILM CENTER - Whitsell Auditorium, Portland Art Museum

MAR 31 FRI 7PM, APR 1 SAT 7PM, APR 2 SUN 4:30 & 7PM

Admission: $7 General $6 PAM Members, Students, Seniors $4 Friends of the Film Center