Blurred Lines: Inside the Art World

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Showings

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Fri, Sep 15, 2017 4:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Fri, Sep 15, 2017 6:30 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sat, Sep 16, 2017 1:30 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sat, Sep 16, 2017 6:30 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sun, Sep 17, 2017 4:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sun, Sep 17, 2017 9:15 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Mon, Sep 18, 2017 1:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Mon, Sep 18, 2017 6:30 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Wed, Sep 20, 2017 4:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Wed, Sep 20, 2017 8:45 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Thu, Sep 21, 2017 1:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Mon, Oct 9, 2017 2:15 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Tue, Oct 10, 2017 1:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Fri, Oct 20, 2017 6:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sun, Oct 29, 2017 6:45 PM
Film Info
Runtime:80 min
Country Listing:Canada
Copyright:2017
Rating:Not yet rated (STC)
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Barry Avrich
Cinema Extra
Featuring:Marina Abramovic
Katherine Arnold
Amy Cappellazzo

Description

This Hot Docs hit is an all-access pass into the contemporary art world. Modern art pieces from established names can go for what seems like absurd amounts of money, accessible only to the elite. Assessing the value of a work of art in both cultural and monetary terms is tricky territory that calls into question what we view and accept as art to begin with and how we commodify said value in our capitalist society. Filmmaker Barry Avrich takes you around the globe to auctions, museums, art openings and talks to experts and the artists themselves—including Marina Abramovic and Julian Schnabel—about this unregulated economic system and what it reveals.

Additional Information

"A slick, quick critique and primer, sporting a cool soundtrack and agile editing." – The Globe and Mail

“Sweeping and enlightening.” – The Film Stage

“Boasts an impressive breadth of insight.” – POV Magazine