by Shannon Jones | May 28, 2023
A beautifully illustrated and richly detailed film on one of the world’s great art capitals. Based on a major exhibition at the Ashmolean in Oxford, Tokyo Stories spans 400 years of incredibly dynamic art – ranging from the delicate woodblock prints of Hokusai and...
by Shannon Jones | Apr 30, 2023
This new film takes audiences on a tour, accompanied by the director of the Rijksmuseum and the curators of the show, into Vermeer’s artistry, his artistic choices and motivations for his compositions, as well as the creative process behind his paintings. With loans...
by Shannon Jones | Feb 12, 2023
In the run up to the Oscars in March, this month’s Art on Film presents LOVE, CECIL. Oscar®-winning set and costume designer, photographer, writer and painter Cecil Beaton was not only a dazzling chronicler, but an arbiter of his time. From the Bright Young...
by Shannon Jones | Jan 15, 2023
This month’s Art on Film screnning is LOVING HIGHSMITH. Based on Patricia Highsmith’s personal writings and accounts of her family and lovers, the film casts new light on the famous thriller writer’s life and oeuvre, permeated by themes of love and...
by Shannon Jones | Nov 20, 2022
Ida Applebroog is an American multi-media artist who is best-known for her paintings and sculptures that explore the themes of gender, sexual identity, violence and politics. This deeply personal portrait of acclaimed New York–based artist Ida Applebroog was shot with...