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Documentary Production and Distribution News
Don Argott's Documentary, "The Art of the Steal" to Screen at the Erie Art Museum on September 23
By StudentFilmmakers.com
posted Sep 12, 2011, 14:16 |
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(Erie, PA) The Museum will host a free film screening for the film, "The
Art of the Steal," September 23, at 7:00pm, in the Multipurpose Room.
Don Argott’s gripping documentary, "The Art of the Steal" chronicles
the long and dramatic struggle for control of the Barnes Foundation, a private
collection of modern and post-impressionist art valued at more than $25 billion.
The film focuses on interviews given by people on both sides: advocates and
art advisers, critics, professors, and those under fire. Copious research into
what some call a crime shows, and one almost gets too clear a picture of how
a private art collection can be usurped through government.
About the Erie Art Museum
The Erie Art Museum anchors downtown Erie’s cultural and economic revitalization,
occupying a group of restored mid-19th century commercial buildings and a modern,
"Green," 10,500 square foot expansion. The newly expanded Museum marks
the first LEED-certified building in the region, soon to be complete with a
planted rooftop. The Museum maintains an ambitious program of changing exhibitions
annually, embracing a wide range of subjects, both historical and contemporary
and including folk art, contemporary craft, multi-disciplinary installations,
community-based work, as well as traditional media. The Erie Art Museum also
holds a collection of over 6,000 objects, which includes significant works in
American ceramics, Tibetan painting, Indian bronzes, contemporary baskets, and
a variety of other categories.
For additional visitor information, visit online at erieartmuseum.org
or call 814-459-5477.
Resources:
erieartmuseum.org
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