Art History
HAVANA POSTMODERN: THE NEW CUBAN ARTArt History Latin-American Studies Spanish Language Cuban Studies
Examines the new Cuban art movement and its social and cultural roots, featuring
interviews with artists and students at Cuba's top art school, who discuss Cuban national
identity, censorship and self-expression, and how one makes a living as an artist in a
socialist society.
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ALAN BEAN: ART OFF THIS EARTHShort Films American Studies Art History Physical Science Science
Profiles Alan Bean, the Apollo XII astronaut who in November 1969 became the fourth
man to set foot on the moon, and who later turned to painting to share the vision he
brought back from space.
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MAURITS ESCHER: PAINTER OF FANTASIES
Profiles the late, world-renowned graphic artist whose work is a curious blend of fact and
fantasy, with mirror images and interlocking figures flowing from symmetrical shapes.
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STEFAN ROLOFF: FACES OF AN ARTIST AT WORKArt History Short Films Directed by Women
Profiles the work of Berlin artist Stefan Roloff, now a New York City resident, who has
produced an immense variety of original, colorful and provocative art.
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PUERTO RICO: ART AND IDENTITYAmerican History American Studies Art History Economics Latino Studies Latin-American Studies Puerto Rican Studies Religion & Spirituality Short Films Sociology Spanish Language Women's Studies Directed by Women
Surveys the work of plastic artists in Puerto Rico during the 20th century, as well as
significant forerunners in the 18th and 19th centuries, focusing on the artists' expression
of national identity. The video combines illustrations of hundreds of art works with
interviews with a dozen major contemporary artists and commentary by art critics.
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PAUL CADMUS: ENFANT TERRIBLE AT 80
An award-winning documentary portrait of the controversial American painter best
known for his drawings of the male nude and paintings in the ancient medium of egg yolk
tempera. Scenes of Cadmus at work are combined with commentary by the artist on his
life and work, dating from his days as a WPA artist in the Thirties.
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JACK LEVINE: FEAST OF PURE REASON
An award-winning documentary portrait of one of America's foremost Social Realist
painters, active since the 1930s, whose work skewers corrupt politicians and police, rages
over social injustices, and satirizes the petty foibles of humankind.
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REVELACIONES/REVELATIONS:HISPANIC ART OF EVANESCENCESpanish Language Short Films Latin-American Studies Art History American Studies
Documents the Fall 1993 construction at Cornell University of site-specific installations
by eight acclaimed Hispanic artists, featuring interviews with the artists, scenes of the
exhibit, as well as the controversy and protest it engendered on campus.
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AS SEEN BY BOTH SIDES:AMERICAN AND VIETNAMESE ARTISTS LOOK AT THE WARAsian Studies Art History American Studies
Documents the history of a remarkable art exhibit which showcases the work of both
American and Vietnamese veterans of the Indochina War.
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ART IN THE CULTURAL REVOLUTIONPerforming Arts Political Science Asian Studies Art History
Examines the Communist Party's rigorously enforced art policies during China's Cultural
Revolution from 1966-1976, when pictorial artists were given strict aesthetic guidelines
for the production of works designed to promote the ideology and imagery of Mao Tse-
tung's illusory new society.
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THE HAPPINESS OF STILL LIFEWorld History Europe Art History Short Films Directed by Women
After the Napoleonic wars and the revolutionary fervor of the late 18th century,
Europeans were eager to retreat from the tumultuous arena of history to the uneventful
calm of private life.
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ERITREAN ARTISTS IN WAR AND PEACE
Portrays the aesthetic development of twelve artists in Eritrea, whose contemporary art
movement was born during the Eritrean People's Liberation Front's thirty-year war
against Ethiopian control.
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