City of Belmont - Ruth Faulkner Public Library

The price of everything

Label
The price of everything
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Censorship classification : M - Coarse language and nudity
Main title
The price of everything
Runtime
95
Summary
Exploring the labyrinth of the contemporary art world, the film examines the role of art and artistic passion in today's money-driven, consumer-based society. Featuring collectors, dealers, auctioneers and a rich range of artists, from current market darlings Jeff Koons, Gerhard Richter and Njideka Akunyili Crosby, to one-time art star Larry Poons, the film exposes deep contradictions as it holds a mirror up to contemporary values and times, coaxing out the dynamics at play in pricing the priceless
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Classification
resource.filmdirector