3 Inspirational Movies About 90s Contemporary Art
Looks like movies about contemporary art come out 10 years after their time. I’ve watched two of these movies in the past month and I think the third one serves as an inspiration to the entire generation, though he’s not referenced in the other movies.
Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)
A movie that begun as a documentary about street art, becomes a documentary by a street artist about the insanity of the original documentarian(sp?). Inspirational insight into the world of street art also provides interesting commentary on the copycat culture and vapid state of the contemporary art world.
Beautiful Losers (2008)
Look into the cultivation of the 90s underground art community. Talks to dozens of different artists from the movement about their inspiration and how they all came together. My only complaint about this movie is the requirement of dejection in the movement… but I guess that was the 90s.
Basquiat (1996)
The influence of Basquiat is all over the previous two films. Street art, kid art, pop art… Basquiat helped define all of these. This is the only non-documentary of the 3, but the tragic story is well told and the cast is pretty amazing. A must see for any creative.
So what are the contemporary art films that come out in 10 years going to be about?
