Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life
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Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life is a poetic and intimate look into the life and work of one of the most visionary artists of his time, while also exploring the universal questions of what makes a fulfilling life.
Winner of the Documentary Feature Audience Award at SXSW 2023. Starring Geoff McFetridge, Spike Jonze, and Sofia Coppola.
For the Love of Grass: Joel Barney’s tender portrait of football’s unsung heroes
The independent director’s new documentary shines a warm light on the crucial, but often overlooked role of groundskeeping.
Full article: itsnicethat.com
Joel Barney’s For the Love of Grass really captures what makes grassroots football special—the people, the passion, and the love for the game. As someone who’s been on both ends, playing at local levels and following the Premier League, it hit home for me.
It’s not just about the matches but the community and the unsung heroes behind the scenes. The mix of real-life moments and cinematic visuals is inspiring, and it’s made me think about bringing that same authenticity into my creative work.
Stephen Sawyerr’s electric short film centres on a karate dojo in Harlem’s Little Senegal
With illustrated type and a healthy sprinkle of nostalgia, this London-based filmmaker has made a fascinating documentation of a karate-chopping micro-community.
Stephen Sawyerr’s How Can Not? is such a cool short film, set in a Harlem karate dojo in Little Senegal. It’s full of energy, with a great mix of movement and cultural storytelling. What makes it really stand out is how Sawyerr works with local performers to ground the story in its community
As someone who loves animation and type, I can’t help but see the dojo’s movements as a metaphor for design—every action feels intentional, like strokes in typography or frames in motion. It’s got me thinking about how those rhythms could translate into animated lettering—tying movement, story, and culture together in a fresh way.
In Long Island, American artist Stanley Whitney talks Agnes Martin, Rothko, and ancient architecture
It all begins with an idea.
Set amid pines and leafy green, American contemporary artist Stanley Whitney opens his world to Art Basel from his studio on Long Island for Meet the artists. Presenting contemporary creatives shaping today’s cultural landscape, for this episode, director Jeano Edwards expands the series through Whitney’s painting practice and the influences that have shaped his work, reflecting on the significant impact of his time in Rome and Egypt in the 1990s Looking back on this era, Whitney recognizes how altering his environment initiated a shift in his perspective, confronted by monumental architecture that transformed his understanding of space and density. “When I went to Egypt, when I looked at the Pantheon, they had pillars that were 12 tons,” he says. “I got a real sense of density, and that was the last key to the puzzle I needed to make my work.”…read more at nowness.com _______________________________________ Subscribe to NOWNESS here: http://bit.ly/youtube-nowness Like NOWNESS on Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-nowness Follow NOWNESS on Twitter: http://bit.ly/twitter-nowness Daily exclusives for the culturally curious: http://bit.ly/nowness-com Behind the scenes on Instagram: http://bit.ly/instagram-nowness Staff Picks on Vimeo: http://bit.ly/vimeo-nowness
Going Underground with Jamel Shabazz | Street Photography
It all begins with an idea.
In this artist profile, we visited street photographer Jamel Shabazz at his home studio where he is immersed in four decades worth of archival work. Most known for his vibrant images of everyday people on New York City’s streets and subway, Shabazz shares his core influences, philosophy, and process. Venturing back underground 43 years later, Shabazz reunites with two men to recreate one of his most iconic images, "The Righteous Brothers." “It's not about me,” explains Shabazz.“I'm just a vessel using my position to freeze time and then thaw the moments out later on so people can see them and heal, rejuvenate, or just celebrate.” Art for All is the latest project in a creative partnership with UNIQLO that began with the ArtSpeaks video series. Subscribe for our latest videos, and invitations to live events: http://mo.ma/subscribe Explore our collection online: http://mo.ma/art Plan your visit in-person: http://mo.ma/visit Commit to art and ideas. Support MoMA by becoming a member today: https://moma.org/join The comments and opinions expressed in this video are those of the speaker alone, and do not represent the views of The Museum of Modern Art, its personnel, or any artist. #streetphotography #nycsubway #subwayphotography #documentaryphotography #documentary #artistprofile #art #museumofmodernart #moma #museum #modernart