Julie Mehretu: Palimpsest

2021 55 min

Overview

The film traces Ethiopian abstract artist Julie Mehretu’s preparations for her 20 year career retrospective, leading up to the installation and realization of the survey at LACMA in 2019. The artist offers extensive commentary on her work, her process, and the chronology of her career, from her graduate work at RISD (1996–97) to her current expansive multi-layered canvases.

Genres

Documentary

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English en

Rent

Amazon Video

Buy

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Cast

Julie Mehretu

Herself

Crew

Susan Wald

Director

Edgar Howard

Producer

Edgar Howard

Director

David Leitner

Cinematography

Posters

External Links

IMDB

Official Website