Richard Serra : to see is to think / German United Distributors.

Famous for sculptures that combine fluidity with monolithic bulk, Richard Serra favors two basic materials: compressed steel, which he manipulates in a factory setting, and the natural spaces found at his installation sites. This program takes viewers inside Serra's creative process while documentin...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
German United Distributors
Language:English
French
Language and/or Writing System:
Portions are in French and German with English subtitles.
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2009], ©2007.
Series:Films on Demand.
Subjects:
Serra, Richard, > 1938-
Decorative arts.
Handicraft.
Industrial arts.
Installations (Art)
Modernism (Art)
Sculpture.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (44 min.) : sound, color, digital file.
Variant Title:
To see is to think
Format: Electronic Video
Contents:
  • Artistic Materials (1:42)
  • Richard Serra: Steel Mill Worker (1:31)
  • Condensed Steel Blocks (1:07)
  • Steel Installations on Ranch (1:08)
  • Steel Installations (2:22)
  • Art and Landscape (0:59)
  • Steel Blocks as Slope Markers (1:24)
  • Space as Artistic Matter (1:03)
  • Installation Site (0:54)
  • Serra's Art in France (1:13)
  • In Praise of Richard Serra (1:17)
  • Two Types of Serra Art (1:13)
  • Importance of Installation Site (1:09)
  • Minimalism (1:17)
  • Richard Serra and Philip Glass (1:22)
  • Art: Process and Product (1:03)
  • Art: Form and Content (1:51)
  • Multiple Planes of Experience (1:25)
  • Perception and Art (0:59)
  • Art: Engagement with Space (1:02)
  • Installation: Matter and Space (1:17)
  • Richard Serra's Discussion of Art (1:14)
  • Richard Serra's Connection to the Sea (1:26)
  • Richard Serra's Relevancy (1:16)
  • Quality and Character of the Artist (0:57)
  • Politicization of the Artist (0:52)
  • Richard Serra's Anti-Bush Campaign (1:17)
  • Government Discourages Art (0:53)
  • Anti-Serra Populist Movement (1:05)
  • Art and Ideology (1:01)
  • Art vs. Artist (1:21)
  • Installation in Switzerland (1:14)
  • Viability of Art (1:35)
  • Video Montage of Serra's Installations (1:00)