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Artists' Film
Artists’ Film offers a lucid, accessible account of artists’ unique contribution to the art of the moving image in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
International in scope and accessibly written by a renowned authority on the subject, Artists’ Film is an introductory guide to the exciting and expanding field of artists’ film and an alternative history of the moving image, chronicling artists’ ever-evolving fascination with filmmaking from the early twentieth century to now.
From early pioneers to key artists of today, writer and curator David Curtis offers a vivid account of the many creators who have been inspired by the cinematic medium and who have felt compelled to interpret and respond to it in their own way. In doing so, Curtis discusses these artists’ widely differing achievements, aspirations, theories, and approaches.
Featuring over four hundred international moving-image makers and drawing on examples from across the arts, including experimental film, video, installation, and multimedia, this generously illustrated account offers an incomparable introduction to this continually evolving art form. A perfect read for anyone with an interest in the intersection of contemporary art and film.
153 color illustrations
International in scope and accessibly written by a renowned authority on the subject, Artists’ Film is an introductory guide to the exciting and expanding field of artists’ film and an alternative history of the moving image, chronicling artists’ ever-evolving fascination with filmmaking from the early twentieth century to now.
From early pioneers to key artists of today, writer and curator David Curtis offers a vivid account of the many creators who have been inspired by the cinematic medium and who have felt compelled to interpret and respond to it in their own way. In doing so, Curtis discusses these artists’ widely differing achievements, aspirations, theories, and approaches.
Featuring over four hundred international moving-image makers and drawing on examples from across the arts, including experimental film, video, installation, and multimedia, this generously illustrated account offers an incomparable introduction to this continually evolving art form. A perfect read for anyone with an interest in the intersection of contemporary art and film.
153 color illustrations
- GenresArtNonfictionFilm
340 pages, Paperback
Published October 5, 2021
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August 6, 2026
отличное исследование, ёмко пробегающееся по арт-фильмам. единственное, странно, если это книга о художниках, мало сказано про важный видео-арт и перформанс и скорее бы ей называться арт-кино или типа того.. такое впечатление. но обманутой я себя не почувствовала в любом случае. сохранила около 45 фильмов, что-то смотрела в процессе. наибольший интерес для меня представляли разделы про видеодневники, женщин и фильмы с квир оптикой.
May 10, 2026
Really provoked some new ways of thinking about film as a medium in itself for me. This was the only book I was interested in in the small english section of the bookstore attached to the ferry building in Istanbul, and I had purchased it for Alex years earlier. Didn’t realize how much it relates to my research and arts practice. I wanna make some damn movies !!
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