A cinematic video that captures the essence of memory, evoking a universal feeling of being transported back to a time and place, much like how music triggers the nostalgic past.
“I am his last model, his last brushstroke” – Paulette Jourdain
This film dives into one of Amedeo Modigliani’s last, great works of portraiture, to capture the essence of Modigliani’s storied career, so tragically cut short by his untimely death aged 35, just a few months after this painting was completed.
Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita’s inventive hybrid Eastern-Western painting techniques found their apex in his sensational paintings of his lover Youki in Nu au chat, with sumi ink lines contouring the radiant grand fond blanc of her delicate ivory flesh. This mood film captures the sheer beauty and the artist’s masterful blend of Eastern and Western aesthetics.
Stirring with the vigor of imminent action, Louise Bourgeois’ massively scaled Spider IV swells with a palpable energy that belies the inherent stasis of its cast bronze form.