The Art of Satire, the 2018 Summer Film Festival at Phoenix Art Museum, will present a diverse range of films with characters presenting moral courage in an uncertain world to reflect on social issues facing our societies today. Sponsored by Contemporary Forum and Lisa Sette Gallery.
Boogie Woogie
June 20, 2018
6:30pm
Tickets are $5 / FREE for Phoenix Art Museum members
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Boogie Woogie ‧ 2009 ‧ Rated R
94 min ‧ Tickets are $5 or FREE for members of Phoenix Art Museum
A comedy set in the art world of contemporary London. Starring Gillian Anderson and Stellan Skarsgaard, it centers around a cast of characters devouring each other in a small world awash with big money. Set against the backdrop of contemporary London and the international art scene, it casts an eye over the appetites and morality of some of its major players.
Manifesto
July 18, 2018
6:30pm
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Manifesto ‧ 2015 ‧ Cate Blanchett
95 min ‧ Tickets are $5 or FREE for Phoenix Art Museum members
From acclaimed visual artist Julian Rosefeldt, Manifesto features Cate Blanchett in 13 distinct must-see vignettes that incorporate timeless manifestos from 20th century art movements. From anchorwoman to homeless man, from Pop Art to Dogma 95, a chameleonic Blanchett gives tour-de-force performances as she transforms herself like never before. Rosefeldt weaves together history’s most impassioned artistic statements in this stunning and contemporary call to action.
(Untitled)
August 15, 2018
6:30pm
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(Untitled) ‧ 2009 ‧ Rated R
96 min ‧ Tickets are $5 or FREE for Phoenix Art Museum members
Set in artsy Chelsea, this satirical film centers on a young bohemian avant-garde composer Adrian (Adam Goldberg), who becomes involved with a trendy New York art gallery owner, Madeleine (Marley Shelton). Adrian is a composer who makes music by breaking glass and kicking metal buckets.
The Square
September 12, 2018
6:30pm
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The Square ‧ 2017 ‧ Rated R
151 min ‧ Tickets are $5 or FREE for Phoenix Art Museum members
The Square is a 2017 satirical drama film written and directed by Ruben Östlund and starring Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West and Terry Notary. The film is about publicity surrounding an art installation, and was partly inspired by an installation Östlund and producer Kalle Boman had made.
Lisa Sette Gallery Sponsoring Summer Film Festival at Phoenix Art Museum