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The Cool School a Morgan Neville film ; directed and produced by Morgan Neville ; producer, Kristine McKenna ; a co-production of Tremolo Productions and the Independent Television Service (ITVS).
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ferus Gallery (Los Angeles, Calif.).
- Art movements--California--Los Angeles.
- Art movements.
- Art, Modern.
- Arts facilities--California--Los Angeles.
- Arts facilities.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (85 min.)
- Distribution:
- New York, N.Y. Grasshopper Film
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. Oscilloscope Laboratories 2023
- Summary:
- THE COOL SCHOOL is an abject lesson in how to build an art scene from scratch and what to avoid in the process. The film focuses on the seminal Ferus Gallery, which groomed the LA art scene from a loose band of idealistic beatniks into a coterie of competitive, often brilliant artists, including Ed Kienholz, Ed Ruscha, Craig Kauffman, Wallace Berman, Ed Moses and Robert Irwin. The Ferus also served as launching point for New York imports, Andy Warhol (hosting his first Soup Can show), Jasper Johns, and Roy Lichtenstein, as well as leading to the first Pop Art show and Marcel Duchamp's first retrospective. What was lost and gained is tied up in a complex web of egos, passions, money, and art. This is how LA came of age
- Participant:
- Narrated by Jeff Bridges.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title screen.
- OCLC:
- 1409331805
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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