George Lucas Has an Art Museum

George Lucas Has an Art Museum

Oct 5, 2021 | Film, Museums, News & Trending

George Lucas owns an art museum. This surprising news caused a brief ripple in the art world when he first announced over a decade ago that he planned to build one. Many thought that if it ever came to fruition, it would be simply a novelty, a vanity project for a man...
Sam Pollard’s New Documentary Showcases Black Art

Sam Pollard’s New Documentary Showcases Black Art

Feb 17, 2021 | Film, News & Trending

Black artists are missing from our art museums, our galleries, our exhibitions. In the major art museum’s collections in the United States, according to filmmaker Sam Pollard, 85 percent of artists are white. Only a tiny fraction of that, 1.2 percent of artists,...
How Social Roles Have Changed Throughout Film History

How Social Roles Have Changed Throughout Film History

Oct 24, 2016 | Film

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is examining the effect that film has on social, political, and cultural norms. The exhibit is titled Making Faces: Images of Exploitation and Empowerment in Cinema and is on display now through April 30, 2017. The exhibit will feature...