A Few Things About Robert Irwin. | Art + Film

Directed by Lisanne Skyler
Seven minutes
2016
Pioneering Light and Space artist Robert Irwin has explored the nature of perception for over six decades. Along the way, he broke a few rules.
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Over the decade, with the establishment of the Art+Film initiative, LACMA has dedicated resources to producing short documentary films on artists including John Baldessari, Ed Ruscha, David Hockney, Barbara Kruger, James Turrell, Robert Irwin, Catherine Opie, Betye Saar, that are directed by outside filmmakers. By producing and commissioning work from emerging and mid-career filmmakers such as Lance Accord, Sini Anderson, Pippa Bianco, Dime Davis, Anika Kan Grevstad, Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, Lisanne Skyler, Christine Turner, Alejandra Vasquez and Sam Osborn, Lucy Walker, and Jessica Yu. LACMA has created a series of short documentaries that have earned official selections and awards at some of the leading international film festivals, including Sundance, SXSW, DOC NYC, Outfest, Aspen Shortsfest, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Full Frame, Provincetown Film Festival, Florida Film Festival, AFI DOCS, and Tribeca. As LACMA continues to define itself as a place to innovate and set standards for museums around the country, LACMA Productions aims to establish a forum for atypical films about art and artists for our audiences worldwide. It has become more important than ever to create compelling content that can educate and inspire, connecting audiences to the artists of our time.
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[@frankjamesenglishartist]

Great artist philosopher of our time so thankful he came to our school in Detroit '98.. Awesome lecturer, also he did a studio tour of our senior fine art studios and when he got to my studio poked his head in looked around and was about to leave then i began talking with him about Tiger stadium....

[@alyssiaalexandria3553]

Gentleman, revolutionary, thankful he shared his talent with us this man truly lived his life:).

[@chilaquilesdemanny]

How can one begin to build off of the findings of an artist like this without being seen as a knockoff??

[@alfgwahigain5544]

A true genius.

[@MrPhotodoc]

Irwin and Turrell together? Logical.

[@pilestone5491]

awesome

[@anodyne57]

Rest in peace.

[@rr7firefly]

Robert Irwin gets 10 points automatically from me for talking back to the architect Richard Meier. Meier was locked into a design straightjacket that proved over time to be phenomenologically destitute.

[@JaredGalbraith]

Neat.

[@danryan4137]

He taught to support himself,some book proceeds, speaking engagements etc. He’s proof that you don’t need a big bank roll to live an original and inspirational life… Read his book I dare you.

[@edwardferry8247]

Did he inherit a fortune ? Nothing in his life seems to have ever required money or traditional forms of sustenance.

[@emoshmeer]

Nope, he did not.

[@BreakfastInEurope]

@@emoshmeer He was also a shrewd investor, investing in Disney early on...

[@jackbailey7037]

An Egotist who was always trying to empty his work of egotism.