THREE ASPECTS OF DESIGN-2 June 13–29, 2008

İstanbul Modern Cinema’s June program features three new films about design: Barbara Leibovitz's portrait of her celebrated photographer sister, Annie Leibovitz: Life through a Lens (2007), Pablo Aravena’s documentary which explores graffiti as a worldwide cultural phenomenon, as an art form in nine countries, Next: A Primer on Urban Painting and Thomas Riedelsheimer’s beautiful profile of British ‘environmental sculptor’ and photographer Andy Goldsworthy, Rivers and Tides.

IMAGINE...ANNIE LEIBOVITZ LIFE THROUGH A LENS, 2008
UK | Color, Black&White, 142' | Egnilsh; Turkish subtitles
Director: Barbara Leibovitz
Life through a Lens is an intimate portrait of the American photographer Annie Leibovitz, who is "an artist as famous as her subjects".

NEXT: A PRIMER ON URBAN PAINTING, 2005
Canada | Color, 142' | English, French, Portugues; Turkish subtitles
Director: Pablo Aravena

Montreal- based documentarist Pablo Aravena takes us on a colorful journey crossing the globe in search of street artists who transform blank walls into beautiful art works.

RIVERS AND TIDES: ANDY GOLDSWORTHY WORKING WITH TIME, 2001
Germany, Finland, UK | Color, 90' | English; Turkish subtitles
Director: Thomas Riedelsheimer
German filmmaker Thomas Riedelsheimer’s documentary is about British sculptor and photographer Andy Goldsworthy’s timeless environmental art.