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.

FILMS

ANNIE LEIBOVITZ: LIFE THROUGH A LENS
142", Black-White and Color, English
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
95", Color, English - French - Espanol - Portugal - Japan
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.

ANDY GOLDSWORTHY: RIVERS AND TIDES
90", Color, English
German filmmaker Thomas Riedelsheimer’s documentary is about British sculptor and photographer Andy Goldsworthy’s timeless environmental art.

Free admission for museum visitors.