40 Under 40

Jan 15, 2013

0h 46m

★ 7.0

Overview

Some of them move. Others make noise. One weighs in at 700 pounds. Collectively, they represent the future of contemporary craft. Go behind the scenes of the "40 under 40: Craft Futures" exhibition, featuring traditional and non-traditional works of decorative art created by the top 40 American craft artists under the age of 40. Observe this wildly creative and diverse exhibition, assembled for the 40th anniversary of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery, and witness the challenges and rewards of bringing together 40 unique artists at the top of their craft.

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Smithsonian Channel

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7.0

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Leftovers

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A manufactured memory.

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2.0

Mon Paradis - Der Winterpalast

Jan 1, 2001

A portrait of five St. Petersburgians and their connection to The Hermitage.

7.0

Gerhard Richter: 4 Decades

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7.7

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7.9

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8.0

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0.0

This Island

Jan 1, 1970

How the art in the Detroit Institute of Art connects to life's experiences and the neighborhood.

7.3

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1.0

Leninland

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At the peak of Perestroika, in 1987, in the village of Gorki, where Lenin spent his last years, after a long construction, the last and most grandiose museum of the Leader was opened. Soon after the opening, the ideology changed, and the flow of pilgrims gradually dried up. Despite this, the museum still works and the management is looking for ways to attract visitors. Faithful to the Lenin keepers of the museum as they can resist the onset of commercialization. The film tells about the modern life of this amazing museum-reserve and its employees.

7.5

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0.0

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8.0

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Sep 9, 2014

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'Orsay

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No overview available.

7.8

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5.5

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10.0

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8.0

Totem: Return and Renewal

Jan 1, 2007

In this follow-up to his 2003 film, Totem: the Return of the G'psgolox Pole, filmmaker Gil Cardinal documents the events of the final journey of the G'psgolox Pole as it returns home to Kitamaat and the Haisla people, from where it went missing in 1929.

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