Kitaj: In the Picture

Synopsis
In this first filmed interview with figurative painter R B Kitaj, he discusses his attitudes to work, sex, marriage, Jewishness and death, all themes of his art. In June 1994 the largest exhibition of his work to date opened at the Tate Gallery in London.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 42 min.
Year of production
1994
Availability
Hire
Sale; 1998 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p) (VHS)
Notes
Broadcast on BBC2 on 29/6/94.
Subjects
Art
Keywords
Kitaj, R B; painters

Credits

Director
Jake Auerbach
Contributor
R B Kitaj

Sections

Title
Late show special, series

Production Company

Name

Rothschild-Auerbach

Sponsor

Name

Arts Council

Phone
020 7973 6820
Fax
020 7973 6449
Notes
Contact: Will Bell (7/99), e-mail will.bell@artscouncil.org.uk
Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

Arts on Film Archive, University of Westminster

Notes
Arts on Film Archive offers on-line access to a large range of films on art produced in the United Kingdom since the 1950s, and is a unique record of British and international post-war art, as well as of documentary film-making in the UK. In its first phase, the archive offers a complete database and an on-line video streaming of all 450 films made by the film department of Arts Council England between 1953 and 1998 and several films produced till 2003 by the dance Department of ACE. The collection is only available streamed to ac.uk domain addresses.

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