Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Herb & Dorothy

2008
87 minutes
English
Documentary
5 Stars

Minimalist art is not my favorite genre, but I find it interesting, and the enthusiasm of Herb & Dorothy Vogel for it rather contagious. Their apartment in NYC was tiny, and filled with over 4000 pieces of art—paintings, sculptures, installation pieces. They started collecting shortly after they were married, and by the time they donated their collection to one of the largest museums in the country, the museum couldn't take it all. Theirs was a passion of love, not one of making money. Their passion for 'new' artists was so great, they didn't even have a sofa in their apartment. They not only donated to a single museum, they donated 50 pieces to each State. I'm still not a huge fan of minimalist art, but after watching this movie, I have a better appreciation of it.


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