Julie Mehretu: Palimpsest
Documentary
🎬 Critics Choice Nominee
Director
Edgar Howard
Status
Released
Release Date
2021-08-25
Storyline
The film traces Ethiopian abstract artist Julie Mehretu’s preparations for her 20 year career retrospective, leading up to the installation and realization of the survey at LACMA in 2019. The artist offers extensive commentary on her work, her process, and the chronology of her career, from her graduate work at RISD (1996–97) to her current expansive multi-layered canvases.
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