Philip Johnson
Also Known As: Philip Cortelyou Johnson
Biography: Philip Johnson was a renowned American architect whose works exemplify modern and postmodern architecture of the second half of the 20th century.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Birthday: July 08, 1906
Deathday: January 25, 2005
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Gender: Male
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The Shock of the New
Overview: A definitive eight part series on the rise and fall of the modern art movement presented by critic Robert Hughes.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-09-21
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Bauhaus: The Face of the Twentieth Century
Overview: Bauhaus - The Face of the 20th Century, written and narrated by Frank Whitford, is an art documentary depicting the visual science generated from the outpouring of avant-garde ideas of this innovative educational undertaking.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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My Architect: A Son's Journey
Overview: World-famous architect Louis Kahn (Exeter Library, Salk Institute, Bangladeshi Capitol Building) had two illegitimate children with two different women outside of his marriage. Son Nathaniel always hoped that someday his father would come and live with him and his mother, but Kahn never left his wife. Instead, Kahn was found dead in a men's room in Penn Station when Nathaniel was only 11.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-11-12
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Mies
Overview: No understanding of the modern movement in architecture is possible without knowledge of its master builder, Mies van der Rohe. Together with documentation of his life, this film shows all his major buildings, as well as rare film footage of Mies explaining his philosophy. Phyllis Lambert relates her choice of Mies as the architect for the Seagram building. Mies's achievements and continuing influence are debated by architects Robert A.M. Stern, Robert Venturi, and Philip Johnson, by former students and by architectural historians. Mies is seen in rare documentary footage.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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The Responsive Eye
Overview: Before Brian De Palma became a narrative film maker he made documentaries. Among them is The Responsive Eye, which chronicles the Museum of Modern Art’s 1965 exhibition of op-art. Curated by William Seitz, this was the first significant exhibit of optical art synchronous with and in some cases arising out of the early days of psychedelic culture. It’s amusing to watch the stuffed shirts within the art world attempt to describe what they are looking at in conventional terms or resorting to psychological mumbo jumbo without ever mentioning mescaline or LSD.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-12-31
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Sketches of Frank Gehry
Overview: First and foremost, Frank Gehry is an artist. Described as a young child as having golden hands, Frank begins his creation through sketch. Forming thought into substantive sculpture, the marriage of art and architechure is brought to life. Join director Sydney Pollack on a journey into the world and work of the most important architect of our Age.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-05-12
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