Bibliograph

Rothko's rooms, produced and directed by David Thompson ; a BBC/Reinier Moritz Associates co-production

Type

Label

Rothko's rooms, produced and directed by David Thompson ; a BBC/Reinier Moritz Associates co-production

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Rothko's rooms

Oclc number

244642140

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Originally broadcast in 2000 on Art zone

Responsibility statement

produced and directed by David Thompson ; a BBC/Reinier Moritz Associates co-production

Runtime

Summary

Chronicles Rothko's life, charting the development of his work, which fills the screen with his softly defined, rectangular clouds of color stacked symmetrically on top of one another. Conceived to evoke elemental emotions and maximum poignancy. The focus is on Rothko's demands for the perfect setting for the showing of his work, an ideal he pursued throughout his creative life, typified by the story of his iconic Seagram murals, nine of which now hang in a dedicated room at London's newly-opened Tate Modern

Technique

live action

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Life and works of an American artist

Contributor

Genre