“The Barnes Foundation would attack…the enemies of intelligence and imagination in art, whether or not those enemies are protected by financial power or social prestige.” – Dr. Albert C. Barnes
Those words begin film maker Don Argott’s documentary, The Art Of The Steal, a chronological depiction of just how those enemies of art can fight back utilizing those very financial powers and social prestiges Dr. Barnes believed they might be protected by. Argott’s film shows how a private collection of billions of dollars of art can virtually be stolen by people in power if they feel those riches are not being used to the best of their ability.
In 1922, Dr. Barnes, an inventor and pharmacist (the man produced a cure for gonorrhea), began acquiring hundreds of pieces of art, art that he believed to be visually or significantly important, not necessarily what was considered the best works by the best artists.
Those words begin film maker Don Argott’s documentary, The Art Of The Steal, a chronological depiction of just how those enemies of art can fight back utilizing those very financial powers and social prestiges Dr. Barnes believed they might be protected by. Argott’s film shows how a private collection of billions of dollars of art can virtually be stolen by people in power if they feel those riches are not being used to the best of their ability.
In 1922, Dr. Barnes, an inventor and pharmacist (the man produced a cure for gonorrhea), began acquiring hundreds of pieces of art, art that he believed to be visually or significantly important, not necessarily what was considered the best works by the best artists.
- 3/19/2010
- by Kirk
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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