Diane Arbus Biopic
Friday November 11, 2005
by Stan Parchin
Friday November 11, 2005
Fur, the cinematic biography of ground-breaker Diane Arbus (1923-1971), the first American photographer whose works were exhibited at the Venice Biennale, is in post-production. Directed by Steven Shainberg and scheduled to debut in 2006, the movie stars Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman in the lead role, with a stellar cast that includes Robert Downey, Jr. and Jane Alexander. Fur traces Arbus' career, meteoric rise to photographic fame and tragic suicide. The film comes on the heels of Diane Arbus Revelations, an international touring exhibition of her photographs and ephemera, which continues to receive worldwide acclaim. Presently, the show is on view at London's Victoria & Albert Museum through January 15, 2006. After its British presentation, the exhibition travels to Barcelona and Minneapolis.
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From your Guide: Stan Parchin, Senior Correspondent for Museums and Special Exhibitions, is a specialist in ancient, late-medieval and Renaissance art and history. His interests include: the art and culture of Old and New Kingdom Egypt; the Italian and Northern Renaissances; Church history; and witchcraft, heresy and social dissent in late-medieval and early Modern Europe.
Friday November 11, 2005
Fur, the cinematic biography of ground-breaker Diane Arbus (1923-1971), the first American photographer whose works were exhibited at the Venice Biennale, is in post-production. Directed by Steven Shainberg and scheduled to debut in 2006, the movie stars Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman in the lead role, with a stellar cast that includes Robert Downey, Jr. and Jane Alexander. Fur traces Arbus' career, meteoric rise to photographic fame and tragic suicide. The film comes on the heels of Diane Arbus Revelations, an international touring exhibition of her photographs and ephemera, which continues to receive worldwide acclaim. Presently, the show is on view at London's Victoria & Albert Museum through January 15, 2006. After its British presentation, the exhibition travels to Barcelona and Minneapolis.
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From your Guide: Stan Parchin, Senior Correspondent for Museums and Special Exhibitions, is a specialist in ancient, late-medieval and Renaissance art and history. His interests include: the art and culture of Old and New Kingdom Egypt; the Italian and Northern Renaissances; Church history; and witchcraft, heresy and social dissent in late-medieval and early Modern Europe.
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