Golub (film)

Golub (1988) Golub: Late Works Are The Catastrophes (2004)
Golub/Spero
Directed by	Jerry Blumenthal Gordon Quinn
Produced by	Jerry Blumenthal Gordon Quinn
Cinematography	Gordon Quinn
Edited by	Jerry Blumenthal
Distributed by	Kartemquin Films
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Golub is a 1988 documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films, that examines the life and work of controversial painter, Leon Golub. Inspired by war, political oppression and the fight for Free Speech, Golub and his paintings are famous for their depictions of extreme violence. Also featured prominently in the film is his wife, anti-war feminist and artist, Nancy Spero. The documentary tracks Golub from starting with a blank canvas to a touring North American exhibition and eventually to an exhibition in Northern Ireland.^[1]

In 2001, the filmmakers revisited Leon Golub in his final years with the 2004 documentary, Golub: Late Works Are The Catastrophes. With his previous work being more relevant than ever in the aftermath of September 11, Golub's later paintings have become less graphic and violent. At one point, Golub admits, "my work these days is sort of political, sort of metaphysical, and sort of smart-ass. I'm playful and hostile." With his wife Nancy Spero still by his side, the documentary captures the final steps of an artist's journey.^[2]

Produced by Kartemquin Films and directed by Jerry Blumenthal and Gordon Quinn, Golub (1988) was the winner of the Silver Hugo Award at the 1988 Chicago International Film Festival. The film went on to be an Official Selection at multiple international film festivals including the Cinematica of Portugal and the Sydney International Film Festival.^[3] In a February 1989 review of Golub, The Chicago Reader's Jonathan Rosenbaum hailed the documentary as a "masterpiece" and "virtually perfect".^[4] The film made its television premiere on PBS's POV in 1990. Golub: Late Works Are The Catastrophes would also received world-wide recognition as an Official Selection at the 2004 International Documentary Festival Amsterdam as well as the Montreal International Film Festival of the Arts.

In 2006, Kartemquin Films released Golub/Spero a DVD compilation of Golub: Late Works Are The Catastrophes that also features two documentary shorts created by filmmaker, Irene Sosa, that highlight the work of Nancy Spero.

References

↑ "Golub: An Art Documentary With Vision". Kehr, David. Chicago Tribune. 17 Feb. 1989. Retrieved 26 Jan. 2011.
↑ True Lives. Blumenthal, Jerry and Gordon Quinn. American Documentary Inc. Retrieved 26 Jan. 2011.
↑ "Sea of Celluloid: Our Coverage of the 24th Annual Chicago International Film Festival Continues." Rosenbaum, Jonathan. The Chicago Reader. 27 Oct. 1988. Retrieved 26 Jan. 2011.
↑ "Painter At Work". Rosenbaum, Jonathan. The Chicago Reader. 17 Feb. 1989. Retrieved. 26 Dec. 2011.

External links

Kartemquin Films

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See also	Gordon Quinn Steve James

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