The NZFF 2012 programme has been launched and runs in Auckland from Thursday 19th July - Sunday 5th of August. The arts and fashion related category titled “Portrait of the Artist” includes the following films and documentaries.
Bert Stern, Original Madman
Shannah Laumeister, USA, 2011, 88min
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
Lisa Immordino Vreeland, USA, 2011, 86min
Gerhard Richter Painting
Corinna Belz, Germany, 2011, 97min
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
Matthew Akers, Montenegro , Serbia, USA, 2012
The Film Festival is also showing other arts related films including:
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Alison Klayman, USA, 2012, 91mins
Blue
Stephan Kang, NZ, 2011, 14mins. Kang is an Elam graduate.
Pictures of Susan
Dan Salmon, NZ, 2012, 86mins.
The Fine Arts Library holds a selection of books relating to these artists and also subscribes to the Vogue Archive where you can explore Diana Vreeland's bold fashion choices. Articles pertaining to New Zealand artists are searchable in the Index to New Zealand Art.
Victoria Passau
Fine Arts Library