Bay Street Theater

Sun, 12/8, 2:00pm, 56 min
DIRECTORS: Lana Jokel, Nicholas Doob

Q&A with Lana Jokel and Christina Strassfield, Museum Director/Chief Curator, Guild Hall Museum

He’s reserved and quietly driven; she’s energetic and outspoken. Together they explore the mystery and power of everyday objects by changing their sizes, shapes and textures in surprising and unsettling ways. Claes Oldenburg--widely recognized as the father of Pop art--and his wife and artistic collaborator, Coosje van Bruggen, have created many projects carried out in collaboration with the American architect Frank Gehry. The film shows various works from conception to installation including “Spoonbridge and Cherry” in Minneapolis, “Dropped Bowl with Scattered Slices and Peels” in Miami, “Knifeship” at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, and “Binocular Building” in Venice, California.

Lana Jokel was born in Shanghai, China, grew up in Brazil and was educated in France and the U.S. Her documentary film career began at Leacock-Pennebaker in New York City. Jokel has created intimate films about many of the great contemporary artists of our time, including Andy Warhol, Larry Rivers, Lee Krasner and Strong-Cuevas.