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This week: Filmmaker Molly Bernstein talks about her new documentary, a portrait of artist Rosamond Purcell called An Art That Nature Makes: The Work of Rosamond Purcell. The film is screening at Film Forum from August 10th to the 16. 00:00 - BTR Today 00:54 - The Art That Nature Makes 02:30 - The Dice 05:03 - Purcell's Studio 07:13 - Mastodon Toon 10:23 - A Way to See the World 16:04 - Errol Morris 17:55 - An Environmental Film 20:17 - Old Stuff in the Digital Age 25:05 - Finish

This week: Filmmaker Molly Bernstein talks about her new documentary, a portrait of artist Rosamond Purcell called An Art That Nature Makes: The Work of Rosamond Purcell. The film is screening at Film Forum from August 10th to the 16. 00:00 - BTR Today 00:54 - The Art That Nature Makes 02:30 - The Dice 05:03 - Purcell's Studio 07:13 - Mastodon Toon 10:23 - A Way to See the World 16:04 - Errol Morris 17:55 - An Environmental Film 20:17 - Old Stuff in the Digital Age 25:05 - Finish

This week: Documentary filmmaker Pieter Van Huystee talks about his new film Hieronymus Bosch, Touched By The Devil. The film follows a team of art historians as they try to bring Bosch's 16th-century masterpieces back to the painter's hometown in The Netherlands for an exhibition on the 500th anniversary of his death. 00:00 - BTR Today 03:17 - Why Bosch 05:43 - Painting Forensics 10:30 - Prado v Bosch 16:02 - Interpretations 19:22 - Bosch - mania 23:50 - How to Make a Game Show 27:55 - Finish

This week: Documentary filmmaker Pieter Van Huystee talks about his new film Hieronymus Bosch, Touched By The Devil. The film follows a team of art historians as they try to bring Bosch's 16th-century masterpieces back to the painter's hometown in The Netherlands for an exhibition on the 500th anniversary of his death. 00:00 - BTR Today 03:17 - Why Bosch 05:43 - Painting Forensics 10:30 - Prado v Bosch 16:02 - Interpretations 19:22 - Bosch - mania 23:50 - How to Make a Game Show 27:55 - Finish

Serpentine Pano watercolor on archival pigment print, 47" x 72", 2016 This Week: Artist Theresa Ganz talks about making her photo-based collages from images of rocks, caves, and the ceilings of ornate European palaces and estates. We also discuss how growing up in the city made her curious about nature, the connection between her work and outer space, and the ways that  artists' depictions of the land reflect issues of gender and power...

Serpentine Pano watercolor on archival pigment print, 47" x 72", 2016 This Week: Artist Theresa Ganz talks about making her photo-based collages from images of rocks, caves, and the ceilings of ornate European palaces and estates. We also discuss how growing up in the city made her curious about nature, the connection between her work and outer space, and the ways that  artists' depictions of the land reflect issues of gender and power...

This Week: Laura Israel is the director of Don't Blink: Robert Frank, a new documentary about the influential artist, photographer and filmmaker. The film follows Frank's life and art from his seminal book The Americans through his  explorations in experimental film to the present day. Don't Blink: Robert Frank is screening at Film Forum through July 26th...

This Week: Laura Israel is the director of Don't Blink: Robert Frank, a new documentary about the influential artist, photographer and filmmaker. The film follows Frank's life and art from his seminal book The Americans through his  explorations in experimental film to the present day. Don't Blink: Robert Frank is screening at Film Forum through July 26th...

Blue M82, Gelatin silver print, 11x14" This Week: Artist Amelia Konow talks about working in the darkroom, gravitational waves, and printing on 50 year-old photo paper. In her work, Amelia draws on the both the scientific and spiritual mysteries of outer space as a way to connect the massive scale of the universe to the concrete realities of our every day lives. Her work is on view at SF Camerawork from July 14th to August 20th as part of the group exhibition S P A C E...

Blue M82, Gelatin silver print, 11x14" This Week: Artist Amelia Konow talks about working in the darkroom, gravitational waves, and printing on 50 year-old photo paper. In her work, Amelia draws on the both the scientific and spiritual mysteries of outer space as a way to connect the massive scale of the universe to the concrete realities of our every day lives. Her work is on view at SF Camerawork from July 14th to August 20th as part of the group exhibition S P A C E...