Julie Mehretu: Palimpsest

The film traces Ethiopian abstract artist Julie Mehretu’s preparations for her 20 year career retrospective, leading up to the installation and realization of the survey at LACMA in 2019. The artist offers extensive commentary on her work, her process, and the chronology of her career, from her graduate work at RISD (1996–97) to her current expansive multi-layered canvases.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

57 minutes

Director:

Edgar Howard

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Company:

Checkerboard Film Foundation

Cast:
Julie Mehretu

Herself

Crew:
Edgar Howard

Director

Susan Wald

Director

David Leitner

Cinematography

Thomas Piper

Editor

Edgar Howard

Producer