Mel Bochner: Thoughts Made Visible

Overview

Filmed at the Yale University Art Gallery, "Mel Bochner: Thoughts Made Visible", approaches a major retrospective exhibition of the artist's early work while providing an opportunity to experience his notable, site-specific installations. Known for his use of common material, Bochner's elements are easily understandable yet his art is founded on the unexpected questioning of how simple things hold the ability to reveal eye-opening complexities. A relationship established through language, Bochner's work takes the form of a dialogue between practice and theory, defining his subject as "the contradiction between physical space and mental space." Bochner uses that contradiction to create visual think pieces, locating his own intention- and thus emotion- through his process, his sites, and the mind of his viewer.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1997

Original language

English

Cast

Mel Bochner

Director

Michael Blackwood

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt11568826