Julie Mehretu: Palimpsest (2021)

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.

Released

2021-08-25

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

55 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Susan Wald, Edgar Howard