Museum-Cinema: The Impressionists / Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse, 2016
Film series in collaboration with the Jerusalem Cinematheque
Mondays at 18:30, 21:00
To mark the exhibition To Catch a Fleeting Moment: 150 Years of Impressionism, we are pleased to present a series of select films that take the viewers on fascinating journeys into the lives of the greatest artists and their work.
Admission includes a visit to the exhibition and a movie.
* Please note that on Mondays the museum is open for this activity only, and there is no admission to other museum exhibitions.
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Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse, 2016 | Directed by David Bickerstaff, UK, 93 mins, English, French; Hebrew & English subtitles
Claude Monet is perhaps the most well-known painter of gardens, but other great artists—such as Van Gogh, Pissarro, Matisse and Sargent—also viewed the garden as a meaningful focus for their talents. The work of these artists and many others featured in a major 2016 exhibition, Painting the Modern Garden, at the Royal Academy, London.
For many great artists, the garden has long been considered a desirable subject for the expression of color, light and atmosphere. As Monet once said, “Apart from painting and gardening, I’m no good at anything”. This dazzling film takes a magical journey from the gallery to the gardens, to Giverny and Seebüll and other glorious grounds favored by artists. Here we discover how early twentieth century artists designed and cultivated their own gardens, to explore contemporary utopian ideas and motifs of color and form. With the help of experts, curators, and passionate botanists, the film explores the rise of the modern garden in popular culture and the public's continued affection for gardens today. For lovers of art or lovers of gardens, this is an ideal film.
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The number of participants is limited | Advance reservations are required for all participants.
The film takes place near a secure space.
Visitors can visit the exhibition To Capture a Fleeting Moment: 150 Years of Impressionism before the screening starting from 17:00 until 21:00.
This film series is presented in collaboration with the Jerusalem Cinematheque. It includes a selection from the unique series Exhibition on Screen, which presents some of the most influential and fascinating exhibitions held around the world. Through cinematic exploration of the corridors of museums and insights from the world’s leading historians, curators, and art critics, the films take the viewer on fascinating journeys into portrayals of the greatest artists and their work.
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More films on Museum-Cinema:
30/9 — Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman, 2023 >
28/10 — Pissarro: Father Of Impressionism, 2022 >
4/11 — The Danish Collector: Delacroix to Gauguin, 2021 >