Museum-Cinema: Cinematic Fridays at the Museum / The Museum and the Billionaire, 2017
Following the success of the series last year, Tel Aviv Museum of Art is once again presenting Cultural Fridays!
Almost every Friday, the finest films about art and culture will be screened, preceded by a short lecture by one of the Museum’s curators. This collaboration between the Museum, the EPOS International Festival of Art and Culture Films, the Third Ear, and the Docaviv Festival allows film aficionados to enjoy captivating and thought-provoking films from around the world, as well as a visit to exhibitions of master artists from Israel and abroad.
* Admission to the film includes a visit to the exhibitions at the Museum, subject to its opening hours
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The Museum and the Billionaire, 2017 | Dir. Olivier Lemaire, France, 54 minutes, French; Hebrew subtitles
Introduction: Ronili Lustig Steinmetz, Head of Exhibition and Collections Management
The magnificent building that was once the city’s longtime stock exchange is now another tourist attraction. François Pinault, one of France’s wealthiest men, bought the beautiful domed building to serve as the third museum to display his private art collection, and hired renowned Japanese architect Tadao Ando to design it. This film provides a fascinating glimpse into Ando’s work and an entertaining look at how the two communicate: one speaking Japanese, the other responding in French.
The film raises questions about how art has become the domain of the wealthy (even if this museum is open to the public) and the cost of such megalomaniacal projects—in this case, 3,000 people worked for five years to transform the building.
In collaboration with the EPOS Festival.
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More films on Museum-Cinema:
1/11/24, 11:30 — Ada: My Mother the Architect, 2024 >
22/11/24, 11:30 — DEPOT—Reflecting Boijmans, 2023 >
6/12/24, 11:30 — Jeff Koons: A Private Portrait, 2023 >
20/12/24, 11:30 — Sagrada: The Mystery of Creation, 2012 >
3/1/25, 11:30 — And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine, 2023 >
17/1/25, 11:30 — Titian: The Empire of Color, 2022 >
7/2/25, 11:30 — Pearls on the Ocean Floor, 2010 >
21/2/25, 11:30 — Hong Kong Mixtape, 2023 >
21/3/25, 11:30 — Faces, Places, 2017 >
4/4/25, 11:30 — Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV, 2023 >
25/4/25, 11:30 — McQueen, 2018 >
23/5/25, 11:30 — The Salt of the Earth, 2014 >
6/6/25, 11:30 — Anselm, 2024 >
27/6/25, 11:30 — The Color of Ink, 2022 >