Subject Guides: Contemporary Art: Films

Finding Films About Art and Artists

Art-related documentaries on DVD are located on the north side of level 4. Browse the open stacks and check them out.

You can also use the ADVANCED SEARCH to browse in ScholarSearch. Examples of subjects:

s= video art, multimedia (art), Bruce Nauman (artist's name), etc.

genre= documentary films, animated films, etc.

Catch up on contemporary art and watch all episodes online from the PBS Video app and Art21.org. See also the Art21 Artist Index, the Art21 Library of all videos since 2001, and the LIVE channel!

Kanopy Streaming Video This link opens in a new window
Over 4,000 films related to visual arts. Select subject = "The Arts".
Public performance rights are included.
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Select "Art & Architecture"
Public performance rights are included.

Eye (Series) (London)
(also streamed through KANOPY)

Point of View Series (New Museum of Contemporary Art (New York)): An Anthology of the Moving Image