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SEEING
THE LANDSCAPE:
RICHARD SERRA'S
TUHIRANGI CONTOUR
SYNOPSIS
REVIEWS
SCREENINGS
CAST
CREW
PRODUCTION DETAILS
SYNOPSIS
This film documents the making of a great work of art.
Best known for his massive steel sculptures, Richard Serra is one of the
most influential artists of the last century. The creation of his site-specific
Tuhirangi Contour in New Zealand reveals the artist’s creative process
and the complex engineering required to realize a deceptively simple sculpture.
A dramatic five years in the making, the Tuhirangi Contour finds Serra’s
artistic vision at odds with his patron, his materials, his environment,
and the harsh realities of physics.
SCREENINGS
Seeing
the Landscape: Richard Serra’s Tuhirangi Contour has screened at
select museums and international film festivals including the Museum of
Fine Arts Boston, The National Gallery of Art (Washington DC), and the
Festival International du Film sur L’Art (Montreal, Canada).
Videos are not for sale. However, exceptions may be made for educational,
museum, arts, and non-profit organizations. Alberta Chu is available to
accompany the film for lecture tours. Download full list of screenings.
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CAST
RICHARD SERRA The renowned American Artist
redefined minimalism in art in the 1960's. His works are in the world's
most prestigious museums and art collections. The Museum of Modern Art
in NYC was the site of his career retrospective show in 2007.
ALAN GIBBS The New Zealand businessman and entrepreneur is passionate
about art, and about the place called The Farm. Working with such artists
as Serra, Sol Lewitt (estate), Andy Goldsworthy, and Anish Kapoor, as
well as local New Zealand talent, The Farm is developing a collection
of unique site-specific works inspired by its gorgeous terrain on the
Kaipara Bay.
JAMES ROSS Artist and Curator (Past) of the Farm, James has been
a valued collaborator and art consultant to Alan Gibbs, helping him to
identify the Artists they should approach to develop works there. He was
intimately involved with the Serra Project.
NOEL LANE One of New Zealand's notable Architects, as a family
member he serves as Project Manager on the Farm, overseeing the development
and installation of the big art projects that come in.
PETER BOARDMAN The Engineer who loves a good challege. This man
and his team figures out how to make it all happen.
FULL
CAST+CREW
PRODUCTION
DETAILS
Total Duration:
28:00
Format: miniDV video
Camera: Canon GL1
Year: 2001-2002
Producer/Director: Alberta Chu
Camera: Graham Hughes, Gregory Bennett
Editors: Stephanie Munroe, Geoff Birmingham
Composer: Ray Loring
Featuring Dirk Reinartz photography of Richard Serra sculptures
Commissioned by: The Keystone Trust
Seeing the Landscape: Richard Serra's Tuhirangi Contour was produced in
Los Angeles, CA and Boston, MA and filmed in Auckland, New Zealand.