Documentary
New documentary sheds light on artist Eric Ravilious, a romantic visionary lost in war
Ravilious was the first artist to be killed on active service during the Second World War
AI uncovers Warhol’s true voice in Netflix documentary
The Andy Warhol Diaries foregrounds the Pop artist’s personal relationships and struggles—with an artificial intelligence Warhol as narrator
Netflix’s Andy Warhol Diaries has taken the art world by storm. We asked some of its subjects what they really think about the documentary
At Sundance, new films tackle painful legacies through archaeology, urban design and more
Also featured is a visually stunning documentary about bird rescuers in Delhi and a cinematic essay about the sexual power dynamics of cinema
Artist Andres Serrano debuts film placing Capitol attack footage in context of US’s violent history
Serrano’s debut film montages the footage created by Capitol attackers with earlier recordings, creating a portrait of a nation at war with itself
The top four art documentaries at DOC NYC
The documentary festival includes films about Jesse Krimes, Eadweard Muybridge and the fraught power dynamics of making money from art
Afghan Girl cameraman Steve McCurry fears for a world without photojournalism
Fabled Magnum photojournalist expresses continued belief in Western documentary photography as film on his life premieres at DOC NYC
JR takes on borders and prisons in new film
The French artist’s special gift is to make subversive images seem not just unthreatening, but irresistible
Troubled skies behind the happy little clouds: an interview with Joshua Rofé, director of Netflix's new Bob Ross documentary
The film-maker behind Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed discusses what makes the artist an enduring icon who saw the beauty in life despite personal tragedy
Whimsy and memory on cardboard: Bill Traylor documentary assembles the fragments of an extraordinary life
A new film explores the work of the artist born into slavery who gained recognition in his eighties
HBO documentary illuminates how Black artists shaped US art history
The show centres on a landmark 1976 exhibition by the late curator, scholar and artist David Driskell
Covid-19 delays long-planned documentary on Black Abstract Expressionist painter Beauford Delaney
The Tennessee-born artist, part of the Harlem Renaissance before settling in Paris, was largely neglected during his lifetime
Criminal claims 13 works from legendary Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist are hidden in a Dublin house
BBC4 documentary—released today—unpicks theory that the stolen art was shipped to Ireland
Are you a Turner or Constable man? David Hockney weighs in on Britain's greatest art rivalry
In behind-the-scenes footage from an award-winning documentary, the British artist talks about being part of the great landscape painting tradition
‘I transformed it’: watch David Hockney’s painting process by the side of a Yorkshire road
In behind-the-scenes footage from an award-winning documentary, the British artist shows his en plein air painting style
‘I like perversity’: David Hockney on not being mainstream and why he doesn't care
In behind-the-scenes footage from an award-winning documentary, the British artist discusses why he pursued illustration when others deemed it unworthy
Caravaggio used a camera? David Hockney's controversial claim reframes narrative of Western art history
In behind-the-scenes footage from an award-winning documentary, the British artist discusses how mirrors and lenses were used by Old Masters to create proto-photographic images
Who is the most famous US artist of the 20th century? David Hockney explains his choice
In behind-the-scenes footage from an award-winning documentary, the British artist talks about the art he believes remains fresh and memorable today
‘There might be another life after death’: David Hockney on mortality
In behind-the-scenes footage from an award-winning documentary, the British artist talks about religion, spirituality and what happens when you die
'Women love my work': David Hockney on his fans
In behind-the-scenes footage from an award-winning documentary, the British artist ponders what it is about his paintings that appeals more to female viewers
David Hockney’s secret to interesting images
In behind-the-scenes footage from an award-winning documentary, the British artist explains why one should never concentrate too much on a central subject
Attracted to the uncaptured: David Hockney on how he chooses his subjects
In behind-the-scenes footage from an award-winning documentary, the British artist discusses what the scenes of Yorkshire and California have in common
‘Painting, reading and a few nights of nice sex’: David Hockney on his daily life
In behind-the-scenes footage from an award-winning documentary, the British artist discusses how his life is much more sedate than people imagine
'It engulfs everything': David Hockney on nature
In behind-the-scenes footage from an award-winning documentary, the British artist discusses the woodland setting of one of his plein-air paintings
'It was full of dreamy surfers': David Hockney on 1960s California
In behind-the-scenes footage from an award-winning documentary, the British artist reminisces about his arrival in Los Angeles
Our friend Keith Haring: in new BBC documentary buddies of the late artist draw back the curtain
Street Art Boy debuted recently on BBC2 and uses unheard interviews to document Haring's upbringing and work
Ai Weiwei will address the Rohingya refugee crisis in a forthcoming documentary
The Chinese dissident artist and director of Human Flow is also currently filming a new documentary about the coronavirus pandemic
'Universally admired' arts patron Agnes Gund stars in new documentary at MoMA
The film, directed by her daughter Catherine, shows the roots of the collector's social activism
Civilisations: how the BBC's new series takes on Kenneth Clark's legacy
Documentary breaks with many of the assumptions in the art historian’s seminal series, but it also owes a great deal to it
The art of warfare: new documentary on practical applications of art installation during WWII
Rick Beyer’s “The Ghost Army” is the story of the artists who worked to throw the German army off the scent of the real location of Allied troops