Ep 83: "Lifeline: Clyfford Still" Film Review (Part 1) w/ Mandolyn Wilson Rosen

Pep Talks for Artists

Mandolyn Wilson Rosen is back on the podcast! This time, instead of a book we are talking about an artist documentary. The film is called "Lifeline: Clyfford Still" 2019 directed by Dennis Scholl. It's a juicy art bio tell-all with a crusty curmudgeon as its talented but embittered subject. Come along with us as we enter a turbulently Still world.

Find the film on Amazon ($2.99 SD) or for free on Kanopy

Find Mandolyn online at: https://mandolynwilsonrosen.com and on IG at @mandolyn_rosen

Links to the writings we mentioned:

Clyfford Still's "An Open Letter to an Art Critic" on Artforum

https://www.artforum.com/features/an-open-letter-to-an-art-critic-212151/

David Levi Strauss for Brooklyn Rail "From Metaphysics to Invective"

https://brooklynrail.org/2012/05/art/from-metaphysics-to-invective-art-criticism-as-if-it-still-matters/

Seph Rodney for Hyperallergic "Hoping is Not Enough"

https://hyperallergic.com/983414/hoping-is-not-enough/

Artists mentioned: Matthew Barney, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, Lois Dodd, Julian Schnabel, Mark Bradford, Julie Mehretu, Frank Stella, Ellsworth Kelly, Michelle Grabner

Writers mentioned: Seph Rodney, Paul Valéry, John Ruskin, Guillaume Apollinaire, John Ruskin, David Levi Strauss, Dore Ashton, Jerry Saltz, Ken Johnson, Clement Greenberg, Emily Dickinson's "'Hope' is the thing with feathers"

Thank you, Mandy! Thank you, Listeners!

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All music by Soundstripe

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