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Michael Blackwood

Michael Blackwood

Directing·105 films

Michael Blackwood Productions is an independent production company that has produced over 150 documentaries on the arts and its contributors, with a focus on architecture and architects, art and artists, dance and choreographers, and music and composers. The collection features over 1,000 participants or subjects, and spans over six decades of documentation, beginning in the 1960s and including earlier material, through the second decade of the 21st Century. The films serve as primary documents for educational and archival purposes, as well as informative and special interest pieces for the ge

As Director

The Artist's Studio: E.W. NAY
The Artist's Studio: E.W. NAY (2012)
Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis
Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis (1990)
Gregory Crewdson: The Aesthetics of Repression
Gregory Crewdson: The Aesthetics of Repression (2005)
Empire City
Empire City (1985)
Hütet eure Töchter!
Hütet eure Töchter! (1964)
A Composer’s Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera
A Composer’s Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera (1986)
Lebbeus Woods + Steven Holl: The Practice of Architecture
Lebbeus Woods + Steven Holl: The Practice of Architecture (2012)
Lee Ufan: Marking Infinity
Lee Ufan: Marking Infinity (2012)
Peter Eisenman: Making Architecture Move
Peter Eisenman: Making Architecture Move (1995)
Gerhard Richter: 4 Decades
Gerhard Richter: 4 Decades (2005)
Musical Outsiders: An American Legacy
Musical Outsiders: An American Legacy (1994)
Japan: 3 Generations of Avant-Garde Architects
Japan: 3 Generations of Avant-Garde Architects (1989)
Working with Einstein
Working with Einstein (1979)
Monk
Monk (1968)
Louis Kahn: Silence and Light
Louis Kahn: Silence and Light (1996)
A New Spirit in Painting: 6 Painters of the 1980's
A New Spirit in Painting: 6 Painters of the 1980's (1984)
Peter Eisenman: Building Germany's Holocaust Memorial
Peter Eisenman: Building Germany's Holocaust Memorial (2009)
Frank Gehry: The Formative Years
Frank Gehry: The Formative Years (1988)
What is Minimalism? : The American Perspective 1958-1968
What is Minimalism? : The American Perspective 1958-1968 (2004)
Alvaro Siza: Transforming Reality
Alvaro Siza: Transforming Reality (2003)
14 Americans: Directions of the 1970s
14 Americans: Directions of the 1970s (1981)
Monk in Europe
Monk in Europe (1968)
Tadao Ando
Tadao Ando (1988)
The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros
The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros (1993)
Arata Isozaki II: International Projects
Arata Isozaki II: International Projects (1990)
American Art in the 1960s
American Art in the 1960s (1972)
Robert Morris: Retrospective
Robert Morris: Retrospective (1994)
Conversations with Philip Guston
Conversations with Philip Guston (2003)
The Imaginary Solutions of Thomas Chimes
The Imaginary Solutions of Thomas Chimes (2007)
The Practice of Architecture: Visiting Peter Zumthor
The Practice of Architecture: Visiting Peter Zumthor (2012)
Art in our Time: Toward a New Museum of Modern Art
Art in our Time: Toward a New Museum of Modern Art (2001)
Mies
Mies (1986)
Pablo Picasso: The Legacy of a Genius
Pablo Picasso: The Legacy of a Genius (1981)
A Day with Zaha Hadid
A Day with Zaha Hadid (2004)
Philip Guston: A Life Lived
Philip Guston: A Life Lived (1982)
Elizabeth Murray: 4 Decades
Elizabeth Murray: 4 Decades (2006)
Deconstructivist Architects
Deconstructivist Architects (1990)
Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective
Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective (1979)
Frank Gehry: An Architecture of Joy
Frank Gehry: An Architecture of Joy (2000)
Arata Isozaki: Early work in Japan
Arata Isozaki: Early work in Japan (1985)
Christo: Wrapped Coast
Christo: Wrapped Coast (1969)
Christo and Jeanne-Claude: A Environmental Art Duo
Christo and Jeanne-Claude: A Environmental Art Duo (1995)
Claes Oldenburg: The Formative Years
Claes Oldenburg: The Formative Years (1975)
Katja Mann: A Life with Thomas Mann
Katja Mann: A Life with Thomas Mann (1969)
John Hejduk: Builder of Worlds
John Hejduk: Builder of Worlds (1992)
Colin McPhee: The Lure of Asian Music
Colin McPhee: The Lure of Asian Music (1985)
Kisho Kurokawa From Metabolism to Symbiosis
Kisho Kurokawa From Metabolism to Symbiosis (1993)
Artpark People
Artpark People (1976)
The New York School
The New York School (1972)
Hans Werner Henze: Summer of 1966
Hans Werner Henze: Summer of 1966 (1967)
Larry Rivers
Larry Rivers (1972)
Masters of Modern Sculpture Part III: The New World
Masters of Modern Sculpture Part III: The New World (1978)
Joel Shapiro: 20 Elements
Joel Shapiro: 20 Elements (2005)
The New Clark: Bringing the Ando Experience to the Berkshires
The New Clark: Bringing the Ando Experience to the Berkshires (2014)
Masters of Modern Sculpture Part II: Beyond Cubism
Masters of Modern Sculpture Part II: Beyond Cubism (1978)
Christo: Works in Progress
Christo: Works in Progress (1974)
Roy Lichtenstein
Roy Lichtenstein (1975)
Speaking of Abstraction: A Universal Language
Speaking of Abstraction: A Universal Language (1999)
George Segal
George Segal (2016)
David Hockney's Diaries
David Hockney's Diaries (1970)
Permanent Change: Plastics in Architecture and Engineering
Permanent Change: Plastics in Architecture and Engineering (2011)
Scenes Seen with Allen Jones
Scenes Seen with Allen Jones (1970)
We Were German Jews
We Were German Jews (1981)
Robert Motherwell: Summer of 1971
Robert Motherwell: Summer of 1971 (1972)
New York Dance States of Performance
New York Dance States of Performance (2010)
Bernd and Hilla Becher: Typologies of Industrial Architecture
Bernd and Hilla Becher: Typologies of Industrial Architecture (2007)
After Modernism: The Dilemma of Influence
After Modernism: The Dilemma of Influence (1992)
Art in an Age of Mass Culture
Art in an Age of Mass Culture (1991)
Richard Meier in Rome Building a Church in the City of Churches
Richard Meier in Rome Building a Church in the City of Churches (2006)
Engineered Transparency: Glass in Architecture and Structural Engineering
Engineered Transparency: Glass in Architecture and Structural Engineering (2008)
Victor and Sally Ganz: Discovering Eva Hesse
Victor and Sally Ganz: Discovering Eva Hesse (1999)
Bernard Tschumi: Architect and Theorist
Bernard Tschumi: Architect and Theorist (2003)
Ed Ruscha: 4 Decades
Ed Ruscha: 4 Decades (2005)
The New Modernists: Folds Blobs + Boxes, Architecture in the Digital Era
The New Modernists: Folds Blobs + Boxes, Architecture in the Digital Era (2001)
Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact
Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact (1984)
The Artist's Studio: Jean Dubuffet
The Artist's Studio: Jean Dubuffet (1973)
4 Artists: Robert Ryman, Eva Hesse, Bruce Nauman, Susan Rothenberg
4 Artists: Robert Ryman, Eva Hesse, Bruce Nauman, Susan Rothenberg (1988)
Richard Meier
Richard Meier (1986)
Making Dances: Seven Post-Modern Choreographers
Making Dances: Seven Post-Modern Choreographers (1980)
Kenneth Frampton: A Critical Voice
Kenneth Frampton: A Critical Voice (2012)
Post Ductility: Metals in Architecture and Structural Engineering
Post Ductility: Metals in Architecture and Structural Engineering (2010)
Steven Holl: The Body in Space
Steven Holl: The Body in Space (1999)
Cecil Balmond: Visionary Engineer and Architect
Cecil Balmond: Visionary Engineer and Architect (2009)
Solid States: Concrete in Architecture and Structural Engineering
Solid States: Concrete in Architecture and Structural Engineering (2009)
Masters of Modern Sculpture Part I: The Pioneers
Masters of Modern Sculpture Part I: The Pioneers (1978)
Hans Haacke: 4 Decades
Hans Haacke: 4 Decades (2007)
The Juilliard String Quartet: Keeping Beethoven Contemporary
The Juilliard String Quartet: Keeping Beethoven Contemporary (2012)
David Chipperfield: Form Matters
David Chipperfield: Form Matters (2012)
Beyond Utopia: Changing Attitudes in American Architecture
Beyond Utopia: Changing Attitudes in American Architecture (1984)
Mel Bochner: Thoughts Made Visible
Mel Bochner: Thoughts Made Visible (1997)
Brice Marden: 4 Decades
Brice Marden: 4 Decades (2006)
Greg Lynn: Archaeologist of the Digital
Greg Lynn: Archaeologist of the Digital (2014)
Hans Bethe꞉ Prophet of Energy
Hans Bethe꞉ Prophet of Energy (1980)
Christo: Wrapped Walk Ways
Christo: Wrapped Walk Ways (2009)
Motherwell/Alberti
Motherwell/Alberti (1984)
Jasper Johns: Decoy
Jasper Johns: Decoy (1973)
New York Composers: Searching for a New Music
New York Composers: Searching for a New Music (1996)
Jeff Wall: Retrospective
Jeff Wall: Retrospective (2007)
Vija Celmins: 4 Decades
Vija Celmins: 4 Decades (2007)
Jim Dine: London
Jim Dine: London (1970)
Broadway Express
Broadway Express (1961)
Georg Baselitz: Making Art after Auschwitz and Dresden
Georg Baselitz: Making Art after Auschwitz and Dresden (2009)
Isamu Noguchi
Isamu Noguchi (1972)
Sol LeWitt: 4 Decades
Sol LeWitt: 4 Decades (2001)
The Artist's Studio: Carroll Dunham
The Artist's Studio: Carroll Dunham (2014)

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