Ever stared at a giant splatter and thought 'my kid could do that'? This'll change your mind.
Jackson Pollock's 'Mural': The Story of a Modern Masterpiece is an Emmy Award winning documentary that explores the remarkable journey Pollock’s most influential painting took from New York to Iowa and around the world. Featuring well-known and respected art collectors and scholars, the film examines this powerful work and its enigmatic creator, celebrating the timeless energy of a once-controversial painting now hailed as a keystone of modern American art.
Direction
Kelley treats the painting like a protagonist with its own epic arc
Production
Gorgeous footage of Mural's Iowa home at the University
Director
Kevin John Kelley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mural was painted in 1943 in a single night-long session, supposedly while a very drunk Pollock argued with his wife Lee Krasner in the other room.
The documentary coincided with Mural's first return to New York in decades, sparking renewed debate about whether abstract expressionism belongs more to Iowa or Manhattan's mythology.
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