4 Artists: Robert Ryman, Eva Hesse, Bruce Nauman, Susan Rothenberg

1988 / 47 min. / color

Directed by Michael Blackwood 

Narration by Joan Simon

4 Artists: Robert Ryman, Eva Hesse, Bruce Nauman, Susan Rothenberg acts as a collective portrait of creators linked only by their stated intention of expressing ideas through art. Unconnected to traditional concepts of beauty, storytelling or pictorial representation, the artists discuss the context of their art and how their work and the public’s perception of it have changed over time. This film offers the rare opportunity to see a large body of work in their studios.

Biography and significance of Bruce Nauman on The Art Story.
Biography and significance of Eva Hesse on The Art Story.
Biography and significance of Robert Ryman on The Art Story.
Biography and significance of Susan Rothenberg on The Art Story.