artist news: daniel rothbart
USA (Concept: Daniel Rothbart) — Artist, poet, and cultural critic Wayne Koestenbaum explores interplay between artist Daniel Rothbart’s oeuvre, the Nouveau Roman, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Delphine Seyrig, Marguerite Duras, Adolfo Bioy Casares, and revenant Surrealism. Documentary. Cast: Wayne Koestenbaum. Cinematography: Alan Raymond. Poster design: Francine Hunter McGivern. Trailer: Chalkley Studios. 26:00.
We’re taking this moment to congratulate, Daniel Rothbart whose documentary film, “Dîner avec Robbe-Grillet à Naples” aka “Dinner with Robbe-Grillet in Naples” premiered at the Napoule Foundation in France has won numerous awards and officially selected in: Chameleon Festival (winner); 8 and a Halfilm Awards (winner); Prisma (monthly feature); Cine Paris (selection); Vesuvius (selection), and others.
“Guided by Wayne Koestenbaum’s inspired commentary, we watch as the forms of Rothbart’s sculptures illuminate the precarious beauty of our world and entangle themselves, elegantly, in themes that range from the nature of time to the allure of melancholy… An astonishing film.”
-Carter Ratcliff
Contributing Editor: Art in America
“This short film is a gem – a rare insight into a personal and artistic union–the ‘sacred stuff’ of a lasting bond between two like-minded artists and writers – in focus here, Daniel Rothbart and the film’s narrator Wayne Koestenbaum.”
-David Ebony
Contributing Editor: Art in America
Poster design by Francine Hunter McGivern.
Daniel Rothbart, "Zolfo" 1909-2020, printed on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Matte Rag with archival ink. Signed and numbered verso. 24 x 15.5 in. (61 x 39.5 cm.), limited edition of 3 with 2 APs.
This work is available and part of Peat and Repeat’s exhibition Press : On from April 20 - 23, 2023. See the link for more information.
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