PEGGY GUGGENHEIM: ART ADDICT presents a feature-length chronicle about the life of Peggy Guggenheim, the collector, gallerist and Guggenheim family heiress who became a leading figure in the modern art movement as she assembled one of the world’s great troves of modern art and releases on DVD on October 25, 2016 from Music Box Home Entertainment.
The second feature directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland (Diana Vreeland: The Eye has to Travel), PEGGY GUGGENHEIM: ART ADDICT reveals Guggenheim to be a remarkably vibrant character who was not only ahead of her time but helped to define it. As she moved through the cultural upheaval of the 20th century, she collected not only art, but artists. Her colorful personal history included trysts, affairs and marriages with such figures as Samuel Beckett, Max Ernst, Jackson Pollock, Marcel Duchamp as well as many others. While also fighting through personal tragedy, she maintained her vision to build one of the most important collections of modern art, which is today enshrined in her famous Venetian palazzo. Ultimately, PEGGY GUGGENHEIM: ART ADDICT gives stunning insight into modern art and its most illustrious figures, while celebrating the formidable woman who brought them to fame.
Based in part on Guggenheim’s sole authorized biography, Jacqueline Weld’s 1986 "Peggy: The Wayward Guggenheim," PEGGY GUGGENHEIM: ART ADDICT recounts the New York-born collector’s life through never-before-heard interview tapes; conversations with relatives, artists, dealers and industry experts; and hundreds of astounding and beautiful images spanning decades of artists, galleries, parties, travels and other colorful scenes. Interviewees include noted art dealers Larry Gagosian and Arne Glimcher; noted curators Hans Ulrich Obrist, Karole Vail and Diego Cortez; and artist Marina Abramovic.
Following an impressive opening weekend debut and grossing over $490k at the North American box office, PEGGY GUGGENHEIM: ART ADDICT will be released on DVD for the first time on October 25, 2016 (prebook September 20, 2016) by Music Box Films Home Entertainment. Packed with bonus features, the DVD will carry the suggested retail price of $29.95.
A “Critics’ Pick” of The New York Times that’s been “Certified Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes with an outstanding 93% rating, PEGGY GUGGENHEIM: ART ADDICT gives amazing insight into modern art and its most illustrious figures, while celebrating the formidable woman who brought them to fame.
PEGGY GUGGENHEIM: ART ADDICT
Music Box Films Home Entertainment
DVD RELEASE DATE: October 25, 2016
PRE-ORDER DATE: Sept. 20, 2016 Price:
DVD $29.95
Director/Co-writer: Lisa Immordino Vreeland
Running Time: 95 minutes
Format: 16:9
Sound Format: Digital Surround
Rating: NR
Country: U.S, Italy, UK
Language: English
Bonus Features:
Interviews with: Jacqueline Bograd Weld, Author, Peggy: The Wayward Guggenheim Marina Abramovic, Artist Dore Ashton, Art Historian & Author, The New York School: A Cultural ReckoningLarry Gagosian, Gallery Owner John Richardson, Art Historian & Picasso's Definitive Biographer
Q&A following UK premiere at Curzon
Theatrical trailer
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