Ydessa, the Bears and etc.
Alternate Title: Ydessa, les ours et etc. | Cinévardaphoto
Directed by: Agnès Varda
year: 2004 44 minutes
In YDESSA, THE BEARS AND ETC., Agnès Varda devotes her attention to curator Ydessa Hendeles' remarkable exhibit "Partners" which opened at the Haus der Kunst in Munich in November of 2002. The show featured works by Maurizio Cattelan, Bruce Nauman, Jeff Wall, Diane Arbus, Lawrence Weiner, Hanne Darboven, Paul McCarthy, On Kawara, James Coleman, Luciano Fabro, Walker Evans and Giulio Paolini. Varda dwells specifically on photos spanning the 20th century; in each one, a teddy bear. Part of the CINEVARDAPHOTO triptych.
- Genres:
- International / European / French
- Documentary / Art / Visual Arts / Photography
- Documentary / Biography
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