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Out of the Picture

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Out of the Picture is a feature-length film about art critics living through a period of transformation for both art and media. Not only has the art world changed, with long lines for Instagrammable art shows, a worldwide proliferation of biennials, mind-boggling art market records and hashtag-driven discourses. Art's place in the world has changed, too. Today, the once-rare tools of the artist are a swipe or a click away. The planet at large is generating visual culture on a scale that is hard to fathom. All of this change makes the job of discerning what's genuinely artful, what's worthy of our collective attention--the pathfinding role of critics--as essential and challenging as it's ever been.

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Kerry Cardoza Chicago Reader Schumacher doesn’t tie things up in a bow for the audience, but she does end on a positive note, praising the new, inventive ways that writers are finding and connecting to audiences. Apr 8, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mary Louise Schumacher

Director

Erin Richards

Producer

Andrew Swant

Producer

Mark Escribano

Cinematographer

Johnathon Olsen

Film Editor

Nick Berg

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Synopsis Out of the Picture is a feature-length film about art critics living through a period of transformation for both art and media. Not only has the art world changed, with long lines for Instagrammable art shows, a worldwide proliferation of biennials, mind-boggling art market records and hashtag-driven discourses. Art's place in the world has changed, too. Today, the once-rare tools of the artist are a swipe or a click away. The planet at large is generating visual culture on a scale that is hard to fathom. All of this change makes the job of discerning what's genuinely artful, what's worthy of our collective attention--the pathfinding role of critics--as essential and challenging as it's ever been.
Director
Mary Louise Schumacher
Producer
Erin Richards, Andrew Swant
Production Co
Artspeak Media
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 38m