Neon Plans Art World Conversation Series for ’The Christophers’ Release
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The Steven Soderbergh movie stars Ian McKellen as a storied English artist and Michaela Coel as an upstart painter.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment To promote the upcoming release of The Christophers , its art-focused drama from director Steven Soderbergh, Neon is planning a conversation series between the film’s creatives and members of the art community. The series will take place at the Sotheby’s Breuer Building and the WSA in lower Manhattan, and will feature The Christophers stars and filmmakers, including Michaela Coel, Ian McKellen, writer Ed Solomon and Soderbergh, along with the likes of art critic Jerry Saltz and artist and educator Ajay Kurian. Special screenings will follow these talks on April 14 and April 15 in Austin, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC. which will include discussions with local artists, art writers and experts. Related Stories Movies 'The Christophers' Review: Michaela Coel's Steely Self-Possession and Ian McKellen's Scalding Wit Are an Irresistible Match in Steven Soderbergh's Tart Art Comedy TV Melissa Gilbert Defends Timothy Busfield as "Last Person in the World Who Would Hurt a Child" The series will kick off on April 9 with “The Art of Making The Christophers,” a live conversation with the filmmakers and Andrew Goldstein, formerly the head of Artnet News , about the making of the film, and how they captured the life of working artists. This will be followed by on April 10 “Canvas on the Silver Screen”, featuring three successive conversations, beginning with a one-on-one conversation between Saltz, the Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic at New York Magazine , and McKellen. Later on, Solomon will be in conversation with Kurian about the process of writing The Christopher, after which will be a panel, ‘Inside the Artist’s Studio: The Real Dynamics of the Artist–Assistant Relationship’, moderated by Kurian and featuring artists ...
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