The Art of the Steal

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11/30/2014 The filmmakers are only interested in exploring their own opinion, but the documentary is fascinating nonetheless. See more 08/23/2014 Incredibly insightful movie about charities, trusts, and the art world . See more 06/08/2014 What it comes down to is a subjective medium and whether the owner's original wishes should be withheld. I don't give a crap either way, but I would lean towards upholding the original will of Barnes, just because that's a legally binding indenture. But I can't lose any sleep over some pictures painted by mostly syphilitic douchebags being available for even wider public consumption. But it is also obvious the way in which this move went down was done by typical (and also mostly venereal-diseased) politicians was morally wrong. Basically, I walk away from this documentary hating everybody involved, all around. See more 06/05/2014 Fascinating portrait of a wealthy man who had a very good eye for art, and the way his priceless paintings came into the clutches of the City of Philadelphia See more 04/08/2014 A fascinating documentary about how The Beast steals anything it wants - including private art collections. See more 01/27/2014 Well done and very informative documentary about the Barnes Foundation. The filmmakers are one-sided in their approach and seem blind to the hypocrisy of their their thesis but they have nevertheless made a compelling narrative. See more Read all reviews

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