
When Mary Frank began her artwork in the 1950s, she was known in the New York City arts community as a beautiful, young woman. Photographed by Walker Evans, Edward Steichen, Ralph Gibson and her then-husband Robert Frank, the pictures captured their vision of her. They did not present her as an artist. Filmmaker John Cohen has known Frank and her work for over 50 years. This new film is a window into her vision. Frank's creations never fit into categories of Abstract Expressi... (Full plot summary below)
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When Mary Frank began her artwork in the 1950s, she was known in the New York City arts community as a beautiful, young woman. Photographed by Walker Evans, Edward Steichen, Ralph Gibson and her then-husband Robert Frank, the pictures captured their vision of her. They did not present her as an artist. Filmmaker John Cohen has known Frank and her work for over 50 years. This new film is a window into her vision. Frank's creations never fit into categories of Abstract Expressionist, Pop, Conceptual, new expressionism, outsider art. Her work is in nearly every major American museum. Her explorations take form in drawings, triptychs, paintings, prints, photographs and sculpture. In clay, magnificent female figures emerge from the earth, evoking mythic gods and human frailties.
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| New York TimesNicolas RapoldThere’s a loose, bohemian quality to Mr. Cohen’s sketch of a film. |
| The DissolveNoah BerlatskyThe film isn’t so much a vision as a conversation, and it isn’t revelatory, but it’s engaging. |
| Village VoiceHeather BaysaAfter seeing Visions, it's easy to walk away feeling like you know of Frank, but still don't know her with any intimacy. |
| Spectrum CulturePat PaduaDespite [John] Cohen's best efforts to plug his friend's work, these windows into the historical art world are the high points of the film. |