Screen/Society--'Summer Days, Nasher Nights' film series--"The Art of the Steal" (2009 documentary)

August 25, 2011 • 7:00 PM • Nasher Museum of Art Auditorium

Film Screening: "The Art of the Steal" (Don Argott, 2009, 101 min, USA, in English, Color, DVD). A documentary that follows the struggle for control of Dr. Albert C. Barnes' 25 billion dollar collection of modern and post-impressionist art. Controversial and suspenseful, it evolves like a crime thriller as a collector's legally documented wishes are corrupted by the vulgarity of commerce.
-- Cosponsored by the First Citizens Bank and the Duke Bar Association.