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Con Artist

Label
Con Artist
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Con Artist
Oclc number
1035140295
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Originally produced by Argot Pictures in 2010
Runtime
84
Summary
A stylishly dark docu-comedy excavating America's craving for fame and fortune via one of its most outrageous addicts. Once a legitimate art star in the 1980s New York scene, millionaire "business artist" Mark Kostabi hires others to conceive and create paintings which he openly signs and sells as his own.. This highly energetic character study focuses on Kostabi's current attempts to regain prominence and find happiness through fame, which he openly equates with love.. Official Selection at the Tribeca Film Festival.. "An entertaining portrait of one of the art world's most outrageous provocateurs" - The New York Times. "An entertaining, occasionally poignant look at America's obsession with celebrity through the career of one eccentric individual." - Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Technique
live action
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